Cheltenham Town went down 1-0 at Burton Albion after a 77th minute goal from Victor Adeboyejo.
Adeboyejo finished at the near post after a low cross from ex-Robins loanee Jonny Smith.
The home side saw a penalty brilliantly saved by Luke Southwood just before half-time.
The Reading loan goalkeeper flew to his left to keep out Davis Keillor-Dunn's spot kick after a foul by Ryan Broom on Keillor-Dunn in the box.
Southwood made an outstanding save to deny Smith in the final seconds, but by that time Burton had the lead and they rarely looking like surrendering it at the Pirelli Stadium and the travelling fans made their frustrations very clear after the final whistle.
The Robins' decade-long wait for a win over Burton continues and they are left 20th in the table, two points outside the relegation zone.
Wade Elliott's side are at home to Morecambe on Tuesday night.
Burton Albion (4-3-3): Garratt; Brayford, Hughes, Mariappa, Hamer; Onyango (Smith 68), Oshilaja, Taylor; Powell (Kamwa 68), Adeboyejo, Keillor-Dunn (Butcher 88). Subs not used: Sinisalo, Borthwick-Jackson, Thorpe, Lakin.
Cheltenham Town (3-5-2): Southwood; Raglan, C Taylor, Long (Williams 33); Jackson, Perry (Olayinka 74), Broom (Brown 74), Sercombe, Freestone; Norton (Bonds 53), Nlundulu. Subs not used: MacDonald, Adshead, Lloyd.
Referee: Peter Wright.
Attendance: 2,269.
See how the action unfolded in our live blog below
Players
Go over to applaud the travelling fans, who are not happy - Freestone and Raglan have a word, Wade goes to grab them - plenty of boos and obvious frustration
Couple of balls into the box
One from Sercombe, then Williams - Burton clear - 10 minutes left of the 90
Burton in front
GOAL: Burton Albion 1 (Adeboyejo 77) Cheltenham Town 0
Low cross from ex-Robins loanee Smith on the left, touched in at the near post by Adeboyejo
Good work from Freestone
To win the ball, feeds Williams, low ball in nearly reached by Broom, but Burton clear
Free-kick
Into the box causes some problems for Cheltenham, but Southwood falls on the loose ball
Southwood
Deals with a cross into the box, but the second half has started as the first ended, with Burton dictating affairs
The penalty save
From Luke Southwood to ensure Cheltenham remain on level terms at the break at Burton Albion
Burton
Were in total control then, Cheltenham holding on, but they have made it to half-time without conceding
