Alfie May scored four goals as Cheltenham came back from 3-1 and 5-3 down to claim a 5-5 draw in a thrilling game at Wycombe.
May opened the scoring in the third minute, capitalising on a defensive mix-up, but the Chairboys took a 3-1 lead into the break, with Jordan Obita scoring twice.
His first was a cross in from the left which evaded everyone and ended up in the bottom corner in the 26th minute, with Sullay Kaikai providing the assist for his second five minutes later.
Kaikai was the supplier again, this time for Brandon Hanlan, who powered through to add Wycombe’s third in the 33rd minute.
May pulled one back for Cheltenham in the 52nd minute after Kion Etete touched on Ben Williams’ cross.
And Etete then scored to make it 3-3 after 66 minutes, finishing with style into the bottom-right corner from 22 yards.
Sam Vokes scored twice in as many minutes as Wycombe looked set to end a four-match winless run, firing past Owen Evans in the 68th and 69th minutes.
But May completed his hat-trick in the 71st minute and added a fourth 10 minutes later to snatch an unlikely draw.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 13Stockdale
- 2GrimmerBooked at 89mins
- 38Forino
- 3JacobsonBooked at 73minsSubstituted forMcClearyat 80′minutes
- 7WheelerBooked at 90mins
- 17Horgan
- 8ThompsonSubstituted forWingat 90+7′minutes
- 23Obita
- 16KaikaiSubstituted forMehmetiat 85′minutes
- 18Hanlan
- 9Vokes
Substitutes
- 5Stewart
- 11Wing
- 12McCleary
- 19Mehmeti
- 20Akinfenwa
- 26McCarthy
- 30Dickinson
Cheltenham
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Evans
- 5Raglan
- 4Pollock
- 15Boyle
- 17Blair
- 27A RamseySubstituted forSercombeat 77′minutes
- 23Bonds
- 16Wright
- 28WilliamsSubstituted forFreestoneat 85′minutes
- 10May
- 29EteteBooked at 22minsSubstituted forWilliamsat 90+3′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Freestone
- 8Sercombe
- 14Williams
- 18Hutchinson
- 20Flinders
- 31Soule
- 40Colkett
- Referee:
- Neil Hair
- Attendance:
- 5,574
Live Text
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Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 5, Cheltenham Town 5.
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Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 5, Cheltenham Town 5.
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Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Lewis Wing replaces Curtis Thompson because of an injury.
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David Wheeler (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Matthew Pollock (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Brandon Hanlan (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Andy Williams replaces Kion Etete.
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Jack Grimmer (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kion Etete (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jack Grimmer (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie May.
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Callum Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Curtis Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Lewis Freestone replaces Ben Williams.
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Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Anis Mehmeti replaces Sullay Kaikai.
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Foul by Matthew Pollock (Cheltenham Town).
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Sam Vokes (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 5, Cheltenham Town 5. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Garath McCleary replaces Joe Jacobson.
