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Town boss Russell Slade said that he thought his side should have been 3-0 up at the break and thought that they were denied a stonewall penalty late on in the game.
Speaking at the post match press conference, he said: โWe should have won comfortably. I think if weโd gone in three-nil up at half time nobody would have complained โ certainly nobody in the Colchester camp.
โColchester upped the tempo in the second half, but the biggest decision was us not getting a penalty.
But before they did that it should have been a free-kick โ their playerโs taken Clarkeyโs head off. The referee has missed that one.
โCharles Vernam was balled over in the box. It was a stone-wall penalty, and it was not a difficult decision for either the assistant or the referee to make.
โWe deserved to win today, and the referee has denied a fantastic opportunity to get the winning goal.
โWe ran the game for long periods, looked composed.
โWe are pleased for Charles, getting his first goal. That is a real positive. I thought he was excellent all afternoon.โ