Colchester 05 - 19 Ipswich

Happy birthday Ben from all the lads

No Photos were available from this game so here is (man of the Match) Ben Goodall, Happy Birthday for saturday mate

Unforced errors cost rock-bottom Colchester this close fought encounter with local rivals Ipswich. The visitors won through capable defending, taking chances and making fewer errors as several fine individual performances by Colchester players were undermined by a series of unforced errors. Soon after kick-off, Colchester knocked on at their ten-metre line and,driving the Colchester scrum backwards, the Ipswich back row picked up for right-wing Christian Hawden to score.

Unforced errors cost rock-bottom Colchester this close fought encounter with local rivals Ipswich. The visitors won through capable defending, taking chances and making fewer errors as several fine individual performances by Colchester players were undermined by a series of unforced errors. Soon after kick-off, Colchester knocked on at their ten-metre line and,driving the Colchester scrum backwards, the Ipswich back row picked up for right-wing Christian Hawden to score.

Colchester responded well, flanker George McGrannachan began a series of impressive charges, scrum-half Lee Clasby's kick to the corner was almost caught by wing Ed Merry, while centre Adam Cook made several thrusts into the visitors half. Referee Don Fisher made his mark at the start of the second half, flourishing yellow cards against Colchester's prop Gary Palmer, soon followed by Ipswich prop Nicholas Williams. 

Ipswich scrum-half Ben Goodall made a 30 metre break, before Colchester countered with an overlap that saw full-back Pete Smith clear to the try-line only to be brought back for another knock on. The Ipswich backs showed no problems in moving the ball in attack, eventually creating an overlap for left-wing Colin Humphreys to twist his way over for a try that outside half Mark Broughton converted.

Colchester upped their game and were rewarded when centre Max Cochrane linked with wing Jon Vine, allowing Clasby to pick up from a scrum and run down the narrow side, drawing the Ipswich defenders before a well-timed pass to Vine freed him to cross wide left for Colchester's try. As time ran out, Ipswich used a penalty for a 60 metre kick at goal. The kick fell short and Colchester ran from defence. A reckless pass was intercepted by Broughton who setting up Humphreys for a try under the posts that Broughton then converted.
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