COLCHESTER United suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Harrogate Town at the JobServe Community Stadium, on Saturday afternoon.

The U's were dominant but Sam Folarin capitalised on a defensive mix-up to score the visitors' winner, midway through the second half.

Here are the Gazette player ratings, following a frustrating home defeat for Danny Cowley's side.

MATT MACEY 6

U’s goalkeeper is likely to be disappointed with the nature of the Harrogate goal after mix-up

ROB HUNT 6

Will probably not want to see Harrogate’s winning goal again in a hurry. Booked

TOM FLANAGAN 7

U’s captain generally defended well and was unfortunate to finish on the losing side

MANDELA EGBO 7

Showed all of his athleticism and high fitness levels once again in a right-sided berth

ELLIS IANDOLO 7

Was a solid performer on the left side of the Colchester defence despite the disappointing result

ALEX WOODYARD 7

Typically tenacious for the U’s in midfield and made some important tackles and interceptions

TEDDY BISHOP 7

Was very unlucky not to score with a fine free-kick that was brilliantly saved by Belshaw

JACK PAYNE 7

Pulled the strings for Colchester once again with his skill and vision particularly in the first half

TOM HOPPER 7

Was effective in the air and involved in the majority of Colchester’s attacking play

JK GORDON 7

Looked lively and dangerous in a left-sided role and caused the Harrogate defence plenty of problems

SAMSON TOVIDE 7

U’s man of the match. Young striker was relentless all afternoon, denied brilliantly by Belshaw and should have been awarded a penalty

SUBSTITUTES

OWURA EDWARDS (for Gordon, 67) 6

Tried hard to carve out goalscoring opportunities for his side in the final quarter of the match

HARRY ANDERSON (for Egbo, 67) 6

Worked hard for his team in the closing stages but had few opportunities in the final third

ARTHUR READ (for Woodyard, 81)

BRADLEY IHIONVIEN (for Bishop, 81)

Subs (not used): Goodliffe, Oni, Smith.