Cheltenham 0 Bristol Rovers 0
FT 90 +5
HT 0-0
Bristol Rovers had to settle for a point despite a spirited performance against local rivals Cheltenham Town.
Robins striker Jamie Cureton, facing his former club, tested keeper Steve Mildenhall from close range in the opening stages.
Lee Brown thought he had broken the deadlock for Rovers after the break but he was ruled offside at the far post.
Michael Smith and Eliot Richards both went close for the visitors but they failed to find the breakthrough.
It means Cheltenham have now gone six games unbeaten and move up to 16th.
Rovers, sitting one place above the relegation zone, have picked up five points from their last four matches.
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Post-match: Cheltenham boss Yates
Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates told BBC Points West:
I thought we were decent in the first half but pretty poor in the second half. It was obviously frustrating.
Players have got to realise the importance of it. Everybody wants a win but some of the stuff in the second half wasn''t good enough.
We didn''t get the tempo we wanted and we should have taken a couple of chances.
They stifled us and they finished stronger than us.
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Post-match: Bristol Rovers boss Ward
Bristol Rovers manager John Ward told BBC Points West:
We were two short on the bench. We can''t get enough people out there at the moment.
Young Mitch Harding has come in and played his first ever full 90 minutes.
It was a really strong effort from everybody because it had to be.
I''m pleased with the effort and pleased with the outcome.
Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (4) Cheltenham Town
01 Brown
20 Jombati
22 Braham-Barrett
25 Noble
05 Brown
06 Elliott Booked
04 Taylor (McGlashan - 59'' )
14 Richards
07 Cureton
10 Gornell (Harrison - 61'' )
08 Deering (Kotwica - 81'' )
Substitutes
09 Harrison
11 McGlashan
12 Roberts
16 Penn
17 Hanks
19 Kotwica
21 Vincent
Bristol Rovers
01 Mildenhall
02 Smith
14 Brown
30 Lockyer
06 Parkes
22 Packwood
07 Clarkson
18 Harding
09 Harrold
10 Richards (Harrison - 92'' )
15 Norburn
Substitutes
17 Harrison
20 Gough
21 Green
34 Keary
35 Southway
Ref: David Coote
Att: 3,556
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Kelvin
86
GasheadPhil
72
kmcca5
67
TheGrizedaleGang
47
Tom start - attended with Agent Dan - sat in Cheltenham seating
chris young
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markbrimson
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