Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Shields | R. Shields |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 | | Eddie Barrett | E. Barrett | ||||||||
| Alexander Schnellinger | A. Schnellinger |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Taiga Okamoto | T. Okamoto | |||||||||
| Tony Barry | T. Barry | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Brian Mckay | B. Mckay | |||||||||
| Chris Dichio | C. Dichio | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Les Owen | L. Owen | |||||||||
| Ledley Fox | L. Fox | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Chris Clemence | C. Clemence | |||||||||
| Anton Röhlig | A. Röhlig | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Gary Dryden | G. Dryden | |||||||||
| Jason Mike | J. Mike | | 62 | M | | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Tommy Prior | T. Prior | ||||||||
| Eoin Mowbray | E. Mowbray | | 55 | A | | 8 | | M | 54 |  | Neil Greig | N. Greig | |||||||||
| Morris Shearer | M. Shearer | | 54 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Martin Lightfoot | M. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Chris Bower | C. Bower | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Jacob Powell | J. Powell | |||||||||
| Bill Lee | B. Lee | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Ben Plowright | B. Plowright | |||||||||
| Titus Walsh | T. Walsh | | 58 | M | | 12 | | A | 60 | | Aaron Cooke | A. Cooke | |||||||||
| Wayne Richards | W. Richards | | 49 | M | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Omer Milligan | O. Milligan | |||||||||
| Sieb Nelisse | S. Nelisse |  | 48 | M | | 14 | | A | 54 | | Adam Wise | A. Wise | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to AFC Rushden & Diamonds. A crowd of 4,736 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AFC Rushden & Diamonds appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Fletcher.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AFC Rushden & Diamonds appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Fletcher.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off the first half!
3.33
1-0Tony Barry threads a neat ball through to Jason Mike. Jason Mike threads the ball through to Chris Bower. Chris Bower makes a defence splitting pass to Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Eoin Mowbray scores for Cheltenham Town!!
18.36
Anton Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Morris Shearer who takes it down. Morris Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Mowbray. With a superhuman jump, Eoin Mowbray connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cheltenham Town!
21.02
2-0Tony Barry flicks a high pass forward. Jason Mike holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray skips past Brian Mckay! Eoin Mowbray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.22
2-0Chris Dichio threads a neat ball through to Jason Mike. Jason Mike decides to run forward with the ball. Jason Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Mowbray. Les Owen catches Eoin Mowbray on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
28.51
Jason Mike flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Bower. Chris Bower plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Shearer and advances towards the goal... Chris Bower muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
34.32
Gary Dryden chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Powell. Jacob Powell cuts inside the box! Jacob Powell strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.10
2-1Jason Mike knocks the ball forward to Chris Bower. Chris Bower advances inside the box! Chris Bower rockets a shot on goal. Eddie Barrett gets down and covers it.
44.34
Tony Barry pushes mid-way up the pitch. Tony Barry hits a low pass to Bill Lee. Bill Lee plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Bower and advances towards the goal... Bill Lee shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cheltenham Town appear unchanged since the first half. AFC Rushden & Diamonds also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and AFC Rushden & Diamonds kick off!
47.31
Ledley Fox pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ledley Fox makes a simple pass to Bill Lee. Bill Lee plays a one-two with Eoin Mowbray and advances towards the goal... Bill Lee comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
48.26
Jason Mike threads a neat ball through to Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.12
Jason Mike flicks a high ball forward to Chris Bower who takes it down. Chris Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Barrett comfortably smothers it!
61.35
Martin Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Jacob Powell. Jacob Powell shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
63.21
With great vision, Neil Greig plays the ball forward to Jacob Powell. Jacob Powell finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.15
2-1Cheltenham Town have made a substitution with Sieb Nelisse replacing Chris Bower .AFC Rushden & Diamonds have made a substitution with Omer Milligan replacing Gary Dryden .
78.25
Alexander Schnellinger threads a neat ball through to Jason Mike. Jason Mike sees Sieb Nelisse in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sieb Nelisse whips in a cross ball towards Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Morris Shearer!
80.25
Cheltenham Town have made a substitution with Titus Walsh replacing Morris Shearer .
83.51
3-1Taiga Okamoto comes in with a late challenge on Anton Röhlig. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anton Röhlig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.31
Martin Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Ben Plowright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Plowright skips past Alexander Schnellinger! Ben Plowright muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Anton Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Sieb Nelisse who takes it down. Sieb Nelisse sees Eoin Mowbray just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Mowbray shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Eoin Mowbray 3, 18, 90 Morris Shearer 78 | Jacob Powell 34 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eoin Mowbray of Cheltenham Town |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Ralph Shields (GK)
6
2. Alexander Schnellinger (DEF)
6
3. Tony Barry (DEF)
6
4. Chris Dichio (DEF)
6
5. Ledley Fox (DEF)
6
6. Anton Röhlig (MID)
7
7. Jason Mike (MID)
7
8. Eoin Mowbray (ATT)
9
9. Morris Shearer (ATT)
7
10. Chris Bower (ATT)
7
11. Bill Lee (ATT)
6
12. Titus Walsh (MID)
6
13. Wayne Richards (MID)
0
14. Sieb Nelisse (MID)
7
1. Eddie Barrett (GK)
6
2. Taiga Okamoto (DEF)
5
3. Brian Mckay (DEF)
6
4. Les Owen (DEF)
6
5. Chris Clemence (MID)
6
6. Gary Dryden (MID)
6
7. Tommy Prior (MID)
6
8. Neil Greig (MID)
6
9. Martin Lightfoot (MID)
6
10. Jacob Powell (ATT)
7
11. Ben Plowright (ATT)
6
12. Aaron Cooke (ATT)
0
13. Omer Milligan (ATT)
6
14. Adam Wise (ATT)
0