Colchester were left facing a real threat of relegation after going down bravely to runaway Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium
The U's frustrated their inform hosts and made them fight all the way for their 11th successive League win, but they were eventually undone by defensive errors and missed scoring chgances
Skipper Jason de Vos put the home team in front on the stroke of half-time and Andy Liddell made it 2-0 from the penalty spot 18 minutes from the end
Colchster netted a last ditch consolation effort via a Joe Keith penalty after second half substitute Simon Atangana was alleged to have been fouled
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