Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Blackburn Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town start the match!
2.22
0-0Genta Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jon Armstrong.
6.52
0-1Ivan Shaw flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marcel Liechti!
9.40
0-1John Frau clumsily knocks into Stephen Lawrence. John Frau is shown the yellow card! Stephen Lawrence carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.56
Jean-Guy Ben Askar powers a long ball forward. Jon Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.45
Stephen Lawrence threads the ball through to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Armstrong.
15.11
0-1Genta Watanabe kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie passes the ball forward but Jon Shaw is offside!
21.44
0-1Les Higginbotham decides to run forward with the ball. Les Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
26.51
0-1Leonardo Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw makes a simple pass to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Colin Ferdinand.
32.16
Nicola Comazzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Proctor. John Proctor takes it forward alone. John Proctor finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gonzalo Rivera easily smothers it!
36.40
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.25
Les Higginbotham makes a simple pass to Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe passes the ball forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.10
John Proctor makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira but the linesman indicates offside!
44.37
Nicola Comazzi sees a break and surges forward. Nicola Comazzi makes a simple pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Pallister and rushes in on goal... Alexander Vieira takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Gonzalo Rivera!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers get the second half underway!
51.54
Les Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe knocks the ball forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Colin Ferdinand is on top of it.
53.12
Jean-Guy Ben Askar sees space and advances. Jean-Guy Ben Askar knocks the ball forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.38
John Frau chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Vieira and rushes in on goal... Carlton Pallister makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
57.57
Les Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Lawrence. Stephen Lawrence threads the ball through to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti whips in a cross ball towards Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jon Shaw!
61.23
0-2Jean-Guy Ben Askar hacks Carlton Pallister from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlton Pallister runs off the knock.
63.01
Nicola Comazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort threads the ball through to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister whips in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni powers a header at goal but somehow Gonzalo Rivera manages to keep it out.
65.08
Kieron Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort makes a simple pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Pallister and rushes in on goal... Alexander Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Gonzalo Rivera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.46
John Frau chips the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.12
Kieron Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Pallister and rushes in on goal... P. Gilberto Simeoni makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. P. Gilberto Simeoni scores for Cheltenham Town!!
81.27
Genta Watanabe threads the ball through to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti threads the ball through to Jon Shaw but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%
Scorers