Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Eastleigh 1.
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Jon Parkin netted a late winner as National League promotion-chasers Forest Green beat 10-man Eastleigh.
After a dour first period, James Constable's driven effort gave the out-of-form away side a surprise lead.
The advantage only lasted three minutes though as Parkin fired home from the centre of the area.
With time running out, Parkin scrambled home the winner before the visitors' Ben Strevens was sent off in injury time for spitting.
Forest Green assistant Jamie Day told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
"It's exciting, it keeps everyone on their toes. I thought we played well, I'm disappointed that we went behind again, like we have done in recent weeks."
"We showed character to come back into the game and to then get a winner was first class from the boys."
"There's two teams I think fighting it out at the top, so credit to Cheltenham that they've done really well to go to Tranmere and get a result and we've just got to keep going and worry about ourselves."
Line-ups
Forest Green
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Arnold
- 6Bennett
- 4Clough
- 16Racine
- 3JenningsSubstituted forKellyat 46'minutes
- 2Pipe
- 9Marsh-Brown
- 19SinclairSubstituted forMooreat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 20Parkin
- 24CarterSubstituted forWedgburyat 87'minutes
- 11Frear
Substitutes
- 8Wedgbury
- 10Kelly
- 14Moore
- 17Guthrie
- 26Williams
Eastleigh
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Flitney
- 2PartingtonBooked at 90mins
- 5Turley
- 8Payne
- 3Green
- 6Reid
- 14StrevensBooked at 90mins
- 18Drury
- 10ReasonSubstituted forCookat 78'minutes
- 32Tubbs
- 9Constable
Substitutes
- 4Evans
- 7Odubade
- 12Midson
- 17Cook
- 19Poke
- Referee:
- Robert Jones
- Attendance:
- 2,221
Match Stats
Home TeamForest GreenAway TeamEastleigh
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away6
- Corners
- Home10
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Eastleigh 1.
Dismissal
Ben Strevens (Eastleigh) is shown the red card.
Booking
Joe Partington (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers.
Booking
Kieffer Moore (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Jamie Turley (Eastleigh).
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Kieffer Moore (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2, Eastleigh 1. Jon Parkin (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliott Frear with a cross.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Kieffer Moore replaces Rob Sinclair.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Sam Wedgbury replaces Darren Carter.
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Corner, Eastleigh.
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Attempt missed. Michael Green (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
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Foul by Josh Payne (Eastleigh).
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Dale Bennett (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
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Corner, Eastleigh.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Lee Cook replaces Jai Reason.
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Foul by Marcus Kelly (Forest Green Rovers).
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Jamie Turley (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
