Colne came away with a point from their Group Stage meeting with Colne at Historic Colne Stadium on Saturday evening. The MLS Next Pro fixture finished 1-1, a result that keeps the home side in second place with 46 points and leaves the visitors fourth on 45.
Colne took the lead in the twenty-ninth minute when J. Smith finished off a move. Two yellow cards arrived in quick succession before the break, K. Gbamble and L. Azar both booked. Colne made three changes at half-time, bringing on O. Taylor while C. Adams and M. Nyeman were taken off.
Colne doubled their attacking changes in the sixty-fourth minute, substituting J. Smith for M. Zambrano and adding T. Smith. A further shift came at sixty-eight when T. Brown entered the fray. Colne picked up another booking in the seventy-second minute through C. Mbai Assem.
The visitors levelled in the eighty-ninth minute. J. Danjaji scored to end a barren spell for his side. Colne had already seen N. Rincon cautioned in the seventy-eighth minute. M. Wells came on for Colne in the eighty-fifth minute as the match reached its final stage.
Colne held 52 per cent possession but managed only one shot on target from a total of three attempts. Colne were more clinical, landing three shots on target from five efforts. Colne registered 22 attacks compared to the visitors' 23, though both sides earned four corners.
Colne sit second after sixteen wins from twenty-seven games, while the visitors have fifteen victories and twelve defeats. The draw means Colne retain a one-point cushion over their nearest rivals in fourth place.