English:
Cheltenham Beats Swindon Town in a Thrilling Encounter at the County Ground
Swindon, Wiltshire – In a thrilling League Two match played at The Nigel Eady County Ground on March 15th, 2025, Cheltenham defeated Swindon Town 3-4 in a game filled with intensity, cards, and goals at both ends.
Cheltenham took an early lead with a goal from J. Thomas in the 8th minute, assisted by S. Stubbs. However, Swindon Town equalized before halftime thanks to a goal from W. Wright in the 45th minute. Cheltenham regained the lead with a goal from T. Dieng in the 48th minute. An own goal by W. Wright in the 54th minute seemed to seal the victory for Cheltenham, but Swindon responded with a penalty scored by K. Tshimanga in the 67th minute. The final minutes were frantic. O. Clarke scored for Swindon in the 88th minute, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Cheltenham’s 3-4 victory.
The match was interrupted by numerous cards. Cheltenham received 5 yellow cards and one red card to T. Bradbury, while Swindon accumulated 2 yellow cards. Swindon dominated possession with 63%, registering 14 shots (6 on target) and 5 corners. Cheltenham, on the other hand, had 37% possession, 6 shots (2 on target) and 2 corners. Despite the lower possession and shots, Cheltenham’s efficiency was key to their victory. The referee for the match was O. Yates.
Substitutions cheltenham: at minute 59 M. Taylor came in and G. Miller went out., at minute 68 T. Backwell came in and A. Hay went out., at minute 90 E. Williams came in and J. Thomas went out.
Substitutions swindon town: at minute 77 J. Westley came in and G. Kilkenny went out., at minute 87 N. Ofoborh came in and J. McGregor went out., at minute 87 J. Cotterill came in and T. Nichols went out., at minute 87 P. Glatzel came in and K. Tshimanga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Swindon Town
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