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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 9,953 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Cheltenham Town kick off the first half!
2.19
Marcel Ocwirk makes a simple pass to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Smith.
8.50
Kevin Cort kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Vieira and rushes in on goal... Carlton Pallister shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
14.22
Marcel Ocwirk makes a simple pass to Saidu A. Adeshina. Saidu A. Adeshina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
18.15
John Frau advances with the ball. John Frau tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Gonzalo Rivera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.55
John Proctor chips the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.04
John Frau sees a break and surges forward. John Frau knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister flicks the ball with his head. Carlton Pallister scores for Cheltenham Town!!
26.42
Danny Lockley flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Verges. Hugo Verges advances with the ball. Hugo Verges knocks in a cross ball towards John Caldwell. John Caldwell directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.46
John Frau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.12
Baldur Ólafsson makes a probing pass to Saidu A. Adeshina. Saidu A. Adeshina plays a perfect one-two with John Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Saidu A. Adeshina takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Colin Ferdinand!
33.00
Hugo Verges makes a probing pass to John Caldwell. John Caldwell shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Colin Ferdinand manages to gather it comfortably.
34.00
John Frau passes the ball forward to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Lockley.
36.11
Hugo Verges knocks the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell plays a perfect one-two with Shaun Beattie and rushes in on goal... John Caldwell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers kick off!
49.10
Kevin Cort threads the ball through to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni goes all the way! P. Gilberto Simeoni tries a spectacular strike but somehow Gonzalo Rivera manages to keep it out.
51.15
Cheltenham Town are easily keeping Blackburn Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.56
Stuart Williams chips the ball to his team mate, John Frau. John Frau knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister makes a probing pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.20
John Proctor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Rivera who gathers it comfortably.
66.02
Kevin Cort brings the ball forward. Kevin Cort makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Simeoni but he's offside!
69.48
Kieron Smith comes in with a late challenge on Shaun Beattie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shaun Beattie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.18
Baldur Ólafsson makes a simple pass to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.39
Kieron Smith makes a simple pass to John Frau. John Frau chips the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira powers a header at goal but Gonzalo Rivera is on top of it.
73.25
Kevin Cort makes a probing 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. It's there!! Gonzalo Rivera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.31
Sol Duberry makes a simple pass to Saidu A. Adeshina. Saidu A. Adeshina whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Colin Ferdinand!
84.49
Craig Jacobs passes the ball forward to John Proctor. John Proctor passes the ball forward to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister threads the ball through to P. Gilberto Simeoni but he's offside!
89.13
Stuart Williams makes a probing pass to John Proctor. John Proctor makes a beautiful solo run. John Proctor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Sol Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Vieira of Cheltenham Town

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 5 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.8441558441558 vs 44.1558441558442
Play Area
Home team third: 23.38%, Midfield: 49.35%, Away team third: 27.27%