May plays starring role as Cheltenham stun Peterborough

A stunning brace from Alfie May helped Cheltenham ease their relegation fears with a 3-0 triumph at Peterborough.

May’s astonishing first was a volley from the halfway line to make it 2-0 after 21 minutes and he smashed in another from the edge of the box to round off the scoring 16 minutes from the end.

Cheltenham took the lead in the 15th minute when Will Ferry’s corner from the left was volleyed in by defender Tom Bradbury for his first EFL goal.

May then lit up London Road, controlling a flick-on from Ryan Jackson after Sean Long’s throw-in and smashing into the net from fully 50 yards, with goalkeeper Will Norris off his line and unable to recover.

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson immediately made a double substitution and skipper Jonson Clarke-Harris had the ball in the net before half-time, but the offside flag was raised.

Cheltenham frustrated the home side for much of the second half before May thumped in his second – and his 50th EFL strike for the club – after a long throw from Jackson was cleared to him near the edge of the box.