Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0.
CheltenhamCheltenham Town3MorecambeMorecambe0
Second-half goals from Terry Gornell and Byron Harrison helped Cheltenham to victory against 10-man Morecambe.
Matt Richards put the Robins in front with a curling 30-yard free-kick in first-half injury time.
Morecambe captain Mark Hughes was then sent off two minutes after the break, receiving a second yellow card for a tackle on Sam Deering.
Richards had a penalty saved by Barry Roche before Gornell added a second and Harrison made it 3-0 late on.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Cheltenham goalscorer Terry Gornell told BBC Gloucestershire:
"It was a great three points. I think we were under a bit of pressure after Saturday.
"I think it was a blessing in disguise to have a Tuesday game.
"That's what you want after being defeated on Saturday [against Rochdale]. You want a game as soon as possible.
"We got a result and we got a performance as well with it."
Morecambe manager Jim Bentley told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"It's massively disappointing. We keep saying we're never too high and never too low, but it's hard to take.
"We came with a plan and we started the better side. We know they're under a little bit of pressure because they've only won once at home. Their crowd was muted and we kept it that way.
"Obviously the sending-off at the start of the second half made it hard for us, but there are plenty of positives. We've just come off the back of a nine-match unbeaten run and I've told the lads to get their chins up."
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Brown
- 20Jombati
- 14Richards
- 25Noble
- 5Brown
- 2Lowe
- 11McGlashanSubstituted forKotwicaat 88'minutes
- 8Deering
- 10GornellBooked at 45mins
- 7CuretonSubstituted forHarrisonat 70'minutes
- 4TaylorSubstituted forWilliamsat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Elliott
- 9Harrison
- 12Roberts
- 16Penn
- 17Hanks
- 19Kotwica
- 27Williams
Morecambe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Roche
- 8WrightBooked at 82mins
- 3ThrelfallBooked at 90mins
- 4Kenyon
- 5HughesBooked at 47mins
- 22Parrish
- 16DrummondSubstituted forDiagneat 65'minutes
- 17Fleming
- 27Amond
- 10WilliamsSubstituted forMcGeeat 80'minutes
- 11EllisonSubstituted forMwasileat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Diagne
- 18Bell
- 19McGee
- 20Mwasile
- 25Arestidou
- Referee:
- Andy Davies
- Attendance:
- 2,050
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home64%
- Away36%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0.
Booking
Robbie Threlfall (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
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Sam Deering (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Robbie Threlfall (Morecambe).
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Sido Jombati (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Andrew Fleming (Morecambe).
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Zachary Kotwica replaces Jermaine McGlashan because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Harry Williams replaces Jason Taylor.
Goal!
Goal! Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0. Byron Harrison (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Barry Roche.
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Attempt saved. Jermaine McGlashan (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Joe McGee replaces Ryan Williams.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Barry Roche.
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Attempt saved. Sam Deering (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Alex Kenyon.
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Sam Deering (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
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Foul by Jason Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
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Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
