GALLERY & REPORT: Colchester United 0 Bradford City 2
Sky Bet League 1 Colchester United v Bradford City - Western Homes Community Stadium, Colchester - 11 Mar 2014 Colchester United's Clinton Morrison shows his frustration after another chance is missed in front of goal - Credit: Ashley Pickering
Colchester United’s long wait for back-to-back home wins continues, after a below-par display against Phil Parkinson’s Bradford City on Tuesday.
The U’s have not claimed successive home victories for 17 months, harking back to October, 2012, but hopes were high following last Saturday’s battling 2-1 win over Coventry City.
However, Bradford were good value for their three points, thanks to a goal in each half by James Hanson and Kyle Bennett.
Target man Hanson, a big handful all night, broke the deadlock with a close-range header from Nathan Doyle’s 15th minute corner.
And Bennett doubled the lead in the 56th minute. Sam Walker conceded an unnecessary throw-in, and a poor header by Craig Eastmond allowed Bennett to burst through and fire low past Walker into the far corner of the net.
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COLCHESTER: Walker, Wilson, Okuonghae, Eastman, Dickson, Wright (sub Eastmond, 46), Bean (sub Gilbey, 75), Massey, Sears, Watt, Morrison (sub Bonne, 75). Unused subs: Cousins, Olufemi, Vose, Sesay.
BRADFORD: McLaughlin, Darby, Davies, McArdle, Drury (sub McHugh, 86), Doyle, Dolan, Bennett (sub Thompson, 80), Reach, Mclean, Hanson. Unused subs: Bentley, Gray, Yeates, Bates, Atkinson.
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northants)
Attendance: 2,605
