Match ends, Fleetwood Town 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
FleetwoodFleetwood Town0CheltenhamCheltenham Town0
Cheltenham picked up their first League One point of the season with a goalless draw at Fleetwood.
Despite the lack of goals it was an entertaining and at times ill-tempered encounter at Highbury Stadium.
Scott Brown's Fleetwood, who had won both their previous home games under his management, screamed for a penalty four minutes before half-time.
Taylor Perry challenged Callum Morton after a quick counter-attack, but referee Andrew Kitchen waved their appeals away.
Fleetwood forced the first save in the 10th minute, with Luke Southwood diving to his right to push away Harvey Macadam's 20-yard shot.
Dan Nlundulu was lively in attack for Cheltenham and he smashed an effort over the crossbar after dispossessing Shaun Rooney.
Cheltenham nearly scored from close range after a corner was nodded down into the six-yard box by Caleb Taylor, but somehow Fleetwood scrambled the ball to safety despite Nlundulu's best efforts midway through the first half.
Morton was set up by Joe Garner early in the second period, but his powerful shot was off target, and Rooney and Danny Andrew both went close to winning it in the dying seconds, but Cheltenham held on.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Fleetwood
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Lynch
- 26RooneyBooked at 68mins
- 22NsialaBooked at 90mins
- 32EarlBooked at 90mins
- 3AndrewBooked at 60mins
- 7Mendes GomesSubstituted forGarnerat 36'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 8VelaBooked at 35mins
- 24BattySubstituted forHayesat 73'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 27MacadamSubstituted forSarpong-Wireduat 62'minutes
- 20Omochere
- 10Morton
Substitutes
- 1Stolarczyk
- 4Sarpong-Wiredu
- 14Garner
- 19Garner
- 21Hayes
- 28Johnston
- 37Baker
Cheltenham
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Southwood
- 2Long
- 14Taylor
- 6FreestoneBooked at 83mins
- 22JacksonSubstituted forRaglanat 86'minutes
- 8Sercombe
- 23Bonds
- 28PerrySubstituted forAdsheadat 78'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 3WilliamsSubstituted forFerryat 80'minutes
- 10May
- 9N'LunduluBooked at 36mins
Substitutes
- 5Raglan
- 7Brown
- 15Ferry
- 16Adshead
- 19Lloyd
- 20MacDonald
- 30Norton
- Referee:
- Andrew Kitchen
- Attendance:
- 2,510
Match Stats
Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamCheltenham
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away8
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
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Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Joe Garner (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Aristote Nsiala (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Joshua Earl (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Joshua Earl (Fleetwood Town).
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Daniel N'Lundulu (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Vela.
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Offside, Cheltenham Town. Liam Sercombe tries a through ball, but Alfie May is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Andrew with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Daniel Adshead (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Cian Hayes (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Daniel Adshead (Cheltenham Town).
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Attempt saved. Aristote Nsiala (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Garner with a headed pass.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Caleb Taylor.
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Attempt missed. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliott Bonds.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Charlie Raglan replaces Ryan Jackson.
Booking
Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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