Colchester United Triumphs Over Gillingham with Well-Worked Goals

Colchester United got a 2-0 win against Gillingham on December 26, 2024 when Lyle Taylor and John-Kymani Gordon both found the back of the net. Even though Gillingham tried changing things up they couldn’t break down Colchester’s defense.

• Lyle Taylor got the first goal after just 6 minutes.
• John-Kymani Gordon made it 2-0 in the 85th minute.
• Gillingham messed up at the back which led to Colchester’s second goal.

Colchester’s Offensive Display

Colchester United showed what they can do going forward in their 2-0 win over Gillingham. Lyle Taylor got them going early scoring after 6 minutes when he put away the ball after Jack Payne’s shot wasn’t held. That early goal really showed how well Colchester was playing up front.

Later in the game John-Kymani Gordon came on as a sub and got himself a goal. He scored with 5 minutes left after Gillingham’s Shad Ogie made a mistake at the back. The goal showed how good Gordon is when he gets his chance and pointed out the problems Gillingham was having in defense.

Managerial Tactics and Player Contributions

Gillingham’s manager Mark Bonner didn’t change his team hoping they’d play like before. But even when he tried different things during the game his team just couldn’t get through Colchester’s defense. On the other hand Colchester’s manager used his players real good with guys like Owura Edwards causing lots of problems for Gillingham’s defense.

• Match Report: If you want to know more about how the game went and how everyone played check out the match report on Kent Online.