Colchester United 1-0 Harrogate Town

Sylvester Jasper bagged a late winner to help Colchester beat Harrogate 1-0 and claim their first home League Two win of the season.

Substitute Jasper coolly slotted home a low strike in the 88th minute for the hosts from close range, after Brendan Wiredu had burst forward and picked him out in the area.

The closest either team came to scoring before half-time was on the half hour mark when Will Smith's header from George Thomson's corner flew straight at Colchester keeper Shamal George.

Harrogate came close to breaking the deadlock in the 65th minute.

Jack Diamond showed great skill to leave Junior Tchamadeu on the floor before picking out substitute Lloyd Kerry, whose close-range shot crashed against the underside of the crossbar before eventually going to safety.

Colchester came close to scoring when Frank Nouble fired wide after Jasper had helped on Freddie Sears' pass in the area.

Jasper's fine free-kick rattled the crossbar in the 86th minute but he duly grabbed Colchester's winner two minutes later.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Colchester

Formation 4-2-3-1

29George
22TchamadeuSubstituted forSmithat 90'minutes
4ChambersBooked at 57mins
18Eastman
23Daniels
6Sarpong-Wiredu
8Skuse
7Hannant
11Sears
14ChilversSubstituted forJasperat 63'minutes
9NoubleSubstituted forTovideat 83'minutes

Substitutes

5Smith
17Jasper
19Dobra
21Kennedy
24Turner
27Coxe
34Tovide

Harrogate

Formation 4-4-2

1Oxley
2Fallowfield
5Smith
20HallBooked at 37mins
6Burrell
7ThomsonBooked at 60minsSubstituted forKerryat 62'minutes
4FalkinghamSubstituted forMartinat 90'minutes
16Pattison
21Diamond
29ArmstrongSubstituted forOrsiat 90'minutes
18Muldoon

Substitutes

10Martin
11Orsi
13Cracknell
14Sheron
17Kerry
30Power

Referee:: Tom Reeves
Attendance:: 2,439

Match Stats

Home TeamColchesterAway TeamHarrogate

Possession: Home49%; Away51%

Shots: Home10; Away13

Shots on Target: Home1; Away4

Corners: Home3; Away9

Fouls: Home11; Away15

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Colchester United 1, Harrogate Town 0.
90'+6'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Harrogate Town 0.

90'+5'
Post update
Offside, Colchester United. Sylvester Jasper tries a through ball, but Samson Tovide is caught offside.
90'+2'
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Attempt saved. Ryan Fallowfield (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Muldoon.
90'
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Tommy Smith replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
90'
Substitution
Substitution, Harrogate Town. Danilo Orsi replaces Luke Armstrong.
90'
Substitution
Substitution, Harrogate Town. Aaron Martin replaces Josh Falkingham.
88'
Goal!
Goal! Colchester United 1, Harrogate Town 0. Sylvester Jasper (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu following a fast break.
87'
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Warren Burrell (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'
Post update
Foul by Luke Hannant (Colchester United).
86'
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Attempt missed. Thomas Eastman (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
86'
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Sylvester Jasper (Colchester United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
85'
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Foul by Josh Falkingham (Harrogate Town).
85'
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Sylvester Jasper (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Luke Armstrong.
83'
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces Frank Nouble.
82'
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Attempt blocked. Sylvester Jasper (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Nouble.
81'
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Attempt blocked. Sylvester Jasper (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Eastman.
80'
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Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
80'
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Attempt blocked. Luke Armstrong (Harrogate Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lloyd Kerry with a headed pass.

As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Forest Green	12	8	2	2	22	10	12	26
2	Harrogate	12	6	4	2	23	14	9	22
3	Port Vale	12	6	3	3	19	13	6	21

4	Tranmere	12	6	3	3	9	4	5	21
5	Sutton United	11	6	2	3	17	11	6	20
6	Swindon	12	5	5	2	16	10	6	20
7	Leyton Orient	12	4	6	2	19	11	8	18

8	Northampton	12	5	3	4	12	11	1	18
9	Exeter	12	3	8	1	18	12	6	17
10	Bradford	12	4	5	3	16	13	3	17
11	Hartlepool	12	5	2	5	11	12	-1	17
12	Crawley	12	5	2	5	14	16	-2	17
13	Barrow	12	4	4	4	16	15	1	16
14	Newport	12	4	4	4	15	15	0	16
15	Salford	12	4	3	5	14	12	2	15
16	Bristol Rovers	12	4	2	6	14	19	-5	14
17	Rochdale	12	3	4	5	14	16	-2	13
18	Walsall	12	3	4	5	13	16	-3	13
19	Colchester	11	3	4	4	8	11	-3	13
20	Stevenage	12	3	4	5	11	18	-7	13
21	Oldham	12	3	2	7	9	16	-7	11
22	Mansfield	12	2	4	6	10	17	-7	10

23	Carlisle	12	2	4	6	9	19	-10	10
24	Scunthorpe	12	1	4	7	7	25	-18	7

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6 comments

Comment posted by Boris, at 18:23 16 Oct 2021
Well done t he U's.
Comment posted by D1710567449404, at 09:41 17 Oct 2021
Played Freddie Sears! COYI!!
Comment posted by Boris, at 18:25 16 Oct 2021
Good job we have a decent keeper.
Reply posted by D1710784974192, at 11:52 17 Oct 2021
D1710784974192 replied:
Yes, but he really wasn't troubled.
Comment posted by Torq, at 18:32 16 Oct 2021
Didn't really have a save to make, likewise their keeper apart from the goal
Comment posted by Acespur , at 20:39 16 Oct 2021
So much better going forward from the U’s when they got the ball down.

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