Match 25
Burton Albion 0-2 Cheltenham Town
Ste the Groundhog and Grumpy The Grasshopper on their Nomad travelling journey football ground focus on Paul Peschosilido's Burton Albion
Nickname The Brewers
Ground Capacity 6,912
N Power League 2
Pirelli Stadium Princess Way
Opponents Cheltenham Town 'The Robins'
Kick off 7-45pm
Attendance 2701
Programme £3
Bought two - sixty four pages - excellent quality
Distance from home 103 miles
Match Officials 7/10 Got conned a few times but did a reasonable job .
Sausage and chips £2.50 Mars £1.00 Chips £1.80 Pint of beer £3.20
Official Football Supporters Car Park £2 Most vehicles were blocked in by a truck but i parked near the entrance and was lucky to make a swift exit .
The ground has a similar look to the Globe Arena with part standing/seating and a capacity to match .
I'm in a Subbuteo tournament in Leicester ,The ESTFA National League on Saturday so it seemed a great excuse to make Burton my base for a few days , take my wife to Alton Towers and go shopping in Burton Upon Trent .
Burton straddles the River Trent and is within the National Forest Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire . Burton Albion was formed in 1950 and moved from Eton Park in 2005 to a new 7.2 Million pound stadium with the Pirelli factory building and brewery visitors centre close by . The stadium is a mixture of seating and standing so naturally i chose seated !
Its relaxing having spare time to peruse the stadium a day before the game , buy my tickets and chill out in the club shop . The Mrs outside and inside the club shop with tickets for Block 7 Row G seats 178-179. ' Bobs your Uncle ! ' Can't wait for match night 
Only 2 minutes walk from the supporters car park past the players entrance , Chelenham team coach , club shop , into the Grandstand . Lovely !
Queued for food while trying to avoid the rafle ticket seller who was two feet away .
Skipped past the ' raffle woman ' heading for my seat like a scene from ' The Great Escape , ' its a cool , calm night with a healthy crowd . A fair few from Cheltenham too , not bad for a Friday night .
The first half was bordering on awful , never got going although 'The Robins' looked lively and most likely to engineer an opportunity . Couldn't believe it when Albion created a gilt edged chance only to be denied by Robins keeper Butland who made a great save from Richards when it seemed easy to score . Would have been unfair on Town who managed to conjure up several chances before the interval , half-time 0-0 . Score of 3-0 came over the tannoy from Port Vale , was thinking i should have made the trip there instead then the announcer broadcasts the raffle draw . My Mrs says , ' What number ? ' I said , ' You're joking , you bought a flipping ticket ?
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Cheltenham were quick out of the blocks in the second half finding gaps down Albions right side . After 47 minutes Josh Low netted with a header from a great ball in from Towns on loan Everton fullback Luke Garbutt . The second goal came from a similar situation after an impressive move down the left and a tap in for Spencer .
Albion were lack-lustre and devoid of ideas for a side unbeaten at home this season .
Cheltenham finish the job deservedly running out 2-0 winners . Unfortunately for the Brewer's their team never got going leaving the visitors to provide the entertainment for the night . Overall a dour match with little atmosphere generated in tightly packed surroundings although fans were friendly and staff polite .
Far Right Burton substitute Billy Kee couldn't change the game when he came on .
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