COLCHESTER United moved another vital step towards certain Second Division safety with this welcome point against lively mid-table rivals Notts County

Karl Duguid's persistance in the County penalty box earned him a richly deserved opening goal just seven minutes into the game

And had he put away a sitter on the stroke of half-time the U's Division Two future would have been assured for another season

Instead, the Magpies raced up the other end and scored a well earned equaliser via top scorer Mark Stallard after U's keeper Richard McKinney had saved superbly from Paul Heffernan

Full story and pictures in Monday's Evening Gazette