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Plymouth 3 Swindon 2
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
RESULT: Plymouth Argyle 3 Swindon Town 2
Plymouth scorers: Alessandra 4', 44', Smalley 23'
Swindon scorers: Smith 72 (pen), Gladwin 87'
Swindon Town's participation in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy came to an end this evening with a narrow defeat at Home Park.
Swindon manager Mark Cooper opted to field a younger side for the 2nd round fixture, and the home side soon took advantage of the more inexperienced lineup.
Lewis Alessandra fired past keeper Tyrell Belford after just 4 minutes, before Smalley doubled the lead for the Pilgrims with a fine strike 20 minutes later.
A third goal shortly before half-time appeared to put the tie to bed.
But to their credit, Town refused to let their impressive run of form come to an end with a whimper.
A strong second half performance led to a host of chances for the visitors, and Michael Smith finally made things count on 72 minutes with a cool penalty.
The Plymouth lead was further reduced with 3 minutes left on the clock. A long range strike from Ben Gladwin thundering into the net and sending the travelling Town fans into raptures.
But the unlikely comeback wasn't to be. Goalkeeper Luke McCormick saving Plymouth's blushes with an outstanding late save that would have pushed the tie into a penalty shootout.
NEXT FEW GAMES:
Yeovil (A) Saturday 18 Oct 3pm
League One
Rochdale (H) Tuesday 21 Oct 7.45pm
League One
Colchester (H) Saturday 25 Oct 3pm
League One
Chesterfield (A)
Tuesday 28 Oct 7.45pm
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