Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Preston North End | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Ince | A. Ince |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | |||||||||
| Arthur Beattie | A. Beattie | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Leon Jess | L. Jess | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Davies | N. Davies | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Stanley Goldberg | S. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Chris Cooper | C. Cooper | | 48 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 36 | | Anthony Luzhny | A. Luzhny | ||||||||
| Julian Galli | J. Galli | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Ledley Bloomer | L. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Tommy Best | T. Best | | 49 | M | | 6 | | | M | 40 | | Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | ||||||||
| Neil Clegg | N. Clegg | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 39 | | Les Evans | L. Evans | |||||||||
| Frank Murrin | F. Murrin | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Ashley Mccann | A. Mccann | |||||||||
| Alfred Elliott | A. Elliott | | 45 | A | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Des Lloyd | D. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Dennis Craddock | D. Craddock | | 43 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Ledley Brown | L. Brown | |||||||||
| Graeme Summerbee | G. Summerbee | | 39 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Gilles Jobson | G. Jobson | |||||||||
| Tony Wallwork | T. Wallwork | | 41 | D | | 12 | | G | 44 | | Peter Rowett | P. Rowett | |||||||||
| Antonio Costa | A. Costa |  | 38 | M | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Gavin King | G. King | |||||||||
| Henry Cort | H. Cort | | 37 | M | | 14 | | G | 42 | | Terry Bower | T. Bower | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 2,309 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Johnson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Johnson.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Preston North End kicking off!
2.07
0-0Paolo Lofthouse runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paolo Lofthouse threads the ball through into the box. Gilles Jobson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
3.12
1-0Nwankwo Davies threads a neat ball through to Frank Murrin. Frank Murrin knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee whips in a cross ball towards Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.58
1-0Ashley Mccann chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown passes the ball forward but Gilles Jobson is offside!
9.03
1-0Frank Murrin hacks Paolo Lofthouse from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paolo Lofthouse gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.08
Anthony Luzhny flicks a high pass forward. Les Evans controls it well on his chest. Les Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
22.46
1-0Nwankwo Davies brings the ball forward. Nwankwo Davies makes a probing pass to Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
24.44
Nwankwo Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Murrin. Frank Murrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock makes a pass forward but Graeme Summerbee makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
26.22
Neil Clegg knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott puts a great ball through. Dennis Craddock runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.26
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.42
Paolo Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson rushes past Julian Galli! Gilles Jobson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
44.17
Ledley Bloomer brings the ball forward. Ledley Bloomer shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Alun Ince smothers it!
45.00
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. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cheltenham Town kick off the second half!
48.25
Arthur Beattie volleys a long ball forward. Graeme Summerbee sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.10
1-0Les Evans flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Cooper.
60.38
Les Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
63.20
Nwankwo Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Nwankwo Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Nwankwo Davies plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Craddock and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Nwankwo Davies provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
72.25
Tommy Best kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock plays a scrappy one-two with Alfred Elliott and advances towards the goal... Dennis Craddock side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.32
Frank Murrin makes a probing pass to Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Luzhny.
77.01
Arthur Beattie makes a probing pass to Frank Murrin. Frank Murrin sees space and advances. Frank Murrin shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cheltenham Town!
81.47
Ledley Bloomer makes a beautiful solo run. Ledley Bloomer knocks the ball forward to Des Lloyd but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.42
Chris Cooper surges forward with the ball. Chris Cooper threads a neat ball through to Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott runs straight at the defence! Alfred Elliott shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfred Elliott!
90.00
Chris Cooper makes a probing pass to Neil Clegg. Neil Clegg knocks the ball forward to Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock plays a one-two with Alfred Elliott and advances towards the goal... Dennis Craddock comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Frank Murrin of Cheltenham Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alun Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Arthur Beattie (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Nwankwo Davies (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Chris Cooper (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Julian Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tommy Best (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Clegg (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Frank Murrin (MID) |   | 9 |
| 9. | Alfred Elliott (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Dennis Craddock (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Graeme Summerbee (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Tony Wallwork (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Antonio Costa (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Henry Cort (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harvey Barmby (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Leon Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stanley Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Anthony Luzhny (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ledley Bloomer (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Paolo Lofthouse (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Les Evans (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ashley Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Des Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ledley Brown (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gilles Jobson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Rowett (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin King (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Terry Bower (GK) | 0 | |