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  • Kick-off: 17:20
  • Venue: Layer Road Ground
  • Attendance: 5560
  • Referee: Jones, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Own goal, Danny Granville has put it in his own net.

86 mins

The referee has booked Danny Granville.

78 mins

Goal!! Colchester have scored with Kevin McLeod putting it in the back of the net.

75 mins

Teddy Sheringham is replaced by Jamie Guy.

69 mins

Jimmy Smith is being taken off, Lee Croft has come on in his place.

62 mins

Norwich are replacing Ched Evans with Dion Dublin.

61 mins

Matty Pattison is being taken off, Darren Huckerby has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by M Jones

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Former Colchester United striker Jamie Cureton came back to haunt his old club, playing a key role in the equaliser that earned Norwich City a precious point at Layer Road.

Cureton had been booed for the entire match by U's fans who had been disappointed with the way he left the club last summer, having stated that Colchester 'lacked ambition'.

But the 32-year-old had the last laugh when he forced Colchester left-back Danny Granville to score an own goal with just 90 seconds remaining.

Defender Gary Doherty nodded down Lee Croft's free-kick into the six-yard box, where Granville could only divert the ball home with Cureton waiting to pounce behind him.

Just ten minutes earlier, the U's had taken the lead in what had been a very scrappy game.

It was a also a scrappy goal, with Norwich left-back Mo Camara allowing Johnnie Jackson's corner to sneak past him at the near post, enabling Kevin McLeod to steer home a loose ball into the roof of the net from point-blank range.

McLeod's goal looked to have been enough to record what would have been only Colchester's second victory in 11 games, but the visitors rallied strongly in the dying minutes.

There were appeals for a penalty turned down when substitute Croft appeared to have been fouled in the box, and then midfielder Darel Russell was denied an equaliser by the woodwork.

Russell's header from substitute Darren Huckerby's cross struck the inside of the far post and rolled to safety.

But Colchester could not hang on and so therefore remain in the relegation zone. They have collected just seven points from a possible 33 in their last 11 games.

Norwich boss Glenn Roeder admitted after the draw: "The way the game panned out, I think this was a point gained rather than two lost.

"We didn't play well, but what you can say about this set of players is that they never give up."

Colchester boss Geraint Williams rued: "This time we got to within 90 seconds of getting the win. We've got to learn to be professional and close out these games."

Colchester United Team

Norwich City Team

Colchester United

Norwich City

Corners

5 9

Fouls

12 13

Goal attempts

9 6

Shots off target

6 3

Offsides

8 2

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