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21/11/2026, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, England
League Two, English Football League
Cheltenham Vs Salford

Cheltenham play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: J McElligott (GK) , R Fordyce (CB) , R Ivers (CB) , R Welsh (CB) , M McWhinney (CM) , N Toshack (CM) , R Halloran (CDM) , D French (RM) , B Ladd (LM) , S McAfee (ST) , I McCord (ST) And the subs are: C Forsythe (CB) , D Nicol (CB) , F Ahearn (CM) , R Evans (CM) , J MacLaughlin (ST)

Salford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S MacAdams (GK) , R McPhee (CB) , D Corcoran (CB) , K Nieketien (CB) , J Kelman (RB) , S Evans (LB) , R Chalmers (CDM) , C Moore (CAM) , P George (RM) , B Drum (LM) , C Bennett (ST) And the subs are: P MacEwen (CB) , J MacCubbin (CB) , N MacCarthy (CM) , K McCrae (CM) , J Fairbairn (ST)
Welcome to Whaddon Road in Cheltenham, England where Cheltenham will face Salford City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 7756.

1' - Cheltenham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Robert Ivers passes to Robert Fordyce.  Robert Fordyce passes to Blake Ladd.  Blake Ladd chips a long ball to Rory Halloran.  Rory Halloran sees Noel Toshack making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Noel Toshack is unable to control the ball!  

5' - Mark McWhinney fires a shot from long range...and its in! It's a nice goal from Mark McWhinney for Cheltenham!  The ball went in off the upright!

5' - Salford kick the ball off for the restart.  

10' - Kieran Nieketien successfully tackles Noel Toshack and the ball goes loose.  Kieran Nieketien finds Colin Moore with a long ball.  Colin Moore sees Paul George making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Noel Toshack slides the ball to Robert Fordyce.  Robert Fordyce finds Rory Halloran with a short pass.  Rory Halloran attempts to use his skills to beat Brad Drum and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

24' - Rory Halloran spots a run from Mark McWhinney.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

33' - Robert Ivers chips a long ball to Rory Halloran.  Rory Halloran plays a short pass to Noel Toshack.  Kieran Nieketien successfully tackles Noel Toshack and takes the ball.  Kieran Nieketien plays the ball to Robert Chalmers.  Robert Chalmers brings the ball forward, attempting to outpace Rory Halloran, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Salford.  

35' - Colin Moore places the ball to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box and finds Cillian Bennett.  Cillian Bennett tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Robert Ivers gets to the ball first and clears.

36' - Rory Halloran slides the ball to David French.  David French runs with the ball, beating Robert Chalmers.  

37' - David French sees a run from Scott McAfee.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Scott McAfee is caught offside!  

39' - Ian McCord attempts to beat John Kelman using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

39' - Ian McCord spots a run from Scott McAfee.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

42' - Scott McAfee dispossesses Cillian Bennett and takes possession.  Cheltenham try to launch a counter attack.  Scott McAfee attempts to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

44' - Shamus MacAdams passes a long ball to Davie Corcoran.  Davie Corcoran plays the ball to Paul George.  Paul George brings the ball forward, outpacing Richard Welsh.  

45' - Paul George whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Robert Fordyce.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Salford kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Paul George passes to Robert Chalmers.  Robert Chalmers passes to Brad Drum.  Brad Drum finds Robert Chalmers with a long ball.  Robert Chalmers plays the ball to Cillian Bennett.  Cillian Bennett curves the ball into the box and finds Colin Moore.  Colin Moore directs a header towards the top corner...but Jordan McElligott deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Salford.  Colin Moore places the ball to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Cillian Bennett.  Cillian Bennett gets above the defence and directs a header hoping to beat the keeper...but its over!

52' - Jordan McElligott sees Rory Halloran making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Rory Halloran runs on to the ball.  Rory Halloran attempts a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  John Kelman is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Ivers will come off.  Dan Nicol joins the game from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Davie Corcoran is going to be taken off.  Paul MacEwen is going to be brought on.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Richard Welsh is going to be taken off.  Chris Forsythe is brought on from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Kieran Nieketien is going to be taken off.  Johnny MacCubbin is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Rory Halloran sees a run from Mark McWhinney.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Mark McWhinney can't get to the ball!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian McCord is going to be taken off.  Jasper MacLaughlin is brought on from the bench.  

55' - David French tries to beat Ross McPhee using his ball skills, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for Cheltenham.  

56' - Jasper MacLaughlin will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but Robert Chalmers intercepts and clears the ball.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Cillian Bennett will come off.  John Fairbairn is going to be brought on.  

58' - Robert Chalmers sees a run from John Fairbairn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

60' - Jasper MacLaughlin finds Rory Halloran with a long ball.  Robert Chalmers tackles Rory Halloran and takes possession.  Robert Chalmers attempts to hit a long range shot...and Robert Chalmers scores!  Its a goal for Salford!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

61' - Cheltenham kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Mark McWhinney passes to Chris Forsythe.  Chris Forsythe plays a short pass to Mark McWhinney.  Mark McWhinney spots a run from Scott McAfee.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Scott McAfee is able to control the ball.  Scott McAfee tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Scott McAfee for Cheltenham!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

64' - Salford kick the ball off for the restart.  

67' - Brad Drum plays the ball to Ross McPhee.  Ross McPhee passes to Paul MacEwen.  Paul MacEwen plays a long ball to John Kelman.  John Kelman sees Paul George making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Paul George is able to take the ball.  Paul George looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

71' - Robert Chalmers looks to hit a long range shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

73' - Colin Moore spots a run from John Fairbairn.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - Johnny MacCubbin dispossesses Scott McAfee and the ball goes loose.  Ross McPhee chips a long ball to Seth Evans.  Seth Evans passes to Paul George.  Dan Nicol successfully tackles Paul George and the ball goes loose.  Robert Fordyce finds Rory Halloran with a long ball.  Rory Halloran tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Rory Halloran for Cheltenham!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

79' - Salford kick the ball off for the restart.  

81' - Ross McPhee finds Paul MacEwen with a short pass.  Paul MacEwen plays the ball to Colin Moore.  Colin Moore uses his pace to beat Blake Ladd.  

85' - Rory Halloran crosses the ball, but opposing player Ross McPhee takes possession.  

87' - Ross McPhee finds Johnny MacCubbin with a long ball.  Johnny MacCubbin slides the ball to Colin Moore.  Colin Moore curves the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

91' - Robert Fordyce plays the ball to Noel Toshack.  John Fairbairn successfully tackles Noel Toshack and the ball goes loose.  Rory Halloran looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Shamus MacAdams!  Scott McAfee gets to the ball first...Scott McAfee looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's an exquisite goal from Scott McAfee for Cheltenham!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!



The match has ended Cheltenham 4 - 1 Salford City.