Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Newport County 1.
CheltenhamCheltenham Town1NewportNewport County1
Mohamed Eisa's 10th goal of the season salvaged a point for Cheltenham against Newport County.
Padraig Amond had put Exiles ahead with a looping header over Scott Flinders in the 55th minute.
But the prolific Eisa controlled superbly before curling a shot past Joe Day to equalise 13 minutes from time.
Both teams pressed for a winner with Cheltenham appealing when Day went perilously close to carrying the ball over the goal-line late on.
Newport drop one place to 11th with Cheltenham remaining 15th in the League Two table.
Newport manager Mike Flynn: "I thought we created enough chances to win the game. We need to take them and kill teams off and be ruthless.
"I thought we were the better team but fair play to Cheltenham they came back and made it difficult.
"But their goalkeeper was voted man of the match and that says everything."
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 4-4-2
- 24Flinders
- 28MooreBooked at 90mins
- 2Grimes
- 15Boyle
- 11Winchester
- 8Dawson
- 25Morrell
- 6AtanganaBooked at 20mins
- 17Sellars
- 20Eisa
- 21GrahamBooked at 7minsSubstituted forWrightat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Storer
- 9Wright
- 10Holman
- 18Bower
- 22Lovett
- 27Hinds
- 50Lloyd
Newport
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Day
- 2Pipe
- 28Demetriou
- 17Bennett
- 6White
- 3Butler
- 7Willmott
- 8DolanSubstituted forTozerat 69'minutes
- 20Owen-Evans
- 10NoubleBooked at 89minsSubstituted forMcCoulskyat 90+1'minutes
- 9Amond
Substitutes
- 11Reynolds
- 12Tozer
- 15McCoulsky
- 18Foulston
- 24Touray
- 30Bittner
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
- Attendance:
- 3,637
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamNewport
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away9
- Corners
- Home8
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Newport County 1.
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Attempt missed. Carl Winchester (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Mohamed Eisa (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Shawn McCoulsky replaces Frank Nouble.
Booking
Taylor Moore (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Taylor Moore (Cheltenham Town).
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Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
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Attempt blocked. Carl Winchester (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Booking
Frank Nouble (Newport County) is shown the yellow card.
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William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Padraig Amond (Newport County).
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Scott Flinders.
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Attempt saved. Frank Nouble (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Jamie Grimes (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ben White.
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Attempt missed. Jerell Sellars (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Taylor Moore.
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Mohamed Eisa (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
