Coventry City U23's were pegged back at Colchester United and held to a 1-1 draw.
City travelled to the Weston Community Homes Stadium with trialists Navid Nasseri and Alex Gogic in a young starting line up which also saw a first start for Kwame Thomas.
The Sky Blues were ahead in seven minutes when Jordan Shipley scored with a low drive.
However, with six minutes left, Colchester were level with a 25 yard stormer from Charles Edge.
Coventry City: Corey Addai , Jacob Whitmore, Callum Maycock, Jordan Thompson, Darragh Leahy, Navid Nasseri, Ivor Lawton (Tom Bayliss 82), Alex Gogic, Jordan Shipley, Devon Kelly-Evans (C), Kwame.Thomas (Jordan Ponticelli 76). Subs: Konrad Scuza, Bilal Sayoud, Kyle Spence.
Colchester: Barnes, Vincent-Young (Ocran 46),, Peter, Wynter, (Pollard 46), James, Edge, Diaz Wright, Brown, O'Sullivan, Dunne, Pyke. Subs: Williams,, Issa, Phipps