Magnificent Maloney nets late win at City
Battling Boro twice came from a goal down to seal a tremendous 3-2 away win on their long trek south to Gloucester City.
It took the hosts just four minutes to open the scoring, as Tre Mitford latched onto a through-ball from Dom McHale, and rounded Boro keeper Joe Cracknell before slotting home.
Thelevellerarrivedjustsix minutes later, when Luca Colville passed to Kieran Glynn, who was closed down in a busypenaltyarea,andtheball broke to Dom Tear who fired past keeper Brandon Hall.
Both sides created further chances. For Boro, Kieran Weledji fired over, and Tear set up Glynn, whose shot was saved by the keeper, while City's Forest Green loanee Sean O'Brien blasted a shot against the bar, and Mitford fired narrowly wide.
Both Ciaran McGuckin (groin strain) and Will Thornton(cuthead)wentoffinjured in the first half, but Boro ended the half strongly.
Lewis Maloney shot wide from a Ryan Watson cross, while a series of long-throws from Ash Jackson were headed clear by the home defence.
Early in the second half a Matt Barnes-Homer shot was cleared off the goal-line by Kieran Burton, then a Mitford shot drifted just wide.
Both sides had penalty appeals waved away, when City's McHale and Boro's Jackson went down in the opposition
areas, then Burton headed inches wide for Boro.
Gloucester went 2-1 up on 63 minutes when a right-wing corner was slammed home at the far post by Mitford.
Boro enjoyed plenty of possession and Brad Plant chipped just over before they
drew level again in the 78th minute.
Plantfiredinaterrificshot, keeper Hall dived low to his right to push the ball away to Jacksonontheleftandhesent a cross towards Colville, who drilled home his second goal of the season.
On-form Colville then passed to Plant, who raced goalwards, but was halted by a superb tackle from Jack James.
Rather than settle for a point, Boro went in search of a later winner, Jackson had a shot blocked, then on 86 minutes Plant laid off to Maloney, whostruckastunning25-yard shot that flew into the top left corner past a stranded Hall.
Gloucesteralmostgrabbed a stoppage time equaliser, but Cracknell pulled off a good save to keep out a Matt Buse header.