Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 4, Salisbury City 0.
Forest GreenForest Green Rovers4SalisburySalisbury City0
In-form Forest Green Rovers dented Salisbury's hopes of a play-off place with an emphatic victory.
Aarran Racine put the home team ahead with a well-taken finish into the bottom corner from 18 yards.
Jared Hodgkiss drilled a shot into the top corner from just outside the penalty area before half-time.
Lee Hughes added a third by converting Matt Taylor's cross, and substitute Yan Klukowski nodded home another Taylor cross in injury time to seal victory.
Forest Green manager Adrian Pennock told BBC Gloucestershire:
"That was a big one. They're a good team - they're above us and they've been playing really well.
"I was impressed by us. The work-rate has been spot on.
"I made a couple of changes from Saturday to get some fresh legs in and I thought we scored some really good goals."
Salisbury City manager Mikey Harris told BBC Wiltshire:
"I'd like to apologise to the fans that came here tonight.
"I'm sure, like me, they came here with high hopes following a great result against Luton.
"But we didn't follow that up. I've said all season that a win on a Saturday is great, but you have to follow it up on the Tuesday.
"We've let the next game pass us by and we've missed out on a fantastic opportunity."
Line-ups
Forest Green
- 1Russell
- 5Turley
- 2Hodgkiss
- 15Oshodi
- 16Racine
- 23BarrySubstituted forGreenat 78'minutes
- 4Bangura
- 24Kelly
- 7NorwoodSubstituted forKlukowskiat 64'minutes
- 14Taylor
- 29HughesBooked at 52minsSubstituted forRodgersat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Klukowski
- 12Asafu-Adjaye
- 21White
- 26Rodgers
- 22Green
Salisbury
- 1Puddy
- 23MacDonaldBooked at 45mins
- 30Amankwaah
- 5J Clarke
- 6Wilson
- 12KamdjoSubstituted forWellardat 51'minutes
- 14Sinclair
- 11FrearSubstituted forDuttonat 80'minutes
- 7McPheeSubstituted forWhiteat 61'minutes
- 20Fitchett
- 13Sinclair
Substitutes
- 8Wellard
- 9White
- 16Dutton
- 4Brett
- 25Bittner
- Referee:
- Justin Amey
- Attendance:
- 918
Match Stats
Home TeamForest GreenAway TeamSalisbury
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away2
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away7
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 4, Salisbury City 0.
Goal!
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 4, Salisbury City 0. Yan Klukowski (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matty Taylor with a cross.
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Foul by Rob Sinclair (Salisbury City).
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Al Bangura (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Dan Fitchett (Salisbury City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt blocked. Angus MacDonald (Salisbury City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Jamie Turley (Forest Green Rovers).
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Dan Fitchett (Salisbury City) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Matty Taylor tries a through ball, but Matty Taylor is caught offside.
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Foul by Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers).
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Angus MacDonald (Salisbury City) wins a free kick.
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Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Matty Taylor tries a through ball, but Matty Taylor is caught offside.
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Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Luke Rodgers tries a through ball, but Luke Rodgers is caught offside.
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Foul by Marcus Kelly (Forest Green Rovers).
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Kevin Amankwaah (Salisbury City) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Brian Dutton (Salisbury City).
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Aarran Racine (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Eddie Oshodi (Forest Green Rovers).
