League Two (Week 45) : Colchester beats Leyton Orient 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 29, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 45: After three straigth draws, The U's bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Leyton Orient this Saturday.
Colchester United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Fosu Tariqe in the 26th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, The U's further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Porter Chris '78 and Bonne Macauley '80).
Colchester United FC climbed to 10th place with 66 points from 45 games, tie on points with Cambridge United FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of April 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 86 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 53 | 31 | 85 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 45 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 84 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 45 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 74 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 71 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 45 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 68 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 45 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 67 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 45 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 67 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 66 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 57 | 8 | 66 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 65 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 62 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 61 |
| 15 | Barnet | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 57 |
| 16 | Notts County | 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 56 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 52 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 45 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 52 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 45 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 50 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 50 |
| 22 | Newport County | 45 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 45 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 43 |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 46 | 84 | -38 | 36 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Leyton Orient FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Newport County 0-4 Leyton Orient (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Leyton Orient (22 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackpool - Leyton Orient (6 May.)
Colchester United FC
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Colchester United 4-0 Stevenage (8 Apr.)
- Previous game:Colchester United 0-0 Plymouth Argyle (22 Apr.)
- Next game:Colchester United - Yeovil Town (6 May.)
Leyton Orient
1:3
Colchester United
1:3 (0:1)
- 29 April 2017
- 15:00
- Leyton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 86 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 85 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 84 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 74 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 71 |
Week 45 Results
| Saturday 29 April 2017 | ||||
| Morecambe | 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Notts County | 1-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Barnet | 3-1 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-3 | Exeter City | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Cambridge United | 2-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Leyton Orient | 1-3 | Colchester United | ||
| Yeovil Town | 1-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Carlisle United | 2-1 | Newport County | ||
| Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-4 | Luton Town | ||