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Chris Zebroski and Jeff Goulding were brought into play on 61 minutes and replaced Shaun Harrad and Darryl Duffy respectively. Substitute Marlon Pack could have seen a low drive buried into the bottom corner but a deflection protected the Yate goal once again. The Bluebells were giving it their all and Scott Brown was needed to make a siving save when Groves' long ranged effort seemed destined for the bottom corner. Cheltenham weren't making the most of their chances in this game and a 1-0 lead looked slender against a Yate side not afraid of piling forward on the attack. A Harrad header followed although it was fairly wide of the mark and Yate continued to try and settle into the half. A Sido Jombati header forced Dempsey into another good save before Keith Lowe's acrobatic volley was deflected wide. Marlon Pack was introduced in place of Lawson D'Ath at the break and the midfielder could have seen a freekick hit the target had a Yate head not deflected the ball over. Cheltenham had another close call minutes when Sam Deering's back post header forced Dempsey into a smart save on the line. Yate did have the ball in the back of the net after 38 minutes much to the visiting crowd's joy but that enthusiasm was quickly scrubbed out once they had realised the linesman held his flag aloft for offside. He was needed again moments later when goal hungry Keith Lowe forced him into a low reaction save with a header.

The goalkeeper really needed to be in good form and a speculative 35 yard strike from Russ Penn forced another good save from the Yate number one. Lawson D'Ath was next up with an ambitious 30 yard effort but Dempsey was on hand to parry it wide. Shaun Harrad's first effort of the game threatened to drop into the top corner of Yate's goal but Dempsey was happy to see it float over as Cheltenham turned the screw. Darryl Duffy saw an effort fly over the bar as they looked to double their lead but Yate were still maintaining their attacking philosophy despite the clear counter threat from the Robins. It was exciting stuff but things did settle with the Robins slowly but surely taking control of proceedings. You could not take your eyes off this match. The visitors were at it again when Cox's freekick struck the crossbar but didn't cross the line before Brown cleared away anxiously. The minnows were inches away from grabbing an equaliser straight away but Knighton's header was denied by the base of the post. So harsh on Yate but a perfect start for Cheltenham. Mohamed's pacy run and low drive was saved well by Dempsey but Tom Warren, a former Cheltenham scholar, cleared the ball into the back of his team-mate Thomas and it rebounded into his own net. It was a wonderful atmosphere in the ground from the very start and the travelling Yate support were a major factor of that but they were silenced straight away when they suffered a heart breaking own goal in the 3rd minute. Yate Town, who had never reached the FA Cup first round before, named a predictable line-up but one that the Robins were not taking lightly. Shaun Harrad also came into the side with Darryl Duffy wide right. Sido Jombati and Russ Penn were back in the side after their one game suspensions and that allowed Steve Elliott and Marlon Pack to be rested although the latter was named on the bench. There would always be the temptation to make the changes for today's game but Mark Yates named a strong side to face non-league minnows Yate Town this afternoon.

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Yate were doing well but Mohamed's headed goal on 65 minutes pretty much killed the visitors off and the Robins really should have had more had Goulding, Zebroski and Deering finsihed off their chances but it was Zebroski who finaly got onto the scoresheet and deservedly so to make it game over.Īll in all it was a professional performance from Cheltenham Town to see off Yate Town and book themselves a spot in the FA Cup second round. The Robins settled and could have scored a few more but Yate and goalkeeper Dempsey stood firm to limit the scoreline at half time.

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Full Time: Robins 3-0 Yate Cheltenham Town progressed into the FA Cup second round this afternoon with a 3-0 win over non-league minnows Yate Town.Ī heart breaking early own goal for Yate put the Robins ahead on the third minute this afternoon but the minnows did almost find an equaliser on two seperate occasions with Knighton and Cox both hitting the post and bar respectively.