Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Yuriy Danyliuk | Yuriy Danyliuk | manager | Ross Turner | Ross Turner | |||||||||||||||||
| Colin Ferdinand | C. Ferdinand |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Aaron Richards | A. Richards | |||||||||
| Craig Jacobs | C. Jacobs | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Jacob Ehiogu | J. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Stuart Williams | S. Williams | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Rolf Leitner | R. Leitner | |||||||||
| Kieron Smith | K. Smith | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Florin Lazar | F. Lazar | |||||||||
| Nicola Comazzi | N. Comazzi |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Paul Mercer | P. Mercer | |||||||||
| Jon Armstrong | J. Armstrong | | 54 | D | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Graeme Higginbotham | G. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| John Frau | J. Frau |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Omer Adams | O. Adams | |||||||||
| Kevin Cort | K. Cort | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 |  | Ruben Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Ian Bellamy | I. Bellamy | | 54 | M | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Sol Delaney | S. Delaney | |||||||||
| Alexander Vieira | A. Vieira | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gilles Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Carlton Pallister | C. Pallister | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 |  | Sebastian Pfeiffer | S. Pfeiffer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 8,693 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off!
3.55
0-0Kevin Cort surges forward with the ball. Kevin Cort knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.37
Paul Mercer knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.06
0-0John Frau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.58
Ruben Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Jacobs.
16.01
Nicola Comazzi takes it forward alone. Nicola Comazzi passes the ball forward to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.23
0-0Craig Jacobs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Frau. John Frau knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.26
Graeme Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Sol Delaney. Sol Delaney finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
34.37
John Frau threads the ball through to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister finds some space and shoots from distance but Aaron Richards is on top of it.
36.23
Graeme Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer whips in a cross ball towards Sol Delaney. Sol Delaney is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
38.06
Jon Armstrong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Frau. John Frau knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.14
0-0Jacob Ehiogu comes in with a late challenge on Carlton Pallister. Jacob Ehiogu is warned by the referee! Carlton Pallister grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
57.36
John Frau makes a beautiful solo run. John Frau whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister heads the ball goalwards. Aaron Richards easily picks it out of the air!
59.53
Nicola Comazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jacob Ehiogu.
61.11
Kevin Cort makes a probing pass to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister makes a probing pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.13
Kieron Smith passes the ball forward to John Frau. John Frau brings the ball forward. John Frau shoots from 25 yards but somehow Aaron Richards manages to keep it out.
67.38
Paul Mercer makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Mercer knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Delaney. Sol Delaney tries a spectacular strike but somehow Colin Ferdinand manages to keep it out.
72.19
Gilles Carter catches Nicola Comazzi on the ankles. Gilles Carter is given a warning by the referee! Nicola Comazzi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.27
Florin Lazar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Higginbotham. Graeme Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Sol Delaney. Sol Delaney shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Colin Ferdinand.
87.01
John Frau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.31
Paul Mercer passes the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Colin Ferdinand manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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