Match ends, Cheltenham Town 0, Bolton Wanderers 1.
CheltenhamCheltenham Town0BoltonBolton Wanderers1
A stoppage-time goal from Ryan Delaney saw Bolton bounce back from two straight defeats with victory at high-flying Cheltenham.
Defender Delaney scored the only goal of the game in the first minute of time added on, forcing the ball over the line from close range after Lloyd Isgrove's corner from the right was not dealt with by the home side.
Wanderers had the best chance of the first half after a misplaced header from Ben Tozer fell to Isgrove, who raced through on goal in the 14th minute, but Josh Griffiths made an excellent save.
Eoin Doyle turned sharply and fired just wide five minutes later, but the home side applied pressure both before and after half-time.
Alfie May saw a shot parried by Matt Gilks after a swift counter-attack in the 27th minute and the experienced goalkeeper saved with his feet to deny May again a minute later.
Gilks was tested again in the 56th minute, but he was equal to George Lloyd's shot.
Bolton handled the threat of Tozer's long throw-ins extremely well throughout to hold onto their clean sheet and Doyle saw a headed effort deflected into the arms of Griffiths before Delaney's injury-time winner sealed an impressive result for Ian Evatt's side.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 3-5-2
- 20Griffiths
- 5RaglanBooked at 90mins
- 4Tozer
- 15Boyle
- 11Blair
- 26Sercombe
- 18AzazSubstituted forSangat 69'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 28ChapmanSubstituted forReidat 84'minutes
- 3Hussey
- 19LloydSubstituted forWilliamsat 66'minutes
- 10May
Substitutes
- 6Bowry
- 9Reid
- 14Williams
- 17Freestone
- 25Chamberlain
- 27Sang
- 30Ebanks
Bolton
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 13Gilks
- 27Baptiste
- 5Almeida Santos
- 6Delaney
- 2Jones
- 10Sarcevic
- 25Thomason
- 16GreenidgeSubstituted forMascollat 67'minutes
- 23Isgrove
- 9Doyle
- 7Delfouneso
Substitutes
- 1Crellin
- 8Comley
- 11Crawford
- 12Hickman
- 14White
- 15Mascoll
- 17Darcy
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
- Attendance:
- 1,685
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away5
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home18
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 0, Bolton Wanderers 1.
Booking
Charlie Raglan (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Charlie Raglan (Cheltenham Town).
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George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Bolton Wanderers 1. Ryan Delaney (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Santos following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lloyd Isgrove with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Hussey.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by George Thomason.
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Foul by Alfie May (Cheltenham Town).
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Jamie Mascoll (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Tom Sang (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie May.
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Foul by Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town).
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Lloyd Isgrove (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Reuben Reid replaces Ellis Chapman.
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Foul by Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town).
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Ryan Delaney (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Tom Sang (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
