Colchester Utd 0, Huddersfield Town 0

Nov 22 2004 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Abbott tried to lift the ball over keeper Aidan Davison as he sprang from the line, but the ex-Bradford man managed to make a vital block.

Having had only one shot in the first half - a Brandon effort over the bar - Town seemed more at ease with their system in the second with hard-grafting Jon Worthington seeing a shot deflected wide and Abbott's cross, after more neat skill, being just too high for David Mirfin in the box.

A goalline block from substitute Rob Edwards denied Richard Garcia after Paul Rachubka had saved from the dangerous Craig Fagan, and Town's keeper was in determined mood.

He saved well from Fagan and the raiding Johnson early in the game and watched Johnson fire over before, on 49 minutes, diving smartly to his left to keep out a curling free-kick from Greg Halford to ensure that honours finished even.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Nathan Clarke

Just edged the vote from several other contenders because, overall, he was in commanding form and, with space tight, he almost always found a Town man when in possession

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