League Two (Week 8) : Barnet hold Colchester to 1-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 17, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 8: Colchester United was held to a 1-1 draw by Barnet on Saturday.
Colchester United players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Fosu Tariqe in the 6th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Barnet with a saving goal from Weston Curtis in the 82nd minute.
Colchester United FC are down in 6th place with 14 points from 8 games, tie on points with Portsmouth FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of September 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Barnet | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Newport County | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Barnet FC
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Barnet 2-0 Accrington Stanley (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Mansfield Town 0-1 Barnet (10 Sep.)
- Next game:Portsmouth - Barnet (24 Sep.)
Colchester United FC
- Position: 6 -1
- Best performance of the season:Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Colchester United (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Colchester United 3-2 Blackpool (10 Sep.)
- Next game:Colchester United - Accrington Stanley (24 Sep.)
Barnet
1:1
Colchester United
1:1 (0:1)
- 17 September 2016
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 15 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
| Exeter City | 0-2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2-3 | Notts County | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | Newport County | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-0 | Portsmouth | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-0 | Stevenage | ||
| Cambridge United | 1-2 | Morecambe | ||
| Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Barnet | 1-1 | Colchester United | ||
| Crawley Town | 2-0 | Luton Town | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-0 | Mansfield Town | ||
 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Carlisle United | |