Cardiff have once again been saved by pint sized hero Robert Earnshaw. New signing Fan Zhyi has got himself sent off in only his second game.

Full report to follow tomorrow morning.





Match Report
Nationwide Division 2
Colchester 1, Cardiff 2
Kickoff 20 December 2002 19:45 at Layer Road
Referee: Rennie, U. D. Attendance: 3,096
Final Result
Colchester 1
Cardiff 2
M.Stockwell (52)
R.Earnshaw (45) (77)
Yellow Cards
A.White, 51, unsporting behaviour
K.Izzet, 54, dissent
M.Warren, 70, unsporting behaviour
W.Boland, 88, unsporting behaviour
Red Cards
K.Rapley, 58, violent conduct
F.Zhiyi, 59, violent conduct
Match Squads
Colchester 1
Cardiff 2
  1. S.Brown
  2. S.Fitzgerald
  3. M.Warren
  4. A.White
  5. S.Stockley
  6. K.Duguid
  7. K.Izzet
  8. B.Bowry
  9. D.Morgan
10. K.Rapley
11. M.Stockwell
  1. N.Alexander
  2. R.Weston
  3. S.Prior
  4. F.Zhiyi
  5. C.Barker
  6. A.Legg
  7. G.Kavanagh
  8. W.Boland
  9. A.Campbell
10. P.Thorne
11. R.Earnshaw
Substitutes
12. T.Pinault(64)
13. A.Coote
14. S.Atanga(45)
15. P.Baldwin
16. R.McKinney
12. J.Bowen
13. L.Fortune-West(90)
14. G.Croft(80)
15. L.Maxwell
16. M.Margetson