Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Cheltenham Town 1.
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Cheltenham Town
- From the section League Two
Substitute Luke Young struck with a late free-kick to earn Plymouth a point against Cheltenham in League Two.
Argyle keeper Luke McCormick kept his side in the match in the first half, saving Kemar Roofe's volley and Curtis Nelson's attempted clearance.
But McCormick was beaten when Byron Harrison bagged his 10th goal of the season thanks to a deflection.
Argyle changed their formation and personnel and got their reward when Young fired in from 20 yards out.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
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"We're a bit disappointed, but on the back of a couple ogf defeats we've had, it was a much improved performance.
"We worked hard, and if we continue to do that then we've got a chance because we've got some good players.
"I thought we were excellent in the second half and we were unlucky not to take three points back on the bus with us."
Line-ups
Plymouth
- 23McCormick
- 4Blanchard
- 25PurringtonSubstituted forThomasat 79'minutes
- 11BlizzardSubstituted forYoungat 54'minutes
- 16Trotman
- 17NelsonBooked at 74mins
- 8BocoSubstituted forHarveyat 54'minutes
- 6HourihaneBooked at 30mins
- 7Alessandra
- 9Reid
- 20Banton
Substitutes
- 1Cole
- 14Young
- 15Wotton
- 18Harvey
- 19Thomas
- 22Richards
- 24Vassell
Cheltenham
- 1Brown
- 20Jombati
- 22Braham-Barrett
- 8Deering
- 5Brown
- 28Ihiekwe
- 4Taylor
- 14RichardsBooked at 83mins
- 9Harrison
- 23Roofe
- 7CuretonSubstituted forMcGlashanat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Elliott
- 10Gornell
- 11McGlashan
- 12Roberts
- 17Hanks
- 19Kotwica
- 21Vincent
- Referee:
- Lee Collins
- Attendance:
- 6,735
Match Stats
Home TeamPlymouthAway TeamCheltenham
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away13
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Cheltenham Town 1.
Neal Trotman (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jermaine McGlashan (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Craig Braham-Barrett.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Richards (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Curtis Nelson (Plymouth Argyle).
Jermaine McGlashan (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
Neal Trotman (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jermaine McGlashan (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt saved. Jason Banton (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town).
Goal!
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Cheltenham Town 1. Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Booking
Matthew Richards (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
Conor Hourihane (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Richards (Cheltenham Town).
Neal Trotman (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jermaine McGlashan (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jermaine McGlashan replaces Jamie Cureton.
Substitution
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Nathan Thomas replaces Ben Purrington.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Neal Trotman.
Foul by Tyler Harvey (Plymouth Argyle).
Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Curtis Nelson (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Curtis Nelson (Plymouth Argyle).
Kemar Roofe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Tyler Harvey (Plymouth Argyle).
Kemar Roofe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jason Banton (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Tyler Harvey.
Attempt missed. Jason Banton (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Lewis Alessandra (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sam Deering (Cheltenham Town).
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Luke Young.