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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 31 (setup 2, season 18)
Cheltenham Town
v.
Newport County
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
DJordje PETROVIC1Vitus EICHER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Jens COOLS2Toby SIBBICK
Dimitris GOUTAS73Amari'i BELL
Hamza CHOUDHURY4Rico STRIEDER
Filip BENKOVIC857Cédric KIPRÉ
Daniel BALLARD766Toni LEISTNER
Harry WILSON7Jérémie BELA
Gheorghe GROZAV787Onel HERNÁNDEZ
Christian NORTON696Raffaele DE VITA
Borislav TSONEV6106Jack PRICE
Florin ANDONE611Patrick WEIHRAUCH
Manager
Lenny NANGIS12Dan BUTLER
John RUDDY13Joe DAY
Charlie BROWN14Josh KEY
Ross McCRORIE156Haris VUCKIC
Jake DOYLE-HAYES16Omar BOGLE

Cheltenham Town 3 Newport County 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 7,282, Stadium: Whaddon Road, Referee: Russell BOOTH 6½)
47 Tsonev, 54 Grozav, 67 WilsonScorers21 Bell, 33 Price
Substitutions67 Weihrauch <=> Vuckic
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners5
6Fouls7
0Offsides0
6Shots on7
6Shots off7
12Total shots14
3Shots saved4
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Harry WILSON
2DE VITA made space on the left and knocked the ball to LEISTNER who touched the ball over.
3A cross from WILSON left GROZAV in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
4CHOUDHURY's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Newport County post.
9A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Cheltenham Town 'keeper.
11An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Cheltenham Town 'keeper by WEIHRAUCH.
12TSONEV rushed a simple chance.
15A lovely effort from GROZAV scraped the upright.
21GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed HERNÁNDEZ to knock the ball to BELL who fired a right foot shot into the net. (1-0 Newport County)
22DE VITA was put clear by HERNÁNDEZ and he stepped inside PETROVIC but thrust his shot inches over.
24The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from CHOUDHURY fell just over.
27PRICE drove a left foot shot over from close range.
28A weak strike from HERNÁNDEZ bounced agonisingly wide.
29NORTON clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Newport County 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
33GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from HERNÁNDEZ rattled the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was nodded into the net by PRICE. (2-0 Newport County)
34WEIHRAUCH worked the ball to BELL, DE VITA collected his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
42A great save prevented HERNÁNDEZ from scoring a good goal.
 
47GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, ANDONE was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to TSONEV to fire in. (2-1 Newport County)
52The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort.
54GOAL!! After NORTON was fouled the ref waved play-on and GROZAV went on to comfortably score. (2-2)
67GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled WILSON to drive the ball into the net. (3-2 Cheltenham Town)
73COOLS beat a number of Newport County players and drove a golden opportunity over the bar.
76VUCKIC kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
77Uncertainty in the Cheltenham Town defence enabled DE VITA to blast the ball inches wide.
85ANDONE beat BELL and flicked the ball to WILSON who dragged his effort wide.
85GOUTAS headed over.
90DE VITA's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.