Fleetwood Town 2-2 Cheltenham Town - Cheltenham Comeback Cancels Helm Brace
Key Takeaways
- • Fleetwood Town and Cheltenham Town share the points in a 2-2 draw in English League Two at Highbury Stadium
- • Mark Helm scored twice for Fleetwood Town, including a first-half strike, but Cheltenham overturned the deficit after the break
- • Cheltenham Town completed the comeback with Isaac Hutchinson's 74th-minute equalizer to deny Fleetwood a home win
Fleetwood, England, ENG — Mark Helm struck twice to put Fleetwood Town in control, but Cheltenham Town rallied with two second-half goals to claim a share of the points in English League Two action at Highbury Stadium.
Helm opened the scoring in the 17th minute, giving the hosts an early advantage. He doubled Fleetwood's lead just before the interval, converting again in first-half stoppage time to send the home side into the break with a 2-0 cushion.
Cheltenham mounted their response after the restart. Jordan Thomas pulled one back in the 57th minute to halve the deficit, and Isaac Hutchinson completed the turnaround in the 74th minute, leveling at 2-2 and securing a point for the visitors.
GOALS:- 17' Mark Helm - Fleetwood Town- 45+1' Mark Helm - Fleetwood Town- 57' Jordan Thomas - Cheltenham Town- 74' Isaac Hutchinson - Cheltenham Town
STANDOUT PLAYERS:- Fleetwood Town: Mark Helm - 2 goals, gave hosts commanding lead- Cheltenham Town: Isaac Hutchinson - equalizing goal completed the comeback
KEY STAT: Fleetwood Town outshot Cheltenham Town 14-8, but Cheltenham registered more shots on target (4-3), converting their chances more efficiently to earn the draw.