Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
CheltenhamCheltenham Town1AccringtonAccrington Stanley0
Kyle Vassell's first league goal for Cheltenham helped them beat Accrington and end a three-game losing run.
The striker followed up in the 79th minute after Will Boyle's deft attempt was palmed away by Toby Savin.
Cheltenham had threatened to make the breakthrough on several occasions, with Savin repelling Mattie Pollock's header from a corner in the 14th minute.
Sean Long's cross was headed over by Boyle before half-time and Scott Flinders had to dive low to his left to keep out former Cheltenham favourite Harry Pell's effort.
Ellis Chapman set up Vassell seconds after the restart, but his shot was kept out by Savin and Pollock headed the resulting corner over the bar.
Flinders reacted superbly to deny Pell at his near post after David Morgan's delivery.
But Vassell had the final say at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium, with Matty Blair nearly making it 2-0 in the final seconds.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 3-5-2
- 20Flinders
- 2Long
- 4Pollock
- 15BoyleBooked at 85mins
- 17BlairBooked at 89mins
- 18PerrySubstituted forChapmanat 45+2'minutes
- 7Thomas
- 28CrowleySubstituted forBarkersat 81'minutes
- 3Hussey
- 9Vassell
- 10MaySubstituted forJosephat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Evans
- 6Freestone
- 11Chapman
- 14Williams
- 21Joseph
- 26Barkers
- 27Norton
Accrington
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 40Savin
- 5Sykes
- 12Nottingham
- 38AmankwahBooked at 71mins
- 11McConvilleSubstituted forO'Sullivanat 74'minutes
- 28Conneely
- 37MorganSubstituted forMalcolmat 86'minutes
- 4Hamilton
- 6Butcher
- 8PellSubstituted forLeighat 87'minutes
- 9Bishop
Substitutes
- 1Trafford
- 3Sherring
- 7O'Sullivan
- 18Leigh
- 26Mansell
- 35Nolan
- 41Malcolm
- Referee:
- James Oldham
- Attendance:
- 3,437
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home10
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
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Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kyle Joseph (Cheltenham Town).
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Ethan Hamilton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town).
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Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
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Attempt blocked. Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
Booking
Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Yeboah Amankwah (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kyle Joseph (Cheltenham Town).
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Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Kyle Vassell with a headed pass.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tommy Leigh replaces Harry Pell.
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Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
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Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jovan Malcolm replaces David Morgan.
Booking
William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
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