Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Cambridge United. A crowd of 4,222 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gareth Lumsdon.


0.00
Cambridge United kick off!
2.23
Alexandre Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Finney. Bill Finney lofts in a cross ball towards Flavio Ginestra. Flavio Ginestra knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.41
Oleg Morris flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Loureiro hits a low pass to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Finney. Bill Finney strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ralph Shields comfortably smothers it!
4.49
Tony Barry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Röhlig. Anton Röhlig runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Anton Röhlig shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Sylvain Carlton comfortably smothers it!
6.48
Jason Mike threads a neat ball through to Bill Lee. Bill Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies well off target!
10.19
Jason Mike knocks the ball forward to Bill Lee. Bill Lee threads the ball through into the box. Chris Bower makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
14.17
Oleg Morris flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Duberry who takes it down. Patrick Duberry takes it forward alone. Patrick Duberry finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
15.38
Patrick Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin plays a scrappy one-two with Bill Finney and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tony Barry hacks Ralph Goodwin from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
15.38
The referee points to the spot..
16.40
Bill Finney slowly runs up and fires a shot towards goal, but it clips the post and goes wide!
18.08
With a delightful solo run, Jason Mike stretches the opposition's defence. Jason Mike shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cheltenham Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.59
Jason Mike hits a low pass to Bill Lee. Bill Lee cuts inside the box! Nicholas Howey comes in with a late challenge on Bill Lee. Bill Lee appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
21.59
John Minto makes a strong solo run forward. John Minto threads a neat ball through to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin whips in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Tony Barry clumsily knocks into Bill Finney. Penalty for Cambridge United!!
21.59
The referee points to the spot..
23.54
Bill Finney takes a cautious run up. What a cracker!! Ralph Shields had no chance!!
24.17
Ledley Fox flicks a high pass forward. Jason Mike controls it well on his chest. Jason Mike knocks the ball forward to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.41
Jason Mike sees space and advances. Jason Mike flicks a high pass forward. Chris Bower controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Chris Bower shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sylvain Carlton with no chance!! Goal for Cheltenham Town!
32.45
Alexandre Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Ginestra controls it well on his chest. Flavio Ginestra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.19
John Minto makes a strong solo run forward. John Minto flicks the ball to his team mate, Flavio Ginestra. Flavio Ginestra knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Bill Finney connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.39
Tony Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Mike. Jason Mike runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jason Mike plays a scrappy one-two with Eoin Mowbray and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jason Mike muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
44.11
Alexander Schnellinger passes the ball forward to Anton Röhlig. Anton Röhlig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Shearer. Seeing a gap ahead, Morris Shearer plays the ball forward to Chris Bower who has made a great run into the box. Shaun Wallwork clumsily knocks into Chris Bower. Chris Bower appeals for a penalty! Given!!
44.11
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Morris Shearer slowly runs up. The ball slams so fast into the top left corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cheltenham Town appear unchanged since the first half. Cambridge United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cambridge United players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Cheltenham Town kick off!
47.17
Anton Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Bill Lee collects the pass. Bill Lee shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
48.54
Chris Dichio flicks a high pass forward to Anton Röhlig who brings the ball under control. Anton Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Bill Lee controls it well on his chest. Bill Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.25
Alexandre Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Goodwin collects the pass. Ralph Goodwin shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
54.50
Bill Insley threads a neat ball through to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
55.54
Jason Mike flicks a high pass forward. Chris Bower controls it well on his chest. Chris Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Carlton who gathers it comfortably.
57.43
Anton Röhlig hacks Alexandre Loureiro from behind! The referee calls over Anton Röhlig and shows him a yellow card! Alexandre Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.15
Anton Röhlig takes it forward alone. Anton Röhlig shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.07
Bill Insley chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Finney. Bill Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Shields who gathers it comfortably.
61.28
Anton Röhlig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Lee. Bill Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Shaun Wallwork.
65.12
Oleg Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Insley. Bill Insley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Finney. Bill Finney finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
67.31
Shaun Wallwork chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Duberry. Patrick Duberry brings the ball forward. Patrick Duberry shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.29
Anton Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer advances inside the box! Morris Shearer side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.57
Cheltenham Town have made 2 substitutions with Sieb Nelisse replacing Chris Bower and Titus Walsh replacing Morris Shearer .Cambridge United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.39
Bill Insley flicks a high pass forward. Bill Finney holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bill Finney shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.41
Jason Mike makes a simple pass to Titus Walsh. Titus Walsh shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.47
Jason Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sieb Nelisse. Sieb Nelisse deftly passes the ball to Titus Walsh, releasing him through on goal. Titus Walsh cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.03
From the throw-in, Alexander Schnellinger picks out Tony Barry. Tony Barry threads a neat ball through to Jason Mike. Jason Mike makes a beautiful solo run. Jason Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Sieb Nelisse. Sieb Nelisse knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.27
Jason Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Lee. Bill Lee controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Sylvain Carlton manages to keep it out.
90.00
Tony Barry flicks a high pass forward. Jason Mike holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Mike flicks a high pass forward. Bill Lee holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bill Lee plays a scrappy one-two with Sieb Nelisse and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Bill Lee provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
9
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
23%
44.8%
32.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Mike of Cheltenham Town

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)yellow card
7
7.Jason Mike (MID)
9
8.Eoin Mowbray (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Morris Shearer (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Chris Bower (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Bill Lee (ATT)
7
 
12.Titus Walsh (MID)goal scored
7
13.Wayne Richards (MID)
0
14.Sieb Nelisse (MID)
6

1.Sylvain Carlton (GK)
7
2.Nicholas Howey (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Morris (DEF)
6
4.Shaun Wallwork (DEF)
6
5.John Minto (DEF)
6
6.Alexandre Loureiro (MID)
6
7.Bill Insley (MID)
6
8.Patrick Duberry (MID)
6
9.Flavio Ginestra (ATT)
6
10.Ralph Goodwin (ATT)
6
11.Bill Finney (ATT)goal scored
6
 
12.Steve Forbes (MID)
0
13.Craig Gardner (MID)
0
14.Jason Draper (MID)
0