Luke Varney strike lifts Cheltenham to victory over 10-man Yeovil
Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2019 by PA
Luke Varney’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 home win for Cheltenham over 10-man Yeovil.
The veteran forward netted his ninth goal of the season in the 59th minute to lift the Robins eight points clear of the drop zone and leave the 21st-placed Glovers deeper in trouble.
Yeovil made the brighter start, with Tom James seeing his goal from a 25-yard free-kick disallowed after referee Tim Robinson spotted a foul.
But James was dismissed in the 21st minute following a reckless challenge on Alex Addai just outside the box.
Yeovil boss Darren Way was also sent from the touchline for his complaints about the red card.
Varney then flicked Ryan Broom’s cross into the net but he was offside.
Alex Fisher had the ball in the net in both the 36th and 39th minutes but on both occasions the offside flag was raised as it remained goalless at half-time.
The deadlock was broken when a cross from Broom was cleared as far as Varney, who leaned back and fired a fine shot into the top right corner.
Substitute Rakish Bingham was denied a debut goal by Stuart Nelson’s save with his feet one minute later.
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