Colchester boosted their survival hopes with an impressive 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Swindon.
Luke Hannant scored the only goal of the game after 30 minutes when he rose brilliantly to flick a fine header past goalkeeper Sol Brynn from Al-Amin Kazeem’s corner.
Swindon went close early on when Fraser Blake-Tracy’s header was tipped over by Colchester keeper Kieran O’Hara.
But Brynn pulled off a superb save to deny Noah Chilvers and Hannant’s follow-up effort was blocked by Remeao Hutton at the near post.
Swindon had a penalty claim rejected after half-time when substitute Rushian Hepburn-Murphy’s cross appeared to strike Tommy Smith’s hand in the area.
Tyrese Shade was denied on the hour by O’Hara, who also made a fantastic stop to foil substitute Jacob Wakeling’s header from point-blank range.
But Brynn pulled off a double save to keep out Hannant and then Kazeem, and the Swindon stopper also made a good save from Samson Tovide.
Jonny Williams’ header skimmed the crossbar for Swindon with 10 minutes remaining, but Colchester claimed an important victory.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Colchester
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13O’Hara
- 4Chambers
- 5Smith
- 6Dallison-Lisbon
- 22Tchamadeu
- 8Skuse
- 17AshleyBooked at 70minsSubstituted forMarshall-Mirandaat 81′minutes
- 30Kazeem
- 7HannantBooked at 74minsSubstituted forFevrierat 81′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 14ChilversSubstituted forSearsat 90+1′minutes
- 34TovideSubstituted forAkindeat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Hornby
- 11Sears
- 19Newby
- 24Akinde
- 33Marshall-Miranda
- 42Fevrier
- 45Nouble
Swindon
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Brynn
- 2Hutton
- 21MacDonaldBooked at 84mins
- 20Blake-Tracy
- 22LavinierSubstituted forDarcyat 68′minutes
- 7Gladwin
- 5ReedSubstituted forKhanat 68′minutesBooked at 76mins
- 3Iandolo
- 28ShadeSubstituted forWakelingat 61′minutes
- 15JephcottSubstituted forHepburn-Murphyat 45′minutes
- 8Williams
Substitutes
- 10Darcy
- 19Hepburn-Murphy
- 23Khan
- 24Wakeling
- 33Roberts
- 34Brennan
- 41Copland
- Referee:
- Carl Brook
- Attendance:
- 3,599
Live Text
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Match ends, Colchester United 1, Swindon Town 0.
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Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Swindon Town 0.
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Attempt blocked. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo with a cross.
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Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by John Akinde (Colchester United).
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Foul by Ronan Darcy (Swindon Town).
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Marley Marshall-Miranda (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
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Jacob Wakeling (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
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Substitution, Colchester United. Freddie Sears replaces Noah Chilvers because of an injury.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
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Attempt blocked. Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angus MacDonald.
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Angus MacDonald (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Angus MacDonald (Swindon Town).
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John Akinde (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town).
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Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Colchester United. Marley Marshall-Miranda replaces Ossama Ashley.
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Substitution, Colchester United. Jayden Fevrier replaces Luke Hannant.
