Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
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Cheltenham boosted their survival hopes with a home win over 10-man Morecambe.
With manager Gary Johnson watching from the stand as he recovers from heart surgery, the Robins started strongly.
Dan Holman's shot was cleared off the line by Aaron McGowan and Danny Wright's downward header bounced over the crossbar.
But Jordan Cranston tripped Paul Mullin in the box and Morecambe were awarded a penalty in the 13th minute. Michael Rose stepped up, but goalkeeper Scott Brown pulled off a fine save diving to his right.
Only a fine stop from Barry Roche denied Carl Winchester in the 15th minute.
Cheltenham opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when a free-kick was intercepted by Billy Waters who found Cranston on the left and his cross was nodded in by Harry Pell.
Wright put Cheltenham 2-0 up from the penalty in the 48th minute after Alex Kenyon handled Will Boyle's header on the line and he was sent off.
Pell crashed in the third from a 20-yard free-kick and Cheltenham were cruising before an own goal from Emmanuel Onariase gave the travelling fans something to cheer in the 79th minute.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Brown
- 27Winchester
- 23Onariase
- 15BoyleBooked at 32mins
- 17Cranston
- 7Pell
- 18RoweSubstituted forDaytonat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 4Storer
- 8WatersSubstituted forDavisat 75'minutes
- 9Wright
- 30HolmanBooked at 89mins
Substitutes
- 2Barthram
- 11Munns
- 19Wootton
- 21Dayton
- 22Lovett
- 32Plavotic
- 33Davis
Morecambe
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Roche
- 6WinnardBooked at 90mins
- 5Edwards
- 16Whitmore
- 3McGowanSubstituted forHawleyat 86'minutes
- 24Rose
- 4KenyonBooked at 47mins
- 10MolyneuxSubstituted forMurphyat 55'minutes
- 15WildigSubstituted forEvansat 81'minutes
- 11Ellison
- 7MullinBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 2Wakefield
- 8Murphy
- 12Nizic
- 17Fleming
- 21Evans
- 22Hawley
- Referee:
- Gavin Ward
- Attendance:
- 2,751
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away1
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
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Booking
James Dayton (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Booking
Dean Winnard (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
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Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Peter Murphy (Morecambe).
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Booking
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
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Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Dean Winnard (Morecambe).
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Booking
Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town).
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Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Peter Murphy.
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Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Dayton replaces James Rowe.
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Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Kyle Hawley replaces Aaron McGowan.
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Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
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Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Antony Evans replaces Aaron Wildig.
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Goal!
Own Goal by William Boyle, Cheltenham Town. Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
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Attempt missed. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
