Match ends, Colchester United 2, Newport County 1.
Jay Mingi scored in added time against Newport County for a potentially crucial win in Colchester United's battle against the threat of relegation from League Two.
Offrande Zanzala pounced on a defensive mix up before the break.
But after Ellis Iandolo hit back in the 75th minute, Mingi's winner ensured they dented Newport's play-off hopes.
Colchester stay a point above the relegation zone while while Newport fell a place to 12th.
Colchester have three games in hand on Sutton United, who are one and a place below them while Newport ended the day five points off the top seven.
Newport County boss Graham Coughlan:
"The performance wasn't great, nor was the result. We looked at their [Colchester's] bench before the game, and it won them the game, we just don't have that.
"At this moment in time, we're missing too many players to be competitive. We're coming up short in games and I think the season is catching up with us.
"The lads are giving their all and they have done from day one this season. But we can't stay competitive if we're missing that amount of players."
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Line-ups
Colchester
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Goodman
- 20Mingi
- 6Dallison-LisbonSubstituted forIandoloat 56'minutes
- 5Hall
- 17Anderson
- 27SmithSubstituted forChilversat 72'minutes
- 13McGeehanBooked at 67mins
- 16Read
- 42FevrierSubstituted forKelleherat 90+5'minutes
- 48IhionvienSubstituted forTovideat 56'minutesBooked at 84mins
- 24AkindeSubstituted forHopperat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Iandolo
- 4Kelleher
- 8Jay
- 9Tovide
- 10Chilvers
- 14Hopper
- 29Hornby
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Townsend
- 28Baker
- 17Bennett
- 23Jameson
- 2PayneBooked at 67mins
- 8Morris
- 24WildigSubstituted forWaiteat 69'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 20Charsley
- 33BondswellSubstituted forBrightat 73'minutes
- 7Evans
- 10ZanzalaSubstituted forPalmer-Houldenat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Waite
- 14Bright
- 18Rai
- 26Maxted
- 30Palmer-Houlden
- 31Jephcott
- 41Sanca
- Referee:
- Sunny Sukhvir Gill
- Attendance:
- 4,308
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home61%
- Away39%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home10
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away15
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Colchester United 2, Newport County 1.
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Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
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Lewis Payne (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
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Kyle Jameson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Tom Hopper (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Fiacre Kelleher replaces Jayden Fevrier.
Goal!
Goal! Colchester United 2, Newport County 1. Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
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Attempt missed. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
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Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Nick Townsend.
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Attempt blocked. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Booking
Samson Tovide (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Delay in match (Colchester United).
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Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
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Nick Townsend (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Doesn't look like FGR are going to make it and I can't believe Sutton, what a turn around.
As for Colchester nicking it like that at the end, L2 looks like it's going to the last game.
Who needs the PL anyway?
Newport on the beach which is shame in an overall decent season beating several of the big boyos
Colchester deserved it today, we were poor.
The manager has worked wonders this year but the lump it up front and turn them tactics is so easy to defend.
We arent getting the full backs up the pitch to create, we look dangerous when we try to play.
The 13 for Cochester is a poor player and very dirty