Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 3, Dover Athletic 1.
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Forest Green came from behind at a blustery New Lawn to inflict a third successive defeat on Dover Athletic.
The visitors went ahead when Nick Deverdics drove home after Stefan Payne tapped a free-kick to him.
James Jennings levelled by turning in a corner and Darren Carter cut in soon after to fire Forest Green in front.
The third came when Andy Rafferty failed to keep out Elliott Frear's wind-assisted corner and both sides hit the woodwork in a frantic finish.
The victory kept Forest Green just one point behind Cheltenham at the top of the table, while Dover slipped three places to sixth.
Forest Green boss Ady Pennock told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
"We managed the first half very well. We knew what the conditions were going to be like in the second half because we'd checked the weather forecast.
"Collectively, as a group it's been an absolutely fantastic week for this football club.
"We've come a long way today and the conditions were terrible.
"It's about attitude, we've shown we can do both. We can play football and work hard and roll up our sleeves."
Line-ups
Forest Green
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Arnold
- 19SinclairSubstituted forPipeat 76'minutes
- 3Jennings
- 5JonesBooked at 61minsSubstituted forCloughat 67'minutes
- 24Carter
- 17Guthrie
- 11Frear
- 8Wedgbury
- 6Bennett
- 20ParkinBooked at 72minsSubstituted forO'Connorat 84'minutes
- 16Racine
Substitutes
- 2Pipe
- 4Clough
- 7O'Connor
- 9Marsh-Brown
- 23Maxted
Dover
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Rafferty
- 15Grimes
- 5Raggett
- 18ParkinsonBooked at 19mins
- 2Magri
- 16Sterling
- 7Modeste
- 17Deverdics
- 21Thomas
- 23Payne
- 9Miller
Substitutes
- 4Kinnear
- 10Murphy
- 11Diallo
- 12Ajala
- 14Ofori-Acheampong
- Referee:
- Simon Bennett
- Attendance:
- 1,661
Match Stats
Home TeamForest GreenAway TeamDover
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away3
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 3, Dover Athletic 1.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers.
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Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green Rovers).
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Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Dale Bennett (Forest Green Rovers).
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Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Sam Wedgbury (Forest Green Rovers).
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Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green Rovers).
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Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Nicky Deverdics (Dover Athletic).
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Aaron O'Connor (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Aaron O'Connor replaces Jon Parkin.
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Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
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Foul by David Pipe (Forest Green Rovers).
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Nicky Deverdics (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Darren Carter (Forest Green Rovers).
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Jack Parkinson (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Jon Parkin (Forest Green Rovers).
