Colchester United 1-3 Sutton United

Colchester's Samson Tovide (right) was sent off for handball on his own goal line

Sutton moved up to sixth in League Two with a deserved 3-1 win at 10-man Colchester.

Colchester took a second-minute lead through Freddie Sears, who controlled Charlie Daniels' cross in the area before firing home a low shot.

But Sutton levelled after 12 minutes when David Ajiboye beat Daniels to score at the far post following skipper Rob Milsom's deep cross.

Things took a real turn for the worse for Colchester when they fell behind and went down to 10 men.

Isaac Olaofe prodded the ball towards goal after goalkeeper Shamal George had dropped a corner and Samson Tovide was adjudged to have deliberately handled on the goal line and was sent off by referee Bobby Madley with Milsom converting the resultant penalty.

Omar Bugiel almost added to Sutton's lead in first-half stoppage-time with a low shot that sailed just wide.

But the visitors wrapped up victory in the 61st minute through Ben Goodliffe, whose glancing header from Milsom's free-kick into the area flew in.

Match report supplied by PA Media.