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Swindon 2 Rovers 1Npower League One
RESULT: Swindon Town 2 Bristol Rovers 1 Town scorers: Morrison 45, Pericard 57 Rovers' scorer: Hughes 90+2
Goals either side of half-time gave Town fans the bragging rights and Danny Wilson a big smile.
"This was a massive game for us for plenty of reasons and I'm very proud of how we played tonight," commented the delighted Swindon boss.
"It was always going to be hard-fought and we matched them shoulder to shoulder. They had their chances and so did we.
"In the second-half we were very good at times. I asked for a quick second goal and that was what settled it."
Even until goal
One-up on the stroke of half-time thanks to a Sean Morrison header, Town were good value for their lead despite an even first-half that saw both sides hit the bar.
But when Vincent Pericard also nodded home on 57 minutes to double the lead it began a Town purple-patch that included Douglas and Rose both going close.
Rovers' best chance fell to Chris Lines, who headed over from almost point-blank range, before the same player won a penalty in the last minute.
Town rise to 14th.
The League One table
1 Brighton 11 7 22
2 Carlisle 11 8 19 ---------------------------
3 Peterborough 11 5 19 4 Bournemouth 11 11 18 5 Sheff Wed 11 7 17 6 Huddersfield 11 4 17 ----------------------------
7 Oldham 11 3 17 8 MK Dons 11 0 17 9 Rochdale 11 5 16 10 Charlton 11 1 16 11 Colchester 11 1 16 12 Exeter 11 -2 16 13 Southampton 11 3 15 14 Swindon 11 0 15 15 Bristol Rovers 11 -3 15 16 Hartlepool 11 -5 15 17 Yeovil 11 -6 14 18 Notts County 11 -4 13 19 Plymouth 11 -4 13 20 Walsall 11 -4 10 ---------------------------
21 Dag & Red 11 -8 10 22 Tranmere 11 -8 10 23 Leyton Orient 11 -4 9 24 Brentford 11 -7 9 NEXT FEW GAMES:
Peterborough (A) Saturday, 16 October 2010 3:00pm
Npower League One
Leyton Orient (H)
Saturday, 23 October 2010 3:00pm
Npower League One
Yeovil (A)
Saturday, 30 October 2010 3:00pm Npower League One |
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