Jordan Gibson scores before seeing red as Doncaster draw with Colchester

Jordan Gibson turned from hero to villain as Doncaster claimed a point from a 1-1 draw at Colchester.

Gibson gave Doncaster a 41st-minute lead when he lashed home a fine shot on the volley at the far post, after Mandela Egbo had failed to cut out Jamie Sterry’s ball into the Colchester area.

But he was sent off in the 80th minute after collecting a second yellow card for unsporting behaviour, leaving the visitors to play out the remaining 10 minutes – plus stoppage time – with 10 men.

Colchester equalised in the 51st minute through Lyle Taylor, who fired past Teddy Sharman-Lowe from Oscar Thorn’s cross.

Gibson and Harry Clifton had both tested Matt Macey in the early stages before taking the lead, while both sides had chances to win it after Taylor’s equaliser.

Macey made a brilliant one-handed save to push away Joe Ironside’s header and palmed away Gibson’s free-kick soon after, while Sharman-Lowe pushed away Jack Payne’s free-kick and Teddy Bishop’s strike hit the goal frame in stoppage time.