Newport 1-2 Colchester: Noah Chilvers winner all but ends County's League Two play-off hopes

Friday 22 April 2022 22:49, UK

Newport's hopes of making the League Two play-offs look to be over after Colchester fought back to edge a 2-1 victory at Rodney Parade.

The Exiles dominated the first half and went close though Finn Azaz, Rob Street and Aaron Lewis before Dom Telford broke the deadlock in the 40th minute.

James Waite, Josh Pask and Azaz all combined to tee up League Two's top scorer for a confident finish past Shamal George from close range.

And the hosts could have had a second before half-time, but referee Tom Reeves rejected a strong penalty appeal when Street appeared to be bundled over in the box.

That proved costly after the break as the U's played with renewed vigour and grabbed a deserved equaliser after 68 minutes when substitute John Akinde beat Joe Day via a deflected effort with his first touch.