Bolton boss Ian Evatt on Cheltenham win, Afolayan & Bakayoko penalty decision & strong season end

Bolton Wanderers maintained their strong end to the League One season with victory in their final away game of the campaign against Cheltenham Town.

Kieran Sadlier put Wanderers in front after the break at the Jonny Rocks Stadium after great work from Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.

Dapo Afolayan won a penalty after going down under Lewis Freestone's challenge but substitute Amadou Bakayoko made it clear he wanted to take the spot kick in discussions with the Wanderers top scorer.

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He converted in style with a low finish as Scott Flinders went the opposite direction, but the Robins set up a tense finish as Aaron Ramsey came off the bench to capitalise from James Trafford's error and halve the deficit just before full-time.

Wanderers managed to see out the clash though to pick up the win, their third on the bounce, and extend an unbeaten run to seven matches. They remain 10th in the table and are now on 70 points.

After the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his immediate reaction to the victory.

Three wins on the bounce...

“I thought we were outstanding second half in particular. I think we completely dominated and controlled the game.

“It looked like we could score, kept the ball really well and then Traff, a young goalkeeper, makes a crazy decision and then it gives us a couple of minutes of awkwardness, but overall I thought it was a very good away performance because Cheltenham are a good side, especially here. I was pleased with that.”

Talk us through the penalty situation?

“The most important thing is that we scored. That’s all that really matters, I thought Dapo was absolutely brilliant