Colchester United defeated Oldham Athletic 3-2 in a match that shifted repeatedly before the hosts eventually held firm. The afternoon began badly for Colchester when Donervon Daniels was dismissed in the eighth minute, leaving them a man short for the bulk of the contest.
Oldham took advantage of that superiority, and R. Woods added to their position before half-time. Will Goodwin extended the visitors' lead shortly after the restart, and at that point Colchester looked well beaten.
What followed was a genuine recovery. Kyreece Lisbie pulled one back on 53 minutes, and the crowd, sensing something, pushed the ten men forward. Jake Leake levelled on 61 minutes, and Colchester's momentum grew from there. Kane Taylor put the hosts ahead for the first time on 69 minutes, and Owura Edwards added a fourth within a minute of that to seemingly settle the matter.
Oldham refused to fold. Joe Garner and Jake Leake scored within seconds of each other around the 79th minute to make it 4-3, and substitute Teddy Bishop reduced it further on 87 minutes. Danny Cowley was also cautioned during the second half as the technical areas grew increasingly fractious.
Kane Drummond and Kyreece Lisbie both struck in stoppage time to confirm a 3-2 final score, though the sequence of goals across the 90 minutes made the arithmetic difficult to follow in real time. Colchester earned it. Oldham will feel they handed much of it back.
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