Match ends, Yeovil Town 1, Colchester United 1.
YeovilYeovil Town1ColchesterColchester United1
Relegation-threatened Yeovil and play-off-chasing Colchester played out a draw in League Two following a lively second half at Huish Park.
After a nervy first half with few opportunities, the game sprung into life eight minutes after the break when Jake Gray hit a left-footed shot from the edge of the area that squirmed underneath Colchester goalkeeper Dillon Barnes.
Then as Yeovil celebrated, Barnes kicked home midfielder Tristan Abrahams as he tried to retrieve the ball and was shown a straight red card.
Despite being down to 10 men, Colchester had a great opportunity to level the scores just four minutes later when Frankie Kent was left unmarked from a free-kick, but the U's captain cannoned his header off the crossbar.
Barnes' replacement Ethan Ross was then called into action to tip a Tom James free-kick over.
The visitors did find an equaliser after 75 minutes and it came from Kent's defensive partner Tom Eastman, as a corner was flicked on and the centre-back side footed a volley into the bottom corner to clinch a point.
Yeovil remain 23rd and two points from safety after Macclesfield drew at home to Newport, while Colchester are two points adrift of seventh-placed Exeter.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Yeovil
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Baxter
- 7BrowneSubstituted forOjoat 35'minutes
- 6SowunmiBooked at 57mins
- 5Mugabi
- 23James
- 10Gray
- 20D'Almeida
- 17PattisonSubstituted forArquinat 76'minutes
- 16Abrahams
- 11DuffusSubstituted forFisherat 86'minutes
- 25Dobre
Substitutes
- 1Nelson
- 8Worthington
- 9Fisher
- 13Zoko
- 15Rogers
- 18Arquin
- 26Ojo
Colchester
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1BarnesBooked at 55mins
- 2Jackson
- 6Kent
- 18Eastman
- 11Dickenson
- 7SeniorSubstituted forNorrisat 80'minutes
- 4LapslieBooked at 71mins
- 10Szmodics
- 39EisaSubstituted forMandronat 67'minutes
- 36SaundersSubstituted forRossat 56'minutes
- 45Nouble
Substitutes
- 9Norris
- 16Wright
- 19Mandron
- 24Stevenson
- 27Chilvers
- 29Ross
- 35Kensdale
- Referee:
- Peter Wright
- Attendance:
- 3,370
Match Stats
Home TeamYeovilAway TeamColchester
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home5
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Yeovil Town 1, Colchester United 1.
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Brennan Dickenson.
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Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Frank Nouble (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Yeovil Town).
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Foul by Frankie Kent (Colchester United).
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Tristan Abrahams (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Frankie Kent (Colchester United).
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Alex Fisher (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Alex Fisher replaces Courtney Duffus.
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Attempt missed. Tom James (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Tom Eastman (Colchester United).
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Tristan Abrahams (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Tom James (Yeovil Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
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Attempt saved. Luke Norris (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Luke Norris replaces Courtney Senior.
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Foul by Frank Nouble (Colchester United).
