Gateshead beat Forest Green Rovers 2-1 at home on Saturday afternoon, with the hosts doing enough in the second half to overturn an early deficit and collect three points.
Tom Knowles gave Forest Green the lead inside five minutes, finishing with composure to leave Gateshead with an immediate problem. The visitors carried that advantage into the interval and looked reasonably settled, but the game shifted sharply after the break.
Chibuzo Nwoko levelled in the 56th minute, and two minutes later Harry Chapman was shown a card that complicated Forest Green's afternoon. Ashley Boatswain's activity around the hour mark and Neil Kengni's introduction in the 61st minute suggested Gateshead were pushing for more. Laurent Mendy had already picked up a booking before the break, and the disciplinary thread continued to run through the match.
Dom Telford and Josh Home combined to put Gateshead in front at the 71st minute, with Home credited with the goal that made the difference. Forest Green pressed for an equaliser and made a series of substitutions, including Christian Doidge and Harvey Bunker arriving in the 74th minute, but the Gateshead backline held firm.
Keaton Ward and a cluster of late changes in stoppage time confirmed the game was beyond Forest Green's reach. Gateshead were the more direct and purposeful side across the second period, and the scoreline reflected that shift in control.
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