Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0.
CheltenhamCheltenham Town3MorecambeMorecambe0
Three second-half goals secured a comfortable home win for Cheltenham over Morecambe in League Two.
Both goalkeepers pulled off outstanding saves during a goalless first period.
Scott Flinders denied Kevin Ellison in the third minute and Ellison then crashed a shot against the post two minutes later as Morecambe made the brighter start.
Cheltenham improved and Harry Pell forced Danijel Nizic into a smart stop with a header from Joe Morrell's free-kick in the 21st minute.
Another Morrell delivery was headed towards goal by Will Boyle, but Nizic was again equal to it after half an hour.
Pell glanced a Morrell free-kick wide in the 56th minute, but the breakthrough came two minutes later.
Jerell Sellars beat two defenders and then saw his shot take a deflection and loop up and over the despairing dive of Nizic for his first Whaddon Road goal and second of the season.
Boyle headed in the second in the 65th minute after a Pell nod down and Pell headed in George Lloyd's accurate cross at the far post to round off the scoring in the 73rd minute.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 4-3-3
- 24Flinders
- 28Moore
- 2Grimes
- 15Boyle
- 33ChatzitheodoridisSubstituted forCranstonat 82'minutes
- 6AtanganaSubstituted forRodonat 75'minutes
- 7Pell
- 25Morrell
- 50Lloyd
- 20Eisa
- 17SellarsSubstituted forGrahamat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Cranston
- 9Wright
- 18Bower
- 21Graham
- 22Lovett
- 27Rodon
- 35Andrews
Morecambe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Nizic
- 6WinnardBooked at 90mins
- 16Lavelle
- 5Old
- 14Conlan
- 24RoseSubstituted forFlemingat 81'minutes
- 4Kenyon
- 21WyldeBooked at 55minsSubstituted forThompsonat 62'minutes
- 15WildigSubstituted forLangat 63'minutes
- 11Ellison
- 28McGurk
Substitutes
- 2McGowan
- 7Thompson
- 8Fleming
- 9Oliver
- 10Campbell
- 20Maher
- 29Lang
- Referee:
- Lee Swabey
- Attendance:
- 2,420
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0.
Booking
Dean Winnard (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Joe Rodon (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
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Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Joe Rodon (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Foul by Brian Graham (Cheltenham Town).
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Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Joe Morrell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Adam McGurk (Morecambe).
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Attempt saved. Mohamed Eisa (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Joe Rodon (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
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Foul by Brian Graham (Cheltenham Town).
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Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jordan Cranston replaces Ilias Chatzitheodoridis.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Brian Graham replaces Jerell Sellars.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Andrew Fleming replaces Michael Rose.
