Match ends, Peterborough United 2, Colchester United 1.
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Marcus Maddison scored two goals in three first-half minutes as Peterborough United fought back to beat Colchester United in League One.
Macauley Bonne put the visitors ahead, meeting a Gavin Massey cross to finish a quick counter-attack from the U's.
A minute later Maddison beat Elliot Parish with a cross-come-shot to level, before the midfielder completed the turnaround with a 20-yard effort.
Maddison almost completed a hat-trick, but steered a late free-kick over.
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 4-4-2
- 1AlnwickBooked at 59mins
- 21Adebayo-RowlingSubstituted forAlmeida Santosat 38'minutes
- 5Zakuani
- 17Davey
- 3Ntlhe
- 20AndersonSubstituted forTaylorat 78'minutes
- 15AndersonSubstituted forCollisonat 69'minutes
- 8Bostwick
- 11Maddison
- 14Washington
- 19GormleyBooked at 43mins
Substitutes
- 4Brisley
- 7Taylor
- 9Vassell
- 12Almeida Santos
- 26Henry
- 28Coulibaly
- 31Collison
Colchester
Formation 4-4-2
- 33Parish
- 24Brindley
- 5Wynter
- 18EastmanBooked at 89mins
- 3BriggsSubstituted forVincent-Youngat 45+1'minutes
- 4EdwardsSubstituted forSzmodicsat 79'minutes
- 8Gilbey
- 10MoncurSubstituted forSembie-Ferrisat 64'minutes
- 11Massey
- 19Bonne
- 28Ambrose
Substitutes
- 6Elokobi
- 7Wright
- 12Lewington
- 15Kent
- 17Szmodics
- 21Sembie-Ferris
- 22Vincent-Young
- Referee:
- Mark Haywood
- Attendance:
- 5,339
Match Stats
Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamColchester
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 2, Colchester United 1.
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Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Kgosi Ntlhe.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Alex Davey.
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Attempt saved. Alex Gilbey (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
Booking
Tom Eastman (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Eastman (Colchester United).
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Attempt missed. Joe Gormley (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Alex Davey (Peterborough United).
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Alex Gilbey (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Sammie Szmodics replaces Joe Edwards.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Jon Taylor replaces Harry Anderson.
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Foul by Conor Washington (Peterborough United).
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Alex Wynter (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Jack Collison replaces Jermaine Anderson.
