Cheltenham Town vs Oxford United. Sky Bet League Two.
Whaddon Road GroundAttendance3,002.
Sunday 30 November 2014 07:37, UK
There was to be no winning start for new Cheltenham manager Paul Buckle as the mid-table tussle against Oxford ended 1-1.
But it would have been much worse for the former Torquay, Luton and Bristol Rovers boss had it not been for Trevor Carson in the Robins goal who pulled off a number of excellent saves. On 16 minutes Tyrone Barnett latched onto a Danny Hylton pass only for Carson to deny him with a fine save. Joe Riley then curled a 20-yard free-kick against the Cheltenham crossbar before Carson did well to keep out a low Alfie Potter effort with his legs. It was Cheltenham who broke the deadlock on 52 minutes, a fierce first-time effort from Byron Harrison to convert Jack Deaman's low cross from the right. But the visitors levelled on 61 minutes when Barnett latched onto a loose ball before steering his shot between Carson's legs. The keeper then took centre stage as a string of further fine saves denied Hylton, Riley and Callum O'Dowda.
