Report: Robins 3-1 Salford City

10 January 2023

The Robins defeated League Two outfit Salford City 3-1 at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium in the Papa John’s Trophy quarter-finals.

New signing Will Goodwin joined Ryan Broom and Liam Sercombe on the scoresheet to help ensure Cheltenham’s progression in the competition.

The first chance of the game fell to debutant Goodwin as Sean Long whipped in a ball to the striker, whose header went just over the bar.

Another chance would come the way of Goodwin, as he played a smart one-two with Broom before putting the ball wide of the post.

It would be Salford who took a lead early on however, with Hendry putting the ball past Luke Southwood with an acrobatic effort following a corner.

The Robins searched for an immediate response through Elliott Bonds, whose effort was denied following a great save from Alex Cairns in the Salford goal.

Alfie May would also go close to bringing the game level as his effort, which was destined for the top corner, was tipped onto the crossbar by Cairns.

A goal would eventually come for the Robins as Broom put the ball in the back of the net following a smart pullback by Ben Williams.

The Robins went in search of the lead in the second half as the ball fell to Liam Sercombe in the box following a long throw, with the shot eventually going just over the bar.

Sercombe would give Cheltenham the lead as Ryan Jackson came down the right, pulling the ball back to Goodwin whose shot hit the port before falling to Sercombe to turn the ball in.

Goodwin would get his debut goal, powering the ball past Cairns after being played in by Sercombe.

Bonds looked to get in on the actions as his left-footed strike from outside the area required a good save from Cairns.

Robins – Southwood, Long ©, Williams, Bradbury, Sercombe (Barkers 84), Goodwin (Norton 79), May (Brown 84), Taylor, Jackson, Bonds (Perry 78), Broom

Un-used substitutes –Ferry, MacDonald, Ebanks

Salford – Cairns, Touray ©, Watt, Watson, Hendry, Bailey, Galbraith, Berkoe, Bolton, Leak, Vassell

Un-used substitutes – King, Eastham, Smith, Tolaj, Sargeant, Humbles, Henderson

Attendance – 1,874 (71 Away)

Referee – C. Book

Ticket News

Match Pack: Salford City

9 January 2023

Cheltenham Town take on Salford City in a Papa Johns Trophy Quarter-Final tomorrow at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium (7:45PM KO).

Last time out in the competition, the Robins beat Chelsea U21 4-0 at home, and now are amongst the final eight sides in the Trophy.

Tickets are still available online for the match, and up until midnight tonight U14 tickets are £1. Adult tickets are £5 and senior, student, U18 tickets are all £3.

Like before, home supporters can watch the game in the HGV Drivers UK Stand, Colin Farmer Stand (blocks 6-8) and the Paddock, and you can book your ticket now.

The Optimising IT Stand and tunnel will be closed for this match.

All prices will rise by £1 on the day of the game.

For matchday parking, a reminder that season ticket holders do not have a space reserved in the car park for cup matches, and that in order to have a space you must purchase online.

A reminder that you can also choose to watch the game with our hospitality package in the Premier Suite. You get a premium two-course meal, padded seats in the with extra legroom in the HGV Drivers UK Stand, a complimentary match programme and teamsheet, sky Sports and free Wifi access, plus a car parking space at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

A reminder that season tickets are not valid for cup competitions, including the Papa Johns Trophy.

If you are buying tickets in person, you can use cash or card from the sales point in the main car park.

Fans should arrive early to avoid queues, and any ticket changes should be made a day in advance due to the time it takes to alter tickets.

If you are unable to make the match tomorrow evening, you can watch it online via our iFollow Match Pass.

You can find the details to get to the Completely-Suzuki Stadium down below.

On arrival and around the ground, you will see our new food pods. These are cashless, and only card payments are accepted. For today's match, you can find the food pods in the car park, HGV Drivers UK stand and the Colin Farmer Stand.

A new set of actions will be implemented across all English football leagues for the 2022/23 season and will be backed by the Football Supporters’ Association. They will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects - as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour.