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Oxford 2 Swindon 0
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
RESULT: Oxford Utd 2 Swindon Town 0
Oxford scorers: Roofe 41, 53
It was more derby day misery for Swindon Town tonight as League Two Oxford United inflicted further pain on Mark Cooper's depleted squad.
After a run of five league games without a victory, the Town boss must have seen this Cup fixture as a way of re-igniting Town's flagging season.
But heading to Oxford with key players missing through international call-ups and injuries, the challenge was already a difficult one before Jordan Turnbull's got himself sent-off thirty minutes in.
A needless scuffle off the ball left referee Gavin Ward with no hesitation to reach for the red card for the Town defender - adding further to what was already a typical fiery atmosphere at the Kassam.
Down to ten men, bad then went to worse shortly before half-time.
Kemar Roofe danced through the hapless Town back line and slotted low past Vigoroux.
And when Roofe again found the net shortly after the break with a close range header, Swindon looked dead and buried.
Only a brief period of possession gave the Red's brave travelling contingent any hope but, in truth, the Robins never looked like getting back in to the game.
Frustrated
And clearly disappointed, Mark Cooper had this to say on Swindon's current form shortly after the game:
"These things come to test you and you have stand up straight and take it on the chin. We have to deal with it," he commented.
"The boys have put in an incredible shift and I’m sure Peterborough are rubbing their hands together. We have to dust ourselves down and try to get some team out on the pitch. Before the game they were bang up for it and you could see that in their first half performance but if you lose your discipline it costs you the game."
A number of arrests were made before and after the game as Oxford and Swindon fans clashed in the town centre.
NEXT UP:
Peterborough (H)
Saturday 10 Oct, 3.00pm
League One
Millwall (A) Saturday 17 Oct, 3.00pm League One |
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