Kick-off: 14:00
Venue: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5554
Referee: Booth, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

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

88 mins

Jack Cork is replaced by Grant McCann.

85 mins

Karl Duguid is booked for unsporting behaviour.

84 mins

Andy Butler goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

82 mins

Goal!! Scunthorpe have scored with Paul Hayes putting it in the back of the net.

81 mins

Ian Morris is replaced by Peter Winn.

71 mins

Colchester are replacing Scott Vernon with Clive Platt.

67 mins

Goal!! Scunthorpe have scored with Paul Hayes putting it in the back of the net.

56 mins

Phil Ifil is being taken off, Medy Elito has come on in his place.

48 mins

Goal!! Kevin McLeod scores for Colchester.

47 mins

Goal!! Scott Vernon scores for Colchester.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by R Booth

15 mins

Goal!! Scunthorpe have scored with Jonathan Forte putting it in the back of the net.

11 mins

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

0 mins

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

Match Report

Honours were even between the two already relegated Championship sides, but Colchester will be kicking themselves after throwing away a 3-1 lead in the second half.

Conceding goals has been a problem all season for the Essex side and it was more kamikaze defending which let them down again.

With veteran striker Teddy Sheringham ruled out with a toe injury from what would have been the final game of his career, Colchester struck first in the 11th minute when Kevin McLeod met a left-wing cross from Kevin Lisbie with a glancing header past goalkeeper Joe Murphy.

But Scunthorpe were back on level terms four minutes later when winger Jonathan Forte scored from close range - his first goal since last December.

It was Colchester that came storming out in the second half to seemingly take command of the encounter.

Striker Scott Vernon fired them 2-1 in front in the 47th minute with a brilliant overhead kick and, 60 seconds later, McLeod plundered his second goal of the game after some poor defending by the home side.

Paul Hayes earned Scunthorpe a lifeline when he reduced the arrears in the 67th minute with a shot on the turn in a crowded box.

And it was Hayes who then snatched an 82nd-minute equaliser for Scunthorpe when he intercepted a headed back pass from Matt Heath and took the ball around keeper Dean Gerken to finish his own season on a high with his fifth goal in the last three games.

Both these teams will now need to re-group during the summer as they prepare for life back in League One.

Scunthorpe United Team

Colchester United Team

Scunthorpe United

Colchester United

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