ANDY Bond believes that Colchester United should have been awarded a penalty during the first half of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, a decision which could have changed the course of the game.

ANDY Bond believes that Colchester United should have been awarded a penalty during the first half of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, a decision which could have changed the course of the game.

The U’s ended a well beaten side, conceding goals to defenders Rob Jones and Reda Johnson on 59 and 70 minutes.

And yet Bond was adamant that the visitors should have been given a spot kick, when the game was still goalless, for handball against Jose Semedo.

Bond insisted: “I thought we were unlucky not to get a penalty in the first half.

“The ball came out to me at the edge of the box. It was clearly handball (by Semedo), but the referee didn’t want to give it.

“That could have been a turning point. Us going 1-0 up would have changed the game.”

But the U’s midfielder had no real complaints with the final result.

He continued: “We sat back a little bit more in the second half. Their first goal gave them a massive lift and the second goal killed us off really.

“Sheffield Wednesday are a very good team, and they will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season.

“But I hope we will be as well.”