Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Cambridge United 1.
Forest GreenForest Green Rovers2CambridgeCambridge United1
Forest Green are assured of at least a place in the League Two play-offs after making it four wins in a row against Cambridge.
Rovers are now three points shy of the automatic promotion places with two games to go.
An inauspicious start was tempered when Cambridge defender Louis John was afforded the freedom of the New Lawn to stride forwards and unleash a 30-yard effort that James Montgomery pushed wide.
Rovers opened their account after 24 minutes. Dayle Grubb's flighted corner picked out the leaping Gavin Gunning, who neatly glanced his header beyond Dimitar Mitov.
Mark Cooper's men started the second half on the front foot but were stung when Paul Lewis was allowed all the time in the world to pull the trigger from 25 yards and level things up.
Rovers responded, with Reece Brown stinging the palms of Mitov and Joseph Mills forcing a brave block from Harry Darling.
Cambridge cracked with 14 minutes to go. The predatory Christian Doidge found the net following a Grubb corner, after Gunning's header was initially blocked.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Forest Green
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Montgomery
- 2Shephard
- 6Rawson
- 16Gunning
- 23Mills
- 7Winchester
- 19McGinley
- 25MondalSubstituted forReidat 84'minutes
- 10BrownSubstituted forDigbyat 90+2'minutes
- 8Grubb
- 9Doidge
Substitutes
- 4James
- 5Collins
- 20Digby
- 21McCoulsky
- 22Godwin-Malife
- 26Reid
- 34Ward
Cambridge
Formation 5-4-1
- 13Mitov
- 17DaviesSubstituted forIbehreat 61'minutes
- 25John
- 16Darling
- 5TaylorSubstituted forKnowlesat 86'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 3Carroll
- 7AmooSubstituted forBrownat 62'minutes
- 6Deegan
- 22Lewis
- 27Coulson
- 9Hepburn-Murphy
Substitutes
- 4Taft
- 11Dunk
- 14Ibehre
- 19Lambe
- 20Brown
- 23Knowles
- 30Iron
- Referee:
- Thomas Bramall
- Attendance:
- 2,699
Match Stats
Home TeamForest GreenAway TeamCambridge
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Cambridge United 1.
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Attempt missed. Louis John (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Paul Digby replaces Reece Brown.
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Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Joseph Mills.
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Delay in match Gavin Gunning (Forest Green Rovers) because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Booking
Tom Knowles (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Joseph Mills (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Tom Knowles (Cambridge United).
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Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Paul Lewis (Cambridge United).
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Foul by Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers).
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Jevani Brown (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Tom Knowles replaces Greg Taylor because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Reuben Reid replaces Junior Mondal.
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Attempt blocked. Hayden Coulson (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers).
