Match ends, Colchester United 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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A late equaliser from substitute Noah Chilvers rescued Colchester a 1-1 draw against Bristol Rovers, who finished the League Two contest with nine men.
Chilvers' fine 88th-minute strike from the edge of the area earned the Essex side a draw, after Charlie Daniels' set-piece had only been partially cleared.
Colchester striker Freddie Sears was denied by goalkeeper James Belshaw early on.
In first-half stoppage-time, Shamal George pushed Brett Pitman's effort onto the inside of a post, with the Colchester goalkeeper gathering the ball after it had rolled along the goal-line.
Joey Barton's visitors took a 58th-minute lead through Pitman, whose flicked header at the near post from Antony Evans' corner flew past George and in.
The visitors nearly doubled their lead four minutes later when Alfie Kilgour wastefully blasted over.
Rovers' Cian Harries was shown a second yellow card for time-wasting in the 87th minute.
And after Chilvers netted, Rovers substitute Trevor Clarke and Colchester right-back Junior Tchamadeu were both dismissed for violent conduct, as the spoils were shared.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Colchester
Formation 4-4-2
- 29George
- 22TchamadeuBooked at 90mins
- 4ChambersBooked at 45mins
- 18EastmanBooked at 65mins
- 23Daniels
- 7HannantSubstituted forTovideat 89'minutes
- 8SkuseSubstituted forChilversat 45'minutes
- 6Sarpong-WireduBooked at 36mins
- 17JasperSubstituted forDobraat 62'minutesBooked at 63mins
- 9Nouble
- 11Sears
Substitutes
- 5Smith
- 14Chilvers
- 19Dobra
- 21Kennedy
- 24Turner
- 27Coxe
- 34Tovide
Bristol Rovers
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Belshaw
- 5Kilgour
- 17Taylor
- 25HarriesBooked at 87mins
- 19Anderson
- 26Whelan
- 21Evans
- 11NicholsonSubstituted forClarkeat 82'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7ThomasSubstituted forCouttsat 78'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 10CollinsSubstituted forHooleat 85'minutes
- 40Pitman
Substitutes
- 8Westbrooke
- 15Coutts
- 16Anderton
- 20Clarke
- 24Spence
- 30Hoole
- 35Ward
- Referee:
- Graham Scott
- Attendance:
- 2,069
Match Stats
Home TeamColchesterAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home9
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
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Foul by Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers).
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Armando Dobra (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
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Attempt blocked. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Dismissal
Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Dismissal
Trevor Clarke (Bristol Rovers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
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Foul by Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers).
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Luke Chambers (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces Luke Hannant.
Goal!
Goal! Colchester United 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
Booking
Paul Coutts (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers).
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Charlie Daniels (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Cian Harries (Bristol Rovers).
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luca Hoole replaces Aaron Collins.
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Attempt missed. Armando Dobra (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Hannant following a corner.
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Barton out.
Rovers deserved more, but in the end it was the Graham Scott show and had to make it all about him.
Awful decisions.
There seemed far more cars leaving than there were supporters in the ground.
Also, whilst you can't take bottles of cola into a stadium unless the cap's removed, how come people are allowed to bring drums in?