Mark gets it Wright at Cheltenham

Turner will be hoping his side do
the job against Oxford.

Shrewsbury Town did all they could beating Cheltenham Town 1-0 at Whaddon Road courtesy of a Mark Wright goal after returning to the starting line-up. It was compulsory that Town got the victory to take the promotion battle down to the final game of the season, with Bury playing Wycombe it was important that Shrewsbury got the three points hoping that Wycombe would slip up.
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The game started well for Town and other games were going there way, Ryan Lowe had given Bury the lead with a penalty against Wycombe at Gigg Lane. Shortly after, Mark Wright made it 1-0 to Graham Turner's men. Nicky Wroe made a charging run, skipping a challenge and then playing the ball into Wright who took it into the box and put the shot across the keeper Scott Brown to get what proved to be the only goal of the game.

News filtered through to the visiting supporters at Cheltenham, certainly putting a smile on many faces. However, Wycombe were not going to let promoted Bury affect their own promotion hopes and captain Gareth Ainsworth headed home the equaliser for Wanderers before half-time. All Town could do was win, and they were on course to do that.

There wasn't a lot of action happening at Whaddon Road, all eyes were on the Bury-Wycombe scoreline. With Town still leading, Wycombe took the lead for the first time against Bury to make it 1-2. Ben Strevens giving the away fans plenty to cheer about. This was not what the very apprehensive Town supporters wanted to hear, and a Cheltenham equaliser would have been disastrous.

Thankfully an equaliser never came and Town held on for what could be a very significant victory in their promotion chase. Any hopes of a Bury equaliser were quickly dashed as Wycombe netted a third to seal the win. It was Strevens, once again, who got the third goal for Wycombe.

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Despite the obvious disappointment that Shrewsbury would have felt, it could have been a lot worse had they lost to Cheltenham. It will now go down to the final game to see who will join Chesterfield and Bury in League 1 next season in that third automatic spot. Shrewsbury face Oxford United at the Greenhous Meadow, and are just one point behind Wycombe with a superior goal difference. Wycombe are up against Southend United at home, it will surely be a very exciting day and the atmosphere will be incredible at the Greenhous. There will be anxiety flowing around the stadium and Town have to go out there, put a performance in and get the victory before looking at the Wycombe score. If Wycombe win, then they are up, and Town will have to settle for the play-offs. A draw for Wycombe and a victory for Salop would see Shrewsbury go up. A defeat for Wycombe and a draw for Shrewsbury would see Town promoted on goal difference.

There is a lot to play for next Saturday and it is game not to miss. It's been a roller-coaster journey this season and Town have held it together in the second half. There is a lot to look forward to next week as the season reaches its climax.

Jamie Smith.