League Two (Week 4) : Colchester beats Forest Green 5-1
ENGLAND, Aug. 26, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 4: After losing 3-0 to Luton Town on August 19, The U's bounced back with a 5-1 victory over Forest Green Rovers this Saturday.
Colchester United dominated the first half thanks to goals from Reid Kyel ('4) and Kent Frankie ('21). Leading 2-1 at the break, The U's further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Szmodics Sammie '65, Vincent-young Kane '74 and Senior Courtney '90).
Colchester United FC climbed to 16th place with 4 points from 4 games, only one point behind Morecambe FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of August 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Barnet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 16 +7
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Luton Town 3-0 Colchester United (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Cambridge United - Colchester United (2 Sep.)
Forest Green Rovers FC
- Position: 19 -4
- Best performance of the season:Forest Green Rovers 4-3 Yeovil Town (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Forest Green Rovers 4-3 Yeovil Town (19 Aug.)
- Next game:
Colchester United
5:1
Forest Green Rovers
5:1 (2:1)
- 26 August 2017
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City | 10 |
| 2 | Newport County | 8 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 8 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 7 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 25 August 2017 | ||||
| Notts County | 2-2 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | ||||
| Lincoln City | 4-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Swindon Town | 0-3 | Crawley Town | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2-3 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Colchester United | 5-1 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 3-4 | Exeter City | ||
| Newport County | 4-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| Barnet | 0-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2-2 | Luton Town | ||
| Port Vale | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Cambridge United | 0-0 | Morecambe | ||