Leam Richardson's late strike gave Accrington all three points at play-off hopefuls Cheltenham Town.
Terry Gornell gave the visitors the lead with a close-range finish that went through the legs of home goalkeeper Scott Brown.
Cheltenham, who struggled throughout, got back into the game through Wes Thomas' brilliant turn and strike.
Thomas had a chance to win it but headed wide before Richardson's volley gave Stanley a deserved win.
Cheltenham Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: "It was a really scrappy game. Sometimes you have to win ugly and do things better than we did today. Our decision making was poor and there was very little in the game.
"They're a decent team. All over the pitch we made too many wrong decisions, we made too many fundamental errors when chasing the game. I'm very frustrated. We've got to look at ourselves. We didn't do the uglier side of the game well enough today.
"I wanted to win the game. I didn't come here for the point. But I just felt we were the team who should have gone on to win it, but obviously that didn't prove to be the case today, we've got a week to put it right."
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Saturday, 15 January 2011
Npower League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Cheltenham
1-2
Accrington
FT
(HT 0-1)
Thomas 83
Gornell 39
Richardson 89
Cheltenham
01 Brown
02 Lowe
03 Andrew
22 Elliott (Walsh 76)
26 Eastham
07 Pook
11 Smikle (Artus 66)
14 Melligan (Low 60)
24 Pack
09 Thomas
10 Goulding
Substitutes
12 Lloyd-Weston,
05 Gallinagh,
04 Bird,
08 Low,
20 Artus,
21 Jeffers,
27 Walsh
Accrington Stanley
25 Dunbavin
03 Winnard
05 Long (Hessey 63)
12 Edwards
26 Jacobson
06 Procter
07 Ryan yellow card
08 Bennett
10 Putterill (Richardson 66)
11 McConville (Boulding 88)
24 Gornell
Substitutes
01 Cisak,
04 Hessey,
13 Richardson,
17 Murphy,
14 Joyce,
15 Parkinson,
19 Boulding
Ref: RussellAtt: 2,736
CHELTENHAM
ACCRINGTON
Possession
Cheltenham50%
Accrington50%
Attempts on target
Cheltenham2
Accrington3
Attempts off target
Cheltenham6
Accrington4
Corners
Cheltenham3
Accrington2
Fouls
Cheltenham11
Accrington11
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:33 The final whistle goes and the game is over.
90:00+3:15 Michael Pook produces a right-footed shot from long range that goes harmlessly over the bar.
88:45 GOAL - Leam Richardson:Cheltenham 1 - 2 Accrington Stanley Leam Richardson gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Cheltenham 1-2 Accrington Stanley.
88:01 Andrew Procter fouled by Frankie Artus, the ref awards a free kick. Sean Hessey restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 87:05 Unfair challenge on Jeff Goulding by Phil Edwards results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Danny Andrew.
Correction - 87:05 Substitution Rory Boulding on for Sean McConville.
87:05 Phil Edwards challenges Jeff Goulding unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Danny Andrew.
87:05 Substitution Sean McConville goes off and Rory Boulding comes on.
85:36 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Frankie Artus by Leam Richardson. Marlon Pack restarts play with the free kick.
84:14 Marlon Pack produces a cross, Header from just outside the box by Wesley Thomas misses to the right of the target.
82:52 Assist by Joshua Low.
82:52 GOAL - Wesley Thomas:Cheltenham 1 - 1 Accrington Stanley Wesley Thomas finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cheltenham 1-1 Accrington Stanley.
81:21 Sean McConville is caught offside. Free kick taken by Scott P Brown.
81:21 Booking Booking for James Ryan for dissent.
79:59 Phil Edwards concedes a free kick for a foul on Jeff Goulding. Free kick taken by Frankie Artus.
79:25 Foul by Marlon Pack on Dean Winnard, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Dean Winnard.
78:16 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Goulding on Dean Winnard. Indirect free kick taken by Ian Dunbavin.
75:15 Substitution Phil Walsh is brought on as a substitute for Steve Elliott.
72:02 Phil Edwards concedes a free kick for a foul on Wesley Thomas. Free kick taken by Danny Andrew.
68:08 Corner taken right-footed by Sean McConville, Joshua Low makes a clearance.
67:59 Terry Gornell produces a cross.
67:00 Foul by Leam Richardson on Danny Andrew, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott P Brown.
65:58 Substitution Frankie Artus on for Brian Smikle.
65:19 Substitution Leam Richardson comes on in place of Ray Putterill.
63:45 Wesley Thomas concedes a free kick for a foul on Charlie Barnett. Ian Dunbavin restarts play with the free kick.
62:37 Corner taken by Danny Andrew.
62:37 Substitution Sean Hessey joins the action as a substitute, replacing Kevin Long.
60:49 The ball is crossed by Danny Andrew.
59:10 Substitution (Cheltenham) makes a substitution, with Joshua Low coming on for John Melligan.
57:45 Danny Andrew gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean McConville. Indirect free kick taken by Sean McConville.
55:27 Corner taken left-footed by Danny Andrew to the near post, Terry Gornell makes a clearance.
53:10 Kevin Long concedes a free kick for a foul on Jeff Goulding. Indirect free kick taken by Marlon Pack.
52:08 The assistant referee signals for offside against Terry Gornell. Scott P Brown restarts play with the free kick.
51:30 Andrew Procter handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Scott P Brown restarts play with the free kick.
49:27 Shot from just outside the box by Sean McConville goes over the bar.
48:37 The ball is crossed by Danny Andrew, save by Ian Dunbavin.
47:48 The referee gives a free kick against Kevin Long for handball. Indirect free kick taken by Marlon Pack.
45:01 The second half kicks off.
Half Time
45:00+2:49 It is the end of the first-half.
45:00+0:41 Marlon Pack gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Procter. Joe Jacobson takes the indirect free kick.
44:29 Wesley Thomas fouled by Kevin Long, the ref awards a free kick. Marlon Pack shoots direct from the free kick, save by Scott P Brown.
43:14 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sean McConville from the left by-line to the near post.
38:40 Charlie Barnett provided the assist for the goal.
38:40 GOAL - Terry Gornell:Cheltenham 0 - 1 Accrington Stanley A goal is scored by Terry Gornell from close range low into the middle of the goal. Cheltenham 0-1 Accrington Stanley.
36:38 Unfair challenge on John Melligan by Kevin Long results in a free kick. Danny Andrew takes the free kick.
35:38 Wesley Thomas has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
34:31 James Ryan takes a shot. Marlon Pack gets a block in.
33:51 Wesley Thomas gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Procter. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Jacobson.
33:03 The assistant referee flags for offside against Andrew Procter. Steve Elliott takes the free kick.
31:17 The offside flag is raised against Ray Putterill. Scott P Brown restarts play with the free kick.
30:08 Centre by Charlie Barnett.
29:24 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Goulding on Andrew Procter. Free kick taken by Phil Edwards.
27:05 Terry Gornell has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.
25:34 Centre by Sean McConville.
23:54 Keith Lowe concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Procter. Free kick taken by Sean McConville.
21:27 Unfair challenge on Jeff Goulding by Kevin Long results in a free kick. Marlon Pack takes the indirect free kick.
20:24 Foul by Jeff Goulding on James Ryan, free kick awarded. Dean Winnard takes the free kick.
18:25 Centre by James Ryan.
17:50 Steve Elliott concedes a free kick for a foul on James Ryan. Indirect free kick taken by Sean McConville.
17:15 John Melligan has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the goal.
16:46 Ray Putterill takes a shot. Save made by Scott P Brown.
16:35 Dean Winnard delivers the ball, Keith Lowe makes a clearance.
14:21 James Ryan produces a cross.
12:39 John Melligan has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses right.
8:16 Sean McConville gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Pook. Indirect free kick taken by Keith Lowe.
6:35 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wesley Thomas by Kevin Long. Danny Andrew crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, Dean Winnard manages to make a clearance. Corner from the right by-line taken by Danny Andrew, Keith Lowe has a header from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
5:03 Danny Andrew delivers the ball, clearance made by Joe Jacobson.
4:11 The referee blows for offside against Jeff Goulding. Ian Dunbavin restarts play with the free kick.
2:00 The assistant referee flags for offside against Wesley Thomas. Ian Dunbavin takes the indirect free kick.
0:04 James Ryan takes a shot from a long way out clearing the bar.
0:00 The match has kicked off.
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