Colchester triumphed over Swindon Town, 3x1, on Tuesday, on matchweek 1. To this matchday, Matthew Etherington's team came from two wins, and Michael Flynn's team came from two defeats.
After 23 minutes, Jake Young opened the scoring for Swindon Town.
In an unlucky moment Liam Kinsella scored an own goal with 49 minutes on the clock. In the 64th minute, Samson Tovide scored the second goal for Colchester. With this strike, Samson Tovide reached 5th goals for the season. Noah Chilvers netted the last goal deep into added time.
After the result Colchester are 4th in the table, with 3 points, while Swindon Town sit 21st place, with 0 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Matthew Etherington's team will host Sutton United, whilst Michael Flynn's team will play at home against Stockport County.
| Colchester | Swindon Town | |||
2 | Shots | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | Total Tackles | 2 | 8 |
| - | Tackles Won | - | ||
3 | Ball steals | 3 | ||
| 8 | 33 | Total Passes | 38 | 7 |
| 8 | 30 | Passes Completed | 32 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Saves | - | |
| 8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 1 | 8 |
