Despite missing several players, Didcot Town gave a good account of themselves in a 3-1 defeat to League One side Cheltenham at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium.

The visitors scored with two brilliant free-kicks in the first half, the opener from Alex Russell and the second struck home by Lee Ridley.

In between, Liam Hope had equalised for Didcot with a deflected left-foot shot, which gave keeper Scott Brown no chance.

Cheltenham scored in the opening minutes of the second half through Andy Lindegard to make it 3-1.

Didcot: Watkins, Elkins, Bicknell, Williams, Brown, Howell, Hope, Mortimer-Jones, Bartley, Vine, Powell. Subs: Case, Hopkins, Seaward, Bruce, Howarth.

Att: 300.