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Colchester United U18 v Brentford U18

11am  26 November 2011
Football League Youth Alliance, South East Conference
Colchester United U18 1 Brentford U18 3 (att 48)

With a new training ground on the way, this could be the final season that Colchester United's youth team games are played at the Garrison B ground. That's why I left home before sunrise for the lengthy journey to Essex.

The game was okay, if not particularly memorable, but it was worth the early start and long drive to visit the ground. Unusually for youth team venues, it's a "proper" ground, with floodlights and a seated stand, and programmes are available. There's easy access for the public, despite it being a military sports ground.

Brentford were fairly comfortable winners. They went ahead midway through the first half, and when they doubled their lead in the second half the contest looked to be over. Colchester pulled a goal back, but the visitors ended the game in the ascendancy, missing a late penalty before scoring an even later third goal.

Ground no 3,675





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