Three Goals For City U23's V Colchester

^{Coventry City U23's 3-1 Colchester United}

^{City: Corey Addai, Chris Camwell, Jordan Thompson, Reece Ford, Dion Kelly-Evans, Callum Maycock, Trialist, Kyel Reid (Kyle Finn 77), Devon Kelly-Evans (Billy Stedman 88), Jordan Maguire-Drew (Jak Hickman 77), Jordan Ponticell. Subs: Naylor, Green}

^{Colchester United: Wurasik, Diaz Wright, Rooney, Will Wright, Allarauhia, Chilvers, Phipps, Gondoh, Shodipo, Edge, Upekawa. Subs:Kensdale, Wilson, Sheriff, Collins}

^{Coventry City U23’s came from a goal down to beat Colchester United 3-1 at the Alan Higgs Centre this afternoon.}

^{Jason Farndon, named a side that again included Kyel Reid, loanee Jordan Maguire Drew and a trialist for this game played at the Alan Higgs Centre in front of a bigger than normal crowd due to the school holidays and it was one that was a goal down with less than gour and a half minutes of play on a grey afternoon, when a mistake by  Ford let in Gondoh who played in Elijah Phillips who calmly slipped the ball past Corey Addai.}

^{City started to get back into the game with a lovely twenty plus yarder from Jordan Maguire-Drew having to be pushed over for a seventh minute corner that was met by Reid who skied it over the bar and onto the bank behind the goal.}

^{Jordan Thompson, who had a solid game in City’s defence, cleared an Allarauhia shot off the line. City went up the other and Reid had a shot from a Camwell cross saved, Then Colchester replied with a corner and another in the 31st minute.}

^{Now City’s trialist, wearing the number eight shirt and playing as a defensive midfielder, had not done much to convince many of the support that he was worth another look but he did played in Maguire-Drew for a 32nd minute shot which from twenty yards, he curled onto Wurasik’s left hand post.}

^{Callum Maycock had a great game in midfield but was booked for his second foul in a matter of minutes before Addai made a terrific save diving high to his right just before half-time.}

^{A quick change round and a talk from Jason Farndon and City came out far more attack minded.}

^{Maguire-Drew won and then cocked up a City corner, much to his annoyance and in front of the watching Marc McNulty who was amongst some of the first team players now supporting those on the pitch.}

^{Callum Maycock fired acros the goal and Ponticelli had a shot saved before Dion Kelly-Evans played in his twin brother to win a 52nd minute corner.  That came over and there was Chris Camwell at the back stick to fire home and get the Sky Blues deservedly level.}

^{The goal lifted City and despite the players and City support getting annoyed with a referee who wanted to be the centre of attention, the Sky Blues kept looking to attack at every opportunity.}

^{On the hour mark, Reid sent over a cross which Wurasik flapped at. The ball went over to Devon Kelly-Evans and he centred for Callum Maycock to thunder a shot which hit the cross bar.}

^{In the 65th minute, Devon Kelly-Evans got in down the left and cross and there was Jordan Maguire-Drew to tap home and put the Sky Blues 2-1 up.}

^{A City corner was cleared away but in the 73rd minute, a lovely ball from Devon Kelly-Evans found Jordan Ponticelli who nipped through, kept his calm and fired past Wurasik for the third goal.}

^{Jordan Maguire-Drew and Kyel Reid were replaced for the last thirteen minutes of a game which saw Jordan Ponticelli suffered what looked like cramp or a hamstring pull and one the Sky Blues saw out comfortably to take a deserved win.}