National League
Eastleigh 1 Forest Green 3
Ever the perfectionist, Forest Green boss Steve Cotterill wants more from his promotion-chasing side.
Second-half goals from Harry Cardwell, Tom Knowles and Charlie McCann saw Rovers come out on top after Eastleigh led 1-0 at the break through Chris Maguire.
Pictures: Peter Barnes
The win saw Rovers move to second in the table, but boss Cotterill felt his in-form side could have scored more than three goals: “I am slightly disappointed that we didn’t score more goals,” Cotterill told BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Billy Hunt. “In the first-half before they even got their goal, I think we should’ve been four goals up. I just thought we were deserved winners today, and our football was first-class.”
STAT ATTACK
Eastleigh: McDonnell; Brindley, Francillette, Maher, Vokins (Boutin 73); Shade, Taylor, Waruih, S. Quigley (McDonald 73); McCallum, Maguire.
Subs not used: Scott, Humphries, Fernandez, Panter, Semenyo.
Forest Green Rovers: Ward; Osadebe, Inniss, Moore-Taylor, Robson; McCann, Sercombe (Doidge 88), May (Bunker 90+3); McAllister, Cardwell (J. Quigley 81), Knowles (Lavinier 88).
Subs not used: Searle, Maddox.
Referee: Farai Hallam.
Attendance: 2,355
FGR fans: 248
Next up: Rovers host Manchester United U21 on Wednesday in National League Cup, 7pm.
