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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Whaddon Road Ground
  • Attendance: 3605
  • Referee: McDermid, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89 mins

Goal!! Dave Bird scores for Cheltenham.

85 mins

Goal!! Cheltenham have scored with Alan Wright putting it in the back of the net.

82 mins

Crewe are replacing Ryan Lowe with Tom Pope.

82 mins

Cheltenham are replacing Andy Lindegaard with Adam Connolly.

79 mins

Damian Spencer is replaced by Jennison Myrie-Williams.

78 mins

Goal!! Ryan Lowe scores for Crewe.

74 mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Simon Church putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

46 mins

Michael Townsend is replaced by Gavin Caines.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, October 27th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Two goals in the last five minutes preserved a point for Cheltenham Town and prevented Crewe Alexandra from sneaking away with all three.

A draw was no more than the home side deserved having dominated for long periods without taking any of the numerous chances that came their way.

Crewe scored twice on the breakaway to set up what would have been an unlikely win, although Cheltenham showed enough determination to suggest they will not go down without a fight.

In fact, Cheltenham had three great chances to take the lead within the opening 20 minutes.

Paul Connor stabbed wide from a Steven Gillespie cross, David Bird saw a low drive beaten away by goalkeeper Ben Williams, but Damian Spencer really should have scored when he met Jerry Gill's curling cross at the far post.

Spencer met it with power but his downward header from eight yards bounced up and over the crossbar.

Michael Townsend headed over the crossbar from an Andy Lindegaard cross and Crewe offered little as an attacking force until right at the end of the first half when defender Chris McCready saw a header deflected wide and Ben Rix had a low drive parried by Cheltenham goalkeeper Shane Higgs.

The chances kept coming in an equally open second period with Spencer hitting the post with a header and Williams flying to save a Gillespie strike.

Just as it seemed a matter of time before Cheltenham would score, Crewe broke away and Byron Moore fed on-loan striker Simon Church, who beat Higgs with a 74th minute low drive.

Ryan Lowe doubled the advantage five minutes later having scampered up field from a Cheltenham corner to beat Higgs with a heavily deflected shot.

The fightback began five minutes from time when former Aston Villa left-back Alan Wright speared a free-kick beyond Williams from 20 yards and, a minute from the end of normal time, Bird drove one in from just inside the penalty area after Wright's left-wing cross had been headed down by Connor.

Cheltenham could even have won it deep into injury-time when Connor's cross was dragged inches wide by Gillespie.

Cheltenham Town Team

Crewe Alexandra Team

Cheltenham Town

Crewe Alexandra

Corners

6 6

Fouls

12 9

Goal attempts

23 15

Shots off target

13 3

Offsides

5 3

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