COLCHESTER United boss John Ward remained in an upbeat mood, despite his side dropping two points in a 1-1 home draw against Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon.

COLCHESTER United boss John Ward remained in an upbeat mood, despite his side dropping two points in a 1-1 home draw against Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon.

Ashley Vincent’s 25th minute strike was cancelled out by Scott Rendell’s penalty, just after the hour mark, by which time Vincent had already been stretchered off with a twisted knee.

Ward enthused: “There were a lot of good things to come from this football match, as there were over the previous two games.

“We have been toe-to-toe with Wycombe today, and we had a fantastic first half. We have to respect what Wycombe have done in the second period, because they made life more difficult for us.

“But we came back again and we really hit them in the last 15 minutes.

“It’s a super league this, with some super teams, and we are one of them,” added Ward.

The U’s, who also struck the bar twice through Ian Henderson, have collected four points from their first two league fixtures.

Vincent will have a scan on his knee, but looks set to miss at least a few matches, so Steven Gillespie might now enjoy a run in the team.

United entertain Charlton Athletic on Tuesday evening.