Shaun McWilliams gets caught by Taylor Perry just outside the Exeter box and the visitors have a dangerous free-kick opportunity on the left angle of the area.

Jordan Shipley whips it in with his left peg but this staunch Exeter defence is able to clear once again.

Matt Taylor will want this pressure to ease though.

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James Young
BBC Radio Gloucestershire summariser

There's been three or four attempts in the last five minutes from Cheltenham. The most dominant spell for either of the sides in this match.

They've had the ball in good positions but haven't been able to get that last piece of the jigsaw.

Cheltenham have regained their attacking rhythm but their final decision, or touch, in the final third is going badly at present.

Charlie McCann had the chance to take a first-time shot after George Miller's neat touch in the box, 12 yards out, but instead tries to dribble past the last man and gets crowded out.

Steve Cotterill is frantically scribbling away and drawing lines on a sheet of paper.

Not sure it's noughts and crosses, he's trying to plot a way back into this game with 20 minutes remaining.

Reece Cole relieves the pressure on his defence with a good run down the right which yields an Exeter corner.

It's cleared at the near post by Ben Stevenson but breaks to Harry Kite who lets fly from just outside the box only for his low effort to skid inches past the base of Wyll Stanway's right post.

Pat Baldwin
Former Exeter City defender on BBC Radio Devon

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This sort of possession for the away side was bound to happen with Cheltenham going behind.

Exeter are keeping their shape really well and defending resolutely though. City are restricting Cheltenham to very few chances.

After ending a positive counter-attack with an errant pass, Sonny Cox is off for the hosts, with Josh Gordon coming on.

A few boos as Pierce Sweeney strides forward on the right and he swings in a wonderful cross to the back post which newly-arrived George Miller can't direct on goal, with City being able to scramble the looping ball away at the far post.

The visitors having their best spell of the game by miles.

First save for Jack Bycroft as he dives to his right to parry a venomous swerving strike from Jonathan Tomkinson on the right of the area, about 16 yards out, and though he pushes it straight to Kirsten Otchere the Town man can't react to ram home the loose ball before it's cleared.

Good spell from Cheltenham.

James Young
BBC Radio Gloucestershire summariser

A big moment for Jake Bickerstaff who comes on for Andreas Weimann who appears to have a knock.

He's not really had a chance in the first team, but he needs to start showing something for Cheltenham.

Spell of pressure from Cheltenham now as Jack Taylor heads clear a Charlie McCann corner and then a long throw and a second corner are also dealt with.

Jack Bycroft races off his line to land a rather unconvincing punch as the ball is looped back into the Exeter box.

Jake Doyle-Hayes is off for former Robin Taylor Perry for the hosts.

Jake Bickerstaff and George Miller are on for Cheltenham in place of Ryan Broom and Andi Weimann, whose shot against the crossbar seems a very long time ago now.

Reece Cole has the chance to clip a deep free-kick into the Town box with all the big-guns up but it's nodded beyond the far post by defender Jonathan Tomkinson.

The hosts have a corner, but Town manage to clear after a spot of head-tennis.

Pat Baldwin
Former Exeter City defender on BBC Radio Devon

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It was going to take something like that moment from Lakyle Samuel to make a difference. It's a fantastic time to score and hopefully we'll see Cheltenham's heads drop now.

I don't want to see Exeter sit on this, I want to see them take the game to Cheltenham and get another one.

George Birch now comes closes at the other end as he fires in a low strike from 20 yards which clips a defender's heel and flies past the base of Wyll Stanway's right post, though the officials don't spot the deflection and it's only a goal-kick.

Cheltenham trying to get back on the front foot, now with a mountain to climb against a side who have conceded only twice in more than 7.5 games this season.

Jordan Shipley gets the ball in space on the left of the City area but can only whip a cross-shot past the far post without a touch.

Jed Penberthy
BBC Radio Devon commentator

Oh my word. Lakyle Samuel did not mean that, but for the 5,000 or so home fans inside St James Park they will not care.

Catching everyone unaware, he sent the ball into the middle and there was Wyll Stanway caught in no man's land.

A great moment for Samuel. He has been phenomenal at right-back this season and has certainly cemented himself as a first choice full-back. Now he's celebrating his first goal for the club.

Hit the thumbs, folks.

Thumbs up for he meant it - and thumbs down if you thought it was a fluke.

A shot on goal, sort of.

Exeter's Anthony Scully drifts in from the left and pulls the trigger from at least 25 yards out, bobbling a shot through a crowd which Wyll Stanway flops to his left to clutch at his far post.