Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Darlington | Darlington | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Hill | Steve Hill | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucien Ipoua | L. Ipoua |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Marvin Ehiogu | M. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Rafael Jesus | R. Jesus |  | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 41 | | Teddy Davies | T. Davies | |||||||||
| Felipe Vidal | F. Vidal |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 40 |  | Richard Laybutt | R. Laybutt | |||||||||
| Niclas Liedholm | N. Liedholm |  | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Chris Watson | C. Watson | |||||||||
| Yevhen Logvinenko | Y. Logvinenko |  | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 36 | | Henry Shearer | H. Shearer | |||||||||
| Philipp Meyer | P. Meyer |  | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Oleg Evans | O. Evans | |||||||||
| Mile Rizzo | M. Rizzo | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Stephen Hackworth | S. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Ángel Araya | Á. Araya |  | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | James Impey | J. Impey | |||||||||
| John Arne Solskjær | J. Solskjær |  | 40 | M | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Oleg Ince | O. Ince | |||||||||
| Nigel Best | N. Best | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 43 | | Ruel Guppy | R. Guppy | |||||||||
| Yves Cobos | Y. Cobos |  | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Kevin Hitchcock | K. Hitchcock | |||||||||
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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 Darlington. A crowd of 2,990 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off!
2.03
0-0Mile Rizzo threads the ball through to Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.04
0-0Oleg Evans knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Vidal.
4.29
Teddy Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, James Impey. James Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Hitchcock. Kevin Hitchcock goes all the way! Kevin Hitchcock makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.40
0-0James Impey hacks Philipp Meyer from behind! The referee calls over James Impey and shows him a yellow card! Philipp Meyer runs off the knock.
15.27
Niclas Liedholm kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Meyer. Philipp Meyer threads the ball through to Nigel Best. Nigel Best kicks a strong pass forward to Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.04
Felipe Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Mile Rizzo. Mile Rizzo sees a break and surges forward. Mile Rizzo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Ehiogu who gathers it comfortably.
22.45
Stephen Hackworth makes a probing pass to Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.55
Felipe Vidal passes the ball forward to John Arne Solskjær. John Arne Solskjær knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Ehiogu who gathers it comfortably.
32.50
0-0Mile Rizzo threads the ball through to Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from 20 yards. Marvin Ehiogu easily smothers it.
40.55
0-0Oleg Evans makes a beautiful solo run. Oleg Evans makes a probing pass to Kevin Hitchcock but he's offside!
45.00
Mile Rizzo kicks a strong pass forward to Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Laybutt.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Darlington kick off!
47.54
0-0Chris Watson comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Best. Chris Watson is shown the yellow card! Nigel Best grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.13
1-0Mile Rizzo knocks the ball forward to Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Best. Nigel Best is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Marvin Ehiogu has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.25
James Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hitchcock. Kevin Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.36
Mile Rizzo knocks the ball forward to Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos goes all the way! Yves Cobos tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.25
Mile Rizzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves Cobos. Yves Cobos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.14
Henry Shearer passes the ball forward to Stephen Hackworth. Stephen Hackworth sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Hackworth knocks the ball forward to Kevin Hitchcock but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.34
Ángel Araya brings the ball forward. Ángel Araya shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Marvin Ehiogu easily smothers it!
75.54
Philipp Meyer surges forward with the ball. Philipp Meyer shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
81.45
Stephen Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Guppy. Ruel Guppy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.07
1-0Cheltenham Town are easily keeping Darlington at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
87.16
Stephen Hackworth threads the ball through to Kevin Hitchcock. Kevin Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Ince but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.45
1-0James Impey comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Meyer. James Impey is warned by the referee! Philipp Meyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Felipe Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Hitchcock. Felipe Vidal is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Hitchcock grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Nigel Best 49 |