Cheltenham Town vs Salford City, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

3': Sean Long
41': Liam Sercombe

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2 - 0

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Cheltenham Town are hosting Salford City at EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Cheltenham Town 1, Salford City 0. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
6': Offside, Salford City. Jordan Turnbull tries a through ball, but James Wilson is caught offside.
8': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Wright.
11': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
11': Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Oscar Threlkeld (Salford City).
13': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
13': Robbie Gotts (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Callum Wright.
14': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Sean Long.
15': Attempt blocked. Oscar Threlkeld (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
15': Ashley Hunter (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
16': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
20': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Jason Lowe (Salford City).
20': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
20': Robbie Gotts (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Wright.
23': Foul by Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town).
23': Ian Henderson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town).
32': Oscar Threlkeld (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Salford City).
33': Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Smith with a cross.
34': Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Ashley Hunter (Salford City).
37': Foul by Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town).
37': Robbie Gotts (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Smith.
41': Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Salford City 0. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
44': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
44': James Wilson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt missed. Ashley Hunter (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Salford City 0.
45': Second Half begins Cheltenham Town 2, Salford City 0.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Robbie Gotts.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe replaces James Wilson.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Tom James replaces Di'Shon Bernard.
47': Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Salford City).
47': Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt missed. Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
48': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Hussey.
48': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wright.
50': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Hussey.
51': Attempt saved. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Hussey.
56': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
57': Attempt blocked. Tom James (Salford City) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
58': Foul by Ibou Touray (Salford City).
58': Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Tom James.
60': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Wright with a headed pass following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
61': Hand ball by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
62': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Matty Blair tries a through ball, but Callum Wright is caught offside.
63': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
64': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Hand ball by Ian Henderson (Salford City).
68': Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
69': Attempt missed. Tom James (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
70': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town).
71': Offside, Salford City. Jordan Turnbull tries a through ball, but Ian Henderson is caught offside.
73': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
76': Hand ball by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
79': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Tom James.
80': Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
83': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Ellis Chapman replaces Callum Wright.
84': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Andy Williams replaces Alfie May.
84': Attempt missed. Oscar Threlkeld (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
85': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Thomas.
85': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Tom James.
86': Offside, Salford City. Brandon Thomas-Asante tries a through ball, but Ian Henderson is caught offside.
88': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
88': Tom James (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Finn Azaz replaces Sam Smith.
90'+1': Foul by Ashley Eastham (Salford City).
90'+1': Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Salford City).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Salford City 0.
0': Match ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Salford City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: EV Charger Points Stadium
Location: Cheltenham, England

EFL League Two Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	16	+8	33
2	Walsall	15	+13	30
3	Doncaster Rovers	17	+4	29
4	Notts County	17	+8	28

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cheltenham Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
20	Joshua Griffiths (GK)
4	Ben Tozer
17	Lewis Freestone
2	Sean Long
23	Callum Wright
26	Liam Sercombe
7	Conor Thomas
3	Chris Hussey
11	Matt Blair
10	Alfie May
9	Sam Smith

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Ellis Chapman, Andy Williams, Indiana Vassilev, Tom Chamberlain, Grant Horton, Finn Azaz, Scott Flinders.

Salford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Václav Hladky (GK)
5	Ashley Eastham
16	Jordan Turnbull
12	Di'Shon Bernard
18	Oscar Threlkeld
4	Jason Lowe
3	Ibou Touray
10	Ashley Hunter
40	Ian Henderson
24	Robbie Gotts
19	James Wilson

Salford City Substitutes:

Luke Burgess, Tom James, William Evans, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Liam Loughlin, Daniel Hawkins, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.

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