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Late Goal Secures Draw for Salford City Against Cheltenham
Salford, Greater Manchester – In a match held at The Peninsula Stadium under the watchful eye of referee Alex Chilowicz, Salford City and Cheltenham Town drew in a League Two encounter, part of the 6th round of the 2025 season.
Salford City dominated possession with an impressive 69%, generating a total of 25 shots, with 7 on target and 10 off target. However, Cheltenham took the lead in the 56th minute with a goal from G. Miller.
Despite controlling the ball and earning 14 corner kicks, Salford struggled to convert their chances. The frustration led to two yellow cards being shown to O. Turton and K. Harris. Finally, in the 90th minute, K. Harris scored the equalizing goal for Salford City.
Cheltenham, with only 31% possession, opted for a more defensive strategy and managed to create danger with 5 shots, 3 of which were on target. Their game was interrupted by 14 fouls, resulting in a yellow card for T. Backwell.
The match, corresponding to round 6 of the regular season, ended with a bittersweet taste for Salford City, who, while rescuing a point in the last minute, failed to capitalize on their dominance of the game.
Substitutions salford city: at minute 46 J. Bird came in and C. Stockton went out., at minute 46 J. Austerfield came in and M. Butcher went out., at minute 67 O. Turton came in and H. Mnoga went out., at minute 67 K. Cesay came in and N. Siri went out.
Substitutions cheltenham: at minute 55 J. Martin came in and R. Broom went out., at minute 76 G. Miller came in and T. Backwell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Salford City
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