Cheltenham boss Darrell Clarke praised defender Tom Bradbury for another fine performance after his late goal-line clearance preserved a valuable point against Burton.
It was an uninspiring contest between the relegation rivals, with Cheltenham controlling much of the first half without seriously testing visiting goalkeeper Max Crocombe.
However, Burton nearly snatched the points deep into added time at the end of the game, when Manchester United loanee Joe Hugill reached a ball over the top ahead of advancing Cheltenham keeper Luke Southwood.
His shot rolled towards an empty net, but Bradbury chased it and timed his lunge to perfection, clearing just as the ball was about to cross the line.
“It was great defending,” Clarke said. “Tom has been great since I’ve been in the building.
“He’s had to wait for his chance and he’s taken it because he is defending superbly at the minute.
“He has to keep that focus and concentration levels to try and turn him into a decent League One player and that’s what we are trying to do with Tom and numerous players we have in the squad, trying to get them to hit the levels.
“With recent performances and not just today, Tom is doing that because he’s been very strong.”
Clarke was disappointed to see his side lose their impetus in the second half and he felt a draw was the fair result.
“It was a frustrating second-half performance from ourselves,” he said.
“In the first half, we had a lot of control, got into some dangerous areas and I was hoping for us to kick on second half, but we didn’t do that.
“We didn’t create the opportunities I like to create and we didn’t get our forward play going.”
Despite having most of the possession during the first half, they could not muster a shot on target.
Burton’s Ademola Ola-Adebomi saw an effort comfortably saved by Southwood in the 13th minute, but defences were very much on top, with several important blocks in both boxes.
Cheltenham felt they should have been awarded a penalty in the 28th minute when George Lloyd went down under a challenge from Steve Seddon, but referee Thomas Parsons waved away their appeals.
Tom Hamer made an excellent challenge on the line to deny Matty Taylor in the 32nd minute before Seddon fired one high over the bar.
Ola-Adebomi also shot over in the 58th minute and Cheltenham threatened late on when Josh Harrop’s cross was met by Taylor, but it was blocked in the box, before Bradbury’s stoppage-time intervention saved a point for the hosts.
Burton boss Martin Paterson admitted he thought Hugill’s shot was going to trickle in.
“As I was watching it roll, I was right behind it and I was trying everything, I even tried to let a little blow out,” he said.
“I don’t know what was going on and whether it got stuck in the mud, but I was trying to get that ball over the line, even though it’s impossible!
“Joe came on and looked sharp and again, had a chance on goal, so that is food for thought.
“Cheltenham are fourth in the form table so I knew it was going to be a hard combative game.
“I thought we defended really well and we were better in the second half. We showed promise in front of goal, but we’ll respect the point and ultimately it’s a good point.”
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