Cheltenham Town are hammered 4-0 at Stevenage

Feb 27 2011 by Mark Woodward, Sunday Mercury

CHELTENHAM Town’s proud record of only one defeat in ten away games was ended in emphatic fashion at the Lamex Stadium.

The Robins produced a timid performance, failing to match the workrate and organisation of a strong and powerful Boro side.

Manager Mark Yates could barely conceal his anger as the team went 4-0 down with only 54 minutes played.

The scoring began after 16 minutes when a corner taken by Stacey Long dropped into the box and with the defence unable to get the ball clear, defender Mark Roberts swung a boot to send it into the net.

Striker Byron Harrison doubled the lead on 33 minutes when he profited from a mis-hit clearance from Danny Andrew to drive a shot beyond goalkeeper Scott Brown.

Midfielder Michael Bostwick then tucked a shot from the edge of the area in off the far post before Harrison grabbed his second of the game with a header from a Laurie Wilson cross.