Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Hill | Steve Hill | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucien Ipoua | L. Ipoua |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 42 |  | Del Vieira | D. Vieira | |||||||||
| Bruno Silva | B. Silva |  | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 48 | | Mike Edwards | M. Edwards | |||||||||
| Felipe Vidal | F. Vidal |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Wes Adams | W. Adams | |||||||||
| Niclas Liedholm | N. Liedholm |  | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | George Bastin | G. Bastin | |||||||||
| Yevhen Logvinenko | Y. Logvinenko |  | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Darren Grant | D. Grant | |||||||||
| Mile Rizzo | M. Rizzo |  | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Patrick Drake | P. Drake | |||||||||
| Philipp Meyer | P. Meyer |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Scott Grantt | S. Grantt | |||||||||
| Emesto Sierra | E. Sierra |  | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Wayne Stone | W. Stone | |||||||||
| Ángel Araya | Á. Araya | | 40 | M | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Noel Wilson | N. Wilson | |||||||||
| Nigel Best | N. Best | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Tony Smith | T. Smith | |||||||||
| Mehamha Belaouf | M. Belaouf |  | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Ian Beattie | I. Beattie | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 2,661 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Cheltenham Town kick off!
4.05
0-0Patrick Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.25
Ángel Araya threads the ball through to Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
14.20
Patrick Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Smith. Tony Smith powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
15.46
George Bastin kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Drake. Patrick Drake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.07
0-0George Bastin clumsily knocks into Mehamha Belaouf. The referee calls over George Bastin and shows him a yellow card! Mehamha Belaouf grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.39
0-0Wayne Stone comes in with a late challenge on Mile Rizzo. The referee calls over Wayne Stone and shows him a yellow card! Mile Rizzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.39
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.27
0-0Emesto Sierra clumsily knocks into Patrick Drake. Emesto Sierra is given a warning by the referee! Patrick Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.43
Mike Edwards clumsily knocks into Nigel Best. Mike Edwards is warned by the referee! Nigel Best carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.02
0-0Patrick Drake makes a simple pass to Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.04
Macclesfield Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
Wayne Stone catches Mile Rizzo on the ankles. The referee calls over Wayne Stone and warns him to calm down! Mile Rizzo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town kick off!
53.52
Wayne Stone makes a beautiful solo run. Wayne Stone shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.19
Mile Rizzo knocks the ball forward to Mehamha Belaouf. Mehamha Belaouf shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
61.51
Patrick Drake catches Ángel Araya on the ankles. The referee calls over Patrick Drake and shows him a yellow card! Ángel Araya runs off the knock.
63.12
Ángel Araya makes a simple pass to Mehamha Belaouf. Mehamha Belaouf whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Best. Nigel Best heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.01
George Bastin hacks Mehamha Belaouf from behind! The referee calls over George Bastin and warns him to calm down! Mehamha Belaouf runs off the knock.
71.24
Mike Edwards comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Best. Mike Edwards is given another warning by the referee! Nigel Best gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
73.54
Felipe Vidal hacks Tony Smith from behind! Felipe Vidal is warned by the referee! Tony Smith runs off the knock.
78.54
Yevhen Logvinenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mile Rizzo. Mile Rizzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Mehamha Belaouf. Mehamha Belaouf whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Best. Nigel Best connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.37
0-1Wayne Stone brings the ball forward. Wayne Stone whips in a cross ball towards Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.37
Emesto Sierra passes the ball forward to Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from 25 yards. Nigel Best scores for Cheltenham Town!!
90.00
Wayne Stone knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Smith. Tony Smith finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Nigel Best 87 | Ian Beattie 84 |