Colchester recorded an emphatic first win at their new stadium as they beat struggling Carlisle.

Colchester went ahead when David Perkins tapped in a rebound before Mark Yeates curled in a left-foot shot from the edge of the area to make it 2-0.

Yeates took advantage of a defensive mix-up to slot in Colchester's third and Dean Hammond made it 4-0 when he converted from Scott Vernon's pass.

Substitute Akanni-Sunday Wasiu slotted in a stylish fifth in stoppage time.

Colchester: Gerken, White, Baldwin, Coyne, Jackson, Yeates (Wordsworth 83), Izzet, Hammond, Perkins, Gillespie (Wasiu 16), Platt (Vernon 80).
Subs Not Used: Cousins, Heath.

Goals: Perkins 3, Yeates 14, 31, Hammond 89, Wasiu 90.

Carlisle: Alnwick, Raven, Livesey, Gowling, Campion, Taylor, Kavanagh, Joyce (Jeff Smith 46), Hackney (Madine 58), Graham, Dobie.
Subs Not Used: Williams, Carlton, Horwood.

Booked: Gowling.

Att: 5,152

Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).

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