On any other night Cheltenham would have won this game by a couple of goals, however they didn't sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with the home side. Cheltenham dominated vast periods of the game and only superb goalkeeping by Fleetwood's stopper Davies saved the day.
The first half was almost all one way towards the Fleetwood goal. The Robins played some good passing footward with Benson, Deering and Pack dominating the game.
The only surprise was that it took the visitors 24 minutes to take the lead, having gone close through Deering, Pack finnaly scored from outside the box following a corner. (0-1)
Davies then denied Taylor with a super save after a fine following move. Carter was then unlucky to see his curling shot go inches wide.
On half time in a rare attacking move Brown saved a close range effort from Fontaine.
Fleetwood made a change bringing on Parkin and the well built forward put in a super cross which Gillespie failed to convert. Cheltenham began to press again and Benson was denied by the best save of the night by Davies, pushing away the close range effort one handed.
The introduction of Junior Brown sparked further improvement in the home side and it was Brown who headed past his namesake in the Cheltenham goal to level the score. (1-1)
The goal sparked Cheltenham back into attacking mode however they lacked the cutting edge to take the points.
Fleetwood Town 1 Cheltenham Town 1 Att 2031
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Game 41 Yawn
Lancaster City completed a quick seven day league double over lowly Ossett Albion at the Giant Axe ground in Lancaster with a solitary goal from Lee Dodgson after 69 minutes.
It was a game that will not live in the memory for the 164 hardy souls who saw little action in a very poor game of football.
The visitors twice in a dull first half should really have taken the lead, Muller first denied in a one on one with keeper McDonald and the second on the verge of half time came from the best move of the match when a superb Tonks cross, was excellently headed towards the goal by Muller who was denied by a fantastic one handed save by the home keeper.
Lancaster offered little threat in the first period.
City took the lead when Green cut in towards the by line, crossed to the far post where Dodgson headed home. (1-0)
Taylor of Lancaster had a goal disallowed shortly afterwards because he was offside and that was the sum total of entertainment for the second half.
Dull it certainly was but it is three points.
It was a game that will not live in the memory for the 164 hardy souls who saw little action in a very poor game of football.
The visitors twice in a dull first half should really have taken the lead, Muller first denied in a one on one with keeper McDonald and the second on the verge of half time came from the best move of the match when a superb Tonks cross, was excellently headed towards the goal by Muller who was denied by a fantastic one handed save by the home keeper.
Lancaster offered little threat in the first period.
City took the lead when Green cut in towards the by line, crossed to the far post where Dodgson headed home. (1-0)
Taylor of Lancaster had a goal disallowed shortly afterwards because he was offside and that was the sum total of entertainment for the second half.
Dull it certainly was but it is three points.
Lancaster City 1 Ossett Albion 0 Att 164
Ossett corner about to be fumbled by City keeper McDonald
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Game 40 We used to win at home
It's now 12 home league games without a home win the longest in the clubs history, although to be fair the run should have ended today, however 3 decent chances were spurned in the second half which would have given Preston victory as it was a late penalty gave Shrewsbury the points.
A first half of direct football threatened to be one of the most tedious halves in the history of the game, the ball being propelled into outer space on a regular basis, efforts on goal were as rare as hen's teeth with McAllister header for the visitors half way through the half being the only save either keeper had to make.
North End took the lead on the stroke of half time when Beavon blasted home from 30 yards, a goal out of context with anything that had happened in the first half. (1-0)
Neither side looked remotely like scoring in the 2nd half as the tedium returned apart from a Holmes shot which was well saved by Weale in the Shrews goal. Against the run of play the Shrews levelled, ex North Ender was left unmarked, he pulled the ball back to Taylor whose powerful drive from 18 yards found the back of the net.(1-1)
The goal actually spurred the home side on and for a few minutes they actually began to play some decent football and with they created chances Cummings being unlucky to have a shot cleared from the line and then Holmes weaved his way through the Shrews defence and curled his shot over the bar, it should have gone.
Cummings again missed a good chances as both sides began to settle for a point until Morgan, Shrewsbury's gangly forward wormed his way into the home defence. Davies mistimed his tackle and sadly it was a penalty. Richards did the rest and away went the Shrews with the points.
A relegation battle looms for the home side, under the clueless direction from the sidelines this is going to be tough to escape.
Preston North End 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Att 8331
A first half of direct football threatened to be one of the most tedious halves in the history of the game, the ball being propelled into outer space on a regular basis, efforts on goal were as rare as hen's teeth with McAllister header for the visitors half way through the half being the only save either keeper had to make.
North End took the lead on the stroke of half time when Beavon blasted home from 30 yards, a goal out of context with anything that had happened in the first half. (1-0)
Neither side looked remotely like scoring in the 2nd half as the tedium returned apart from a Holmes shot which was well saved by Weale in the Shrews goal. Against the run of play the Shrews levelled, ex North Ender was left unmarked, he pulled the ball back to Taylor whose powerful drive from 18 yards found the back of the net.(1-1)
The goal actually spurred the home side on and for a few minutes they actually began to play some decent football and with they created chances Cummings being unlucky to have a shot cleared from the line and then Holmes weaved his way through the Shrews defence and curled his shot over the bar, it should have gone.
Cummings again missed a good chances as both sides began to settle for a point until Morgan, Shrewsbury's gangly forward wormed his way into the home defence. Davies mistimed his tackle and sadly it was a penalty. Richards did the rest and away went the Shrews with the points.
A relegation battle looms for the home side, under the clueless direction from the sidelines this is going to be tough to escape.
Preston North End 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Att 8331
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