It's part and parcel of being a football fan that the euphoria of an incredible result can be tempered by the lows of a disappointing defeat in the next game.

The win against a high-flying Bristol City side had roused thoughts that maybe the U’s could finally claim back-to-back League One wins when they headed to Doncaster.

Rovers’ own promotion bid was stuttering a bit, while the U’s, despite their lowly berth in the table, had shown they could mix it with the best in this league.

Their young guns certainly had the ammunition they needed against the leaders, however, there was more than a little misfiring going on at the Keepmoat Stadium.

So was this the show after the Lord Mayor’s Show?

Well, no, not really.

The bare statistics may show that the hosts had far more possession and shots on goal compared to their counterparts but those U’s fans at the game will know their team could have got more from the game.

Tony Humes said there were positives to be taken from the performance and he was right. This was far from a flat display by his team and the only thing missing if truth be told was goals. Chris Porter won’t thank anyone for reminding him about his penalty miss, but he wasn’t alone in being wasteful in the final third as there were decent scoring opportunities, especially in the first half.

It got tougher as the game went on, but Colchester should have had at least one goal on the board before Rovers added their second.

Just as he had against Bristol City, Humes lined his team up in a 4-4-2 formation and the chances created will surely have given encouragement to make use of it again.

It opened the chance for some lovely movement down the flanks by Gavin Massey and Elliott Hewitt and they got in behind the home defence on more than one occasion.

Something Doncaster didn’t really do too much at the other end.

Too many times the final ball was lacking though, and when it did come over, neither of the strikers were able to convert.

A bit more quality is needed then, but the principle does appear to be there.

However, whether Colchester can put the two together often enough in their remaining 13 games is likely to decide if they stay up this year or not.

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