Colchester United 5-1 Forest Green Rovers
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Colchester registered their first League Two win of the season in emphatic style, thrashing visitors Forest Green.
The hosts took a fourth-minute lead through Kyel Reid's close-range strike after Sammie Szmodics' effort had been blocked following Drey Wright's cross.
Forest Green keeper Bradley Collins denied Reid before Colchester doubled their lead through Frankie Kent, whose far-post header from Reid's accurate cross looped in.
The visitors halved the deficit less than two minutes later when Liam Noble's low 20-yard effort flew in off a post.
Szmodics twice went close before half-time while Colchester goalkeeper Sam Walker thwarted Rovers striker Christian Doidge.
Colchester restored their two-goal advantage just after the hour when Szmodics fired in at the second attempt after his initial effort from Tariq Issa's cross had been blocked on the line.
Kane Vincent-Young ran more than 50 yards to score with 16 minutes remaining and substitute Courtney Senior tapped in a fifth in stoppage-time after Collins denied Tommy O'Sullivan, as the U's racked up a big win.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.