Swindon Town 4 Brentford 1

Town on the Road to Wembley

Johnson's Paint Trophy Round 1

Tuesday 04 September 2007

RESULT: Swindon Town 4 Brentford 1

Town scorers: Arrieta 26, Cox 42, Blackburn 68, 81
Brentford scorer: R Shakes 11

Swindon cruised into the second round of the Johnson's Paint Trophy with a 4-1 win over Brentford.

However it looked like the curse of the "old boy" had struck when Ricky Shakes gave the visitors an early lead.

Goal of the season?:
Ibon Arrieta levelling for Town

But a much-changed Swindon side equalised through an audacious over-head kick from Ibon Arrieta, and the home side secured the half-time lead when new boy Simon Cox slotted home for his first goal in a Town shirt.

Swindon wrapped up the tie when Chris Blackburn powered home debutante Jon-Paul McGovern's corner, just past the hour mark.

Star of the show:
new signing Jon-Paul McGovern in action for Town

The same combination put the icing on the cake, with 10 minutes to go, as Town eased into the next round.

Although it seems Paul Sturrock is using the competition to look at some younger faces, Town fans will be delighted if it could result in a trip to Wembley next April, and the chance of some long awaited silverware.

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