Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson was gutted that his side did not manage to secure a win in their Coca-Cola League One clash against Tranmere Rovers.

Proud - U's boss Phil Parkinson

His troops bounced back from a goal behind to secure a 1-1 draw with an outstanding second-half performance at Prenton Park.

Joe Keith headed in on 65 minutes after Eguene Dadi had struck to open the scoring for Rovers.

The U's spurned several chances to take the lead and Parkinson felt his team missed out on all the spoils.

He said: "We should have had all three points. We played alright in the first half, but in the second we tore them to pieces.

"In the first half, we looked quite threatening and we controlled the possession.

"In the second period, we knew the game was there for us and we said we had to stay positive, which we did."

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Published Monday, February 14, 2005

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