Ben Stevenson scores on debut as Colchester end winless run - 7M sport

Ben Stevenson scores on debut as Colchester end winless run



Posted Sunday, February 04, 2018 by PA

Ben Stevenson scores on debut as Colchester end winless run

Colchester registered their first victory of 2018 by beating play-off rivals Newport County 2-0 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.

Second-half goals from debutant Ben Stevenson and Tom Eastman ended the hosts’six-game winless run.

Colchester had the better chances in the first half, with Sean Murray’s rasping 25-yard drive flying over early on and Ryan Jackson’s rasping cross-shot deflected wide of the far post just before the break.

Newport goalkeeper Joe Day saved Kane Vincent-Young’s low shot early in the second half.

But Colchester finally broke the deadlock just before the hour when debutant Stevenson, on as a second-half substitute for the injured Murray, tapped in from close range after being set up by Courtney Senior.

Mikael Mandron blasted a good chance over with 20 minutes to go after more good work by Senior and Kurtis Guthrie also squandered a good opportunity for the hosts.

Colchester wrapped up victory with 10 minutes remaining when Eastman squeezed a shot home at the far post, after Newport failed to properly clear Brandon Comley’s corner.

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