Colchester 1, Huddersfield Town 1

Sep 26 2005 By Mel Booth, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Greg Halford created the first with a brilliant long-range pass to Iwelumo, who chested the ball down before being denied by the advancing Rachubka, while the follow-up from Williams bounced out off a post.

Even then the danger wasn't done as Halford crossed for Yeates to try a cheeky close-range flick which finished in the hands of the grateful keeper.

Williams again broke through the middle of Town's back line to fire a shot inches wide as the pressure mounted, and it wasn't until Town started passing the ball better after the half-hour mark that they started to make some inroads themselves.

Schofield and Chris Brandon were almost anonymous early on and it was right-back Andy Holdsworth who supplied the crosses from which Booth twice went close with headers.

Schofield had his heels clipped for what appeared a penalty, but Town were just happy to get to the break at 0-0 with a chance to re-group, although Elikobi's header from a corner routine which Jackson had warned about stopped them in their tracks.

Jon Worthington and Carss then started to take more of a hold and Jackson's decision to send on Fletch paid big dividends with that equaliser to reward around 800 travelling fans in a season-high Layer Road crowd of 3,415.

This was not a performance Town will savour, however.

But they at least showed guts and dug in when they weren't playing well to earn a point which may well prove very useful come the end of the season.

Turning Point:

IT has to be the equaliser from Gary Taylor-Fletcher which earned Town a vital point when they weren't at their best.

It came from a lovely turn and pass from Tom Clarke to Tony Carss, who then burst through the middle before playing Taylor-Fletcher in behind the defence. He nipped around the keeper before netting from a tight angle.

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