Cheltenham Town 1 Gillingham 0

My clipping from this morning's paper

Scott Brown showed his dogged side to push through the pain barrier and keep Cheltenham's promotion dream alive.

Brown, 27, shut out the Champions elect to give his team a chance of grabbing an automatic promotion place themselves.

But the Robins stopper was dosed up on pain killers to get through the game with a badly bruised and swollen foot and he revealed:

"I had two pain killers before the warm up, two before the game and two at half time. I probably won't be able to feel it now until next week!

"The foot was trodden on in training on Thursday, but I won't say who did it as I don't want to embarrass them. It was a complete accident - at least I hope it was."

And Brown revealed his pet dog has been taking advantage of his recovery programme. He joked:

"For some reason he has developed a taste for ice. He's been helping himself from the ice box I use to keep the swelling down and prefers it to the biscuits I give him."

Loanee Reading central defender Michael Hector chalked off the misery of an own goal last weekend by nodding in the winner in the 67th minute and Brown praised the twenty year old. He said:

"He's here to learn his trade and learn from his mistakes, but I never doubted his attitude. At times he looks like a Premier League player already and he's a nice lad too."

Both keepers had kept the game scoreless before the break with good saves.

In the 33rd minute Gills hit man Danny Kedwell tried a cheeky overhead kick from just inside the box which had Scott Brown back-peddling to tip the ball over the bar.

And two minutes later opposite number Stuart Nelson scooped away a low drilled shot from striker Russell Penn through a crowded area.

Cheltenham boss Mark Yates was delighted with his side and said:

"It was vital we won and it keeps us in with a shout. All we can do is take care of ourselves. We've taken four points off the best team in the league. We had aggression, a competitive edge and to a man they were one million percent better than last week."

"That is the performance I want next week at Exeter. Hopefully we can take it to the last game of the season."

Gillingham needed a point to wrap up the League Two title, but the Robins had the better of a game which sealed a play-off place at the least.

But former Cheltenham manager Allen refused to moan about the result and is looking forward to wrapping up the title at home to Wimbledon next week. He said:

"It was a hard fought game between two top sides in the division. We hold our hands up, shake their hands and move on. It would've been great to get a goal and go up, but a win next week and we'll be Champions.

"I do hope they go up. I don't give a monkey's what the fans shout, I still love this place and it's always been special to me."

"We did alright and the players performed well, but Cheltenham did very well. We can look forward to next Saturday when a win will make us champions."

My clipping from the Sunday editon