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Swindon 3 Shrewsbury 1SkyBet League One
RESULT: Swindon Town 3 Shrewsbury Town 1
Town scorers: Smith 30, 90; Ranger 89
Shrewsbury scorer: Parry 45
Michael Smith grabbed two on his debut as Nile Ranger came off the bench to help Town steal it at the death.
Swindon's new striker, Smith, struck in front of a delighted Town End to give Town the lead on the half-hour.
But against the run of play, the visitors levelled on the half-time whistle when Paul Parry sweety beat Wes Foderingham from outside the box.
And as the game re-started with torrential rain and high winds greeting the players, it was Shrewsbury who looked the likely winners.
Foderingham was kept busy throughout the second-half and had Tom Eaves not missed two clear chances and Asa Hall found the target instead of the bar with a point-blank header, Swindon would have fallen behind.
But with the arrival of Nile Ranger on as substitute, Swindon literally weathered the storm and eventually took the chances that turned the game around.
Ranger headed home a corner in the 89th minute before Smith slotted his second to cap a dream home debut.
Town rise to 8th, five points off sixth and a play-off place.
The League One table
1 Brentford 27 22 59
2 Leyton Orient 26 32 57 -------------------------- 3 Wolves 27 24 55
4 Preston 26 9 48 5 Rotherham 27 11 45 6 Walsall 28 10 45
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7 Peterborough 28 8 45 8 Swindon 27 8 40 9 Port Vale 26 -2 39 10 MK Dons 26 3 36 NEXT GAME:
Walsall (A)
League One
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