Coventry 0-1 Colchester: Match Report

Colchester boost survival hopes with victory over stuttering CoventryGavin Massey's first-half strike earned Colchester a valuable 1-0 win at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry's wretched run continued.The 23-year-old struck the only goal of the game in the 18th minute, side-footing home after good work from Elliot Lee.It was the second win of the Easter programme for Kevin Keen's relegation-battlers and sees them move to within seven points of Fleetwood and safety in Sky Bet League One.For Coventry, though, the defeat leaves them eight points from the promotion play-offs.Tony Mowbray's side have now won only twice since the first weekend of January and could well find themselves missing out despite occupying a top-six slot for most of the season.And to make matters worse for the home side, they squandered the chance to take a share of the spoils when Jacob Murphy's 43rd-minute penalty was saved by keeper Elliot Parish who made a good save to his left.Murphy, on loan from Norwich, could also have netted on the half-hour mark but for a superb block by Tom Eastman.Massey, meanwhile, could have scored a late second for the visitors but clipped his low shot just wide of an upright with just 10 minutes remaining.

Source: PA