Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Ince | A. Ince |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Omer Johnson | O. Johnson | |||||||||
| Arthur Beattie | A. Beattie | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Des Upson | D. Upson | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Davies | N. Davies | | 49 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 45 | | Nigel Palmer | N. Palmer | ||||||||
| Chris Cooper | C. Cooper | | 48 | D | | | 4 | | D | 43 |  | Leon Rösler | L. Rösler | ||||||||
| Julian Galli | J. Galli | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Stan Adams | S. Adams | |||||||||
| Tommy Best | T. Best | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Ian Davies | I. Davies | |||||||||
| Neil Clegg | N. Clegg | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Lomano Oakley | L. Oakley | |||||||||
| Frank Murrin | F. Murrin | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Arthur Kerr | A. Kerr | |||||||||
| Alfred Elliott | A. Elliott | | 45 | A | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Kevin Byrne | K. Byrne | |||||||||
| Dennis Craddock | D. Craddock | | 43 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Lomano Bramble | L. Bramble | |||||||||
| Graeme Summerbee | G. Summerbee | | 39 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Paul Whelan | P. Whelan | |||||||||
| Tony Wallwork | T. Wallwork | | 41 | D | | 12 | | A | 46 |  | Callum Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
| Antonio Costa | A. Costa |  | 38 | M | | 13 | | G | 44 | | Luke Bailey | L. Bailey | |||||||||
| Henry Cort | H. Cort | | 37 | M | | 14 | | M | 42 | | Mark Unsworth | M. Unsworth | |||||||||
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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 Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 2,863 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Hackworth.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Hackworth.
0.00
0-0Tranmere Rovers start the match!
4.08
0-0Arthur Kerr sees Lomano Bramble in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lomano Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.26
Kevin Byrne sees Lomano Bramble in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lomano Bramble finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.12
Kevin Byrne takes it forward alone. Kevin Byrne whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.55
Arthur Kerr takes a long throw-in. Kevin Byrne knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
22.25
0-0Neil Clegg knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.48
Lomano Oakley advances with the ball. Lomano Oakley lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.47
0-0Neil Clegg receives the ball from a throw-in from Frank Murrin. Neil Clegg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee skips past Stan Adams! Stan Adams clumsily knocks into Graeme Summerbee. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
30.07
Tommy Best hits a low pass to Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.29
Arthur Kerr decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Kerr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
40.12
0-0Tranmere Rovers are dictating the run of play here today.
44.19
Kevin Byrne knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cheltenham Town appear unchanged since the first half. Tranmere Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cheltenham Town kick off!
53.56
Stan Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Lomano Oakley. Lomano Oakley threads a neat ball through to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.46
Nwankwo Davies passes the ball forward to Neil Clegg. Neil Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Omer Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
0-0Des Upson decides to run forward with the ball. Des Upson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble makes a probing pass to Paul Whelan but he's offside!
59.22
0-1Ian Davies flicks a high pass forward to Lomano Bramble who brings the ball under control. Lomano Bramble shoots from 25 yards. Alun Ince is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.02
Neil Clegg sees a break and surges forward. Neil Clegg passes the ball forward but Alfred Elliott is offside!
77.17
Neil Clegg makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Clegg edges inside the box! Neil Clegg strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
84.23
Nwankwo Davies sees Neil Clegg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Clegg threads a neat ball through to Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Elliott but he's offside!
85.23
Kevin Byrne flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Bramble controls it well on his chest. Lomano Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.14
0-1Tommy Best flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Elliott controls it well on his chest. Alfred Elliott plays a one-two with Graeme Summerbee and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Alfred Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Omer Johnson. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
9
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
32.9%
46.8%
20.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lomano Bramble of Tranmere Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alun Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Arthur Beattie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nwankwo Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Chris Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Julian Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tommy Best (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Clegg (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Frank Murrin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alfred Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dennis Craddock (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Graeme Summerbee (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Tony Wallwork (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Antonio Costa (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Henry Cort (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Omer Johnson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Des Upson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Nigel Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Rösler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stan Adams (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Ian Davies (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Lomano Oakley (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arthur Kerr (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kevin Byrne (MID) | 8 | |
| 10. | Lomano Bramble (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Paul Whelan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Callum Morton (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Luke Bailey (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mark Unsworth (MID) | 0 | |