Date:10 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance:2,268

Goulding - pen (34) Spencer (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Jonathan Bateson produces a cross, save by Jack Butland. Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Jonathan Bateson.

90mins Jeff Goulding goes off and Sido Jombati comes on.

89mins The ball is delivered by Nathaniel Brown, Steve Elliott makes a clearance.

87mins James Spencer scores a goal from inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Cheltenham 2-0 Macclesfield.Assist on the goal came from Joshua Low.

87mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Tony Diagne. Jack Butland takes the free kick.

84mins Luke Summerfield challenges Ross Draper unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sam Wedgbury.

83mins Shaun Brisley fouled by James Spencer, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jose Veiga.

82mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Danny Andrew, save by Jose Veiga.

80mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Wedgbury by Jeff Goulding. Jose Veiga takes the direct free kick.

79mins Unfair challenge on Tony Diagne by Joshua Low results in a free kick. Matthew Hamshaw delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Alan Bennett manages to make a clearance.

78mins A cross is delivered by Danny Andrew.

77mins Sam Wedgbury fouled by Keith Lowe, the ref awards a free kick. Keith Lowe goes into the referee's book. Jose Veiga takes the direct free kick.

75mins Unfair challenge on Russell Penn by Colin Daniel results in a free kick. Keith Lowe restarts play with the free kick.

73mins Shaun Brisley fouled by Jeff Goulding, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Sam Wedgbury. Brian Smikle is brought on as a substitute for Kaid Mohamed.

73mins Shot from just outside the area by Vinny Mukendi misses to the right of the target.

71mins Inswinging corner taken by Sam Wedgbury from the left by-line.

71mins Keith Lowe delivers the ball, save by Jose Veiga.

69mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Sam Wedgbury, Keith Lowe makes a clearance.

69mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sam Wedgbury on Kaid Mohamed. Free kick taken by Steve Elliott.

68mins Lewis Chalmers leaves the field to be replaced by Matthew Hamshaw.

67mins Joshua Low gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Chalmers. Jose Veiga restarts play with the free kick.

67mins Carl Tremarco leaves the field to be replaced by Colin Daniel.

64mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Sam Wedgbury.

61mins James Spencer is ruled offside. Carl Tremarco restarts play with the free kick.

60mins The ball is crossed by Lewis Chalmers.

59mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Wedgbury.

58mins Darryl Duffy leaves the field to be replaced by James Spencer.

57mins A cross is delivered by Lewis Chalmers, save by Jack Butland.

57mins (Macclesfield) makes a substitution, with Vinny Mukendi coming on for Scott Kay.

56mins A cross is delivered by Lewis Chalmers, free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Draper on Joshua Low. Direct free kick taken by Keith Lowe. Keith Lowe makes a clearance.

54mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joshua Low on Tony Diagne. Jose Veiga restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Unfair challenge on Steve Elliott by Ross Draper results in a free kick. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

50mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.

48mins Lewis Chalmers takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.

48mins Effort from a long way out by Sam Wedgbury goes wide right of the target.

46mins Kaid Mohamed is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Shaun Brisley takes the free kick.

45mins Jonathan Bateson crosses the ball.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luke Summerfield by Ross Draper. Russell Penn restarts play with the free kick.

42mins Jonathan Bateson has shot on goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

38mins Luke Summerfield gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ross Draper. Lewis Chalmers takes the free kick.

36mins The referee blows for offside against Tony Diagne. Jack Butland takes the indirect free kick.

34mins The ball is swung over by Jonathan Bateson.

32mins Scott Kay concedes a Penalty for a foul on Darryl Duffy. Jeff Goulding scores a placed penalty. Cheltenham 1-0 Macclesfield.

31mins Darryl Duffy challenges Lewis Chalmers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jose Veiga takes the direct free kick.

30mins Foul by Russell Penn on Scott Kay, free kick awarded. Jose Veiga takes the free kick.

29mins Shot from close range by Kaid Mohamed misses to the right of the target.

27mins Scott Kay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jeff Goulding. Scott Kay is cautioned. Danny Andrew takes the free kick.

26mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Draper by Alan Bennett. Free kick crossed left-footed by Tony Diagne, Steve Elliott makes a clearance.

23mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sam Wedgbury, clearance made by Kaid Mohamed.

23mins Darryl Duffy fouled by Tony Diagne, the ref awards a free kick. Keith Lowe takes the free kick.

22mins Joshua Low takes a shot. Save by Jose Veiga.

21mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Bateson on Russell Penn. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

19mins Joshua Low sends in a cross, clearance by Jonathan Bateson.

17mins The ball is swung over by Danny Andrew, Jose Veiga makes a save.

16mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Carl Tremarco on Russell Penn. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

16mins Jonathan Bateson sends in a cross, clearance made by Alan Bennett.

15mins The ball is delivered by Danny Andrew.

11mins Effort on goal by Ross Draper from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

10mins Centre by Keith Lowe.

9mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Danny Andrew, Keith Lowe takes a shot. Jose Veiga makes a save.

7mins Corner taken left-footed by Danny Andrew from the left by-line, Jose Veiga makes a save.

7mins Joshua Low sends in a cross, Jonathan Bateson manages to make a clearance.

5mins Joshua Low takes a shot. Save by Jose Veiga.

4mins Keith Lowe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Chalmers. Direct free kick taken by Scott Kay.

3mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Bateson by Darryl Duffy. Free kick taken by Shaun Brisley.

2mins Lewis Chalmers challenges Jeff Goulding unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Danny Andrew.

Shot from just outside the area by Jeff Goulding goes over the bar.

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Formation:442Manager: Mark Yates

Cheltenham

Formation: 4411Manager: Gary Simpson

Macclesfield

Jack Butland
Keith Lowe
Alan Bennett
Steve Elliott
Danny Andrew
Joshua Low
Luke Summerfield
Russell Penn
Kaid Mohamed
Darryl Duffy
Jeff Goulding
SUBS
Scott P Brown
David Bird
Brian Smikle
James Spencer
Sido Jombati

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Away

Jose Veiga
Jonathan Bateson
Shaun Brisley
Nathaniel Brown
Carl Tremarco
Sam Wedgbury
Scott Kay
Lewis Chalmers
Tony Diagne
Ross Draper
George Donnelly
SUBS
Vinny Mukendi
Colin Daniel
John Grant
Matthew Hamshaw
Ben Tomlinson

Match Report

Robins coast to victory Jeff Goulding's first-half penalty and a late Jimmy Spencer effort handed Cheltenham a 2-0 win over Macclesfield. A scrappy opening saw both sides struggle to create, Darrly Duffy and Josh Low squandering half chances for the home side while Ross Draper volleyed high over the Robins goal at the other. Cheltenham midfielder Kaid Mohamed was just off target on the half-hour when he latched onto a Goulding header only to push his shot just wide of the far post. Four minutes later the home side were ahead. Russell Penn was tripped inside the area by Scott Kay and Goulding made no mistake from the spot. It should have been 2-0 on 38 minutes when a Danny Andrew throw skimmed off the head of Macclesfield defender Nat Brown, forcing keeper Jose Veiga into a smart reflex save. The visitors upped their game in the second half but, for all their possession, failed to test Cheltenham keeper Jack Butland on his debut, defender Shaun Brisley putting their best effort wide from eight yards. The Robins made sure of victory two minutes from time when substitute Spencer steered home Low's centre.

Form Guide

LWLWWL Cheltenham VS Macclesfield LLWDWL

Last Meetings

Cheltenham 0 - 1 Macclesfield 23/04/2011 Macclesfield 0 - 2 Cheltenham 23/11/2010 Macclesfield 1 - 0 Cheltenham 27/03/2010 Cheltenham 1 - 2 Macclesfield 16/10/2009 Cheltenham 2 - 2 Macclesfield 10/12/2005 Macclesfield 2 - 2 Cheltenham 09/08/2005

Top Scorers

Cheltenham J Goulding 2 J Low 1 S Elliott 1 K Mohamed 1 D Duffy 1 M Pack 1 Macclesfield B Tomlinson 2 T Diagne 2 R Draper 1 S Brisley 1 A Mendy 1

Goals

Cheltenham Total goals 15 Goals per game 8 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Macclesfield Total goals 15 Goals per game 8 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins