Morecambe vs Cheltenham Town, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

20': Liam McAlinden

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Morecambe are hosting Cheltenham Town at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Morecambe, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Aaron Wildig (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town).
3': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Matty Blair.
4': Attempt missed. Sam Lavelle (Morecambe) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Wildig with a cross following a corner.
7': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
9': Foul by Kelvin Mellor (Morecambe).
9': Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Offside, Morecambe. Kelvin Mellor tries a through ball, but Carlos Mendes Gomes is caught offside.
12': Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by John O'Sullivan (Morecambe).
14': Offside, Morecambe. Carlos Mendes Gomes tries a through ball, but Liam McAlinden is caught offside.
16': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
16': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
19': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
20': Goal! Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Liam McAlinden (Morecambe) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
22': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
23': Attempt blocked. Sam Lavelle (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toumani Diagouraga.
23': Attempt missed. Toumani Diagouraga (Morecambe) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
23': Attempt missed. John O'Sullivan (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
25': Offside, Morecambe. Aaron Wildig tries a through ball, but John O'Sullivan is caught offside.
27': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Carlos Mendes Gomes (Morecambe).
32': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
32': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Harry Davis.
33': Attempt missed. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Blair with a headed pass.
39': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Liam Gibson.
44': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Hussey with a cross.
45'+1': Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Liam Gibson (Morecambe).
45'+1': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Liam Gibson.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+2': First Half ends, Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
46': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
46': John O'Sullivan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Smith.
48': Attempt saved. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Sercombe.
48': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kyle Letheren.
50': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Finn Azaz replaces Matty Blair.
51': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
51': John O'Sullivan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Cole Stockton (Morecambe).
59': Attempt saved. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie May.
59': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kyle Letheren.
62': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Hussey.
65': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
66': Substitution, Morecambe. Ryan Cooney replaces Liam McAlinden.
67': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Hussey with a cross.
68': Substitution, Morecambe. Stephen Hendrie replaces Harry Davis because of an injury.
70': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
71': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Alfie May tries a through ball, but Sam Smith is caught offside.
73': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Sean Long.
75': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Chris Hussey.
76': Attempt missed. Sam Lavelle (Morecambe) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Wildig with a cross following a corner.
78': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Andy Williams replaces Callum Wright.
82': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
83': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Indiana Vassilev replaces Lewis Freestone.
83': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Ellis Chapman replaces Alfie May.
84': Offside, Morecambe. Carlos Mendes Gomes tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
85': Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Ryan Cooney (Morecambe).
86': Attempt blocked. Ryan Cooney (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wildig.
86': Offside, Morecambe. Ryan Cooney tries a through ball, but John O'Sullivan is caught offside.
89': Attempt blocked. Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
89': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90': Aaron Wildig (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town).
90'+1': Substitution, Morecambe. Ben Pringle replaces John O'Sullivan.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Thomas.
90'+4': Foul by Sam Smith (Cheltenham Town).
90'+4': Ryan Cooney (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Carlos Mendes Gomes (Morecambe) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Hendrie with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
0': Match ends, Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Location: Morecambe, England

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	16	+8	33
2	Crewe Alexandra	15	+6	28
3	Doncaster Rovers	16	+4	28
4	Walsall	14	+12	27

Full Table

Line-Ups

Morecambe (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Kyle Letheren (GK)
6	Harry Davis
5	Sam Lavelle
8	Toumani Diagouraga
22	Liam Gibson
2	Kelvin Mellor
10	Aaron Wildig
11	Carlos Mendes
16	John O'Sullivan
9	Cole Stockton
19	Liam McAlinden

Morecambe Substitutes:

Freddie Price, Mark Halstead, Ryan Cooney, Alex Denny, Stephen Hendrie, Ben Pringle.

Cheltenham Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Scott Flinders (GK)
17	Lewis Freestone
4	Ben Tozer
2	Sean Long
26	Liam Sercombe
23	Callum Wright
7	Conor Thomas
3	Chris Hussey
11	Matt Blair
10	Alfie May
9	Sam Smith

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Max Harris, Grant Horton, Ellis Chapman, Finn Azaz, Alex Addai, Indiana Vassilev, Andy Williams.

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