Cheltenham Town 1 York City 1
Cheltenham Town were held to a disappointing home draw by mid-table York City this afternoon.
Leading scorer Shaun Harrad's eighth goal of the campaign put Mark Yates' side ahead in the 67th minute.
The loan man from Bury curled in a fine finish after substitute Kaid Mohamed set him up from a Marlon Pack delivery into the box.
It was Harrad's first League Two goal since September 18 and it should have been enough to settle a poor game in Cheltenham's favour.
But careless defending from a set piece cost Cheltenham two points in the 84th minute.
The Robins actually had a corner on their left, but Billy Jones' kick fell to Jamal Fyfield, who broke quickly.
He was tripped by Marlon Pack, who was shown a yellow card and Scott Kerr's free-kick was nodded down by Chris Smith and touched into the net by Jason Walker.
The game did come to life in the latter stages, but the first half was uneventful and frustrating from a Robins point of view.
Harrad had another chance, but Michael Ingham made a fine block and for the second time this term, Cheltenham and York had to settle for a point each.
Cheltenham Town: S Brown; S Jombati, K Lowe, S Elliott, B Jones; J Taylor (S Deering 90), M Pack, R Penn, D Carter (J McGlashan 65); S Harrad, J Goulding (K Mohamed 65). Subs not used: D Duffy, C Roberts, A Bennett, J Hanks.
York City: M Ingham; L Oyebanjo, D McGurk (T Allan 71), C Smith, J Fyfield; D Parslow, S Kerr, P McLaughlin (J Reed 73); M Potts (J Challinor 73), J Walker, M Blair. Subs not used: P Musselwhite, L Bullock, J McReady, T Platt.
Referee: D Bond.
Attendance: 2,881.
Star Man: Marlon Pack.
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