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MK Dons 1 Swindon 1SkyBet League One
RESULT: Milton Keynes Dons 1 Swindon Town 1
MK Dons scorer: Bamford 55
Swindon scorer: Pritchard 17
Ten-man Swindon held on for a point after Nathan Byrne was sent-off for stamping just minutes into the second-half.
The Town midfielder was given a straight red after leaving a foot in on Shaun Williams with the Robins' ahead and looking comfortable.
But after the shock of the sending off, the home side immediately struck through Chelsea-loanee Bamford, who found space between a slow-moving Hall & Ward to fire low past Foderingham.
And had Town not shown their mettle in the minutes after, when MK Dons piled on the pressure, defeat would surely have been grasped from the jaws of victory.
As it was, astute substitutions from Mark Cooper, a reorganisation in midfield and a fortunate refereeing decision that disallowed a late Dons' effort, meant Swindon managed to keep the home side at bay.
Debut signing Danny N'Guessan even had a opportunity to win it in the final seconds.
"MK Dons are undefeated this season, so a point here is a good result for us," Mark Cooper commented, "but we played well enough for all three."
The League One table:
1 Leyton Orient 5 11 15
2 Wolves 5 8 13 ----------------------------
3 Peterborough 6 7 13 4 Rotherham 6 4 12 5 Bradford 6 9 11 6 Crawley 6 2 10 ----------------------------
7 MK Dons 6 2 10 8 Brentford 6 -1 9 9 Swindon 6 3 8 10 Colchester 6 -1 8 11 Preston 5 3 7 12 Walsall 5 -1 7 13 Port Vale 6 -3 7 14 Oldham 5 0 6 15 Shrewsbury 5 -1 6 16 Stevenage 6 -2 5 17 Crewe 6 -7 5 18 Tranmere 6 -7 5 19 Sheff Utd 6 -6 4 20 Bristol City 5 -2 3 21 Gillingham 6 -6 3 22 Carlisle 6 -13 2 23 Coventry 6 6 1 24 Notts County 5 -5 1 NEXT FEW GAMES:
Wolves (A)
Saturday 14 September 2013, 3pm
League One
Bristol City (H)
Saturday 21 September 2013, 3pm
League One
Chelsea (H)
Tuesday 24 September 2013, 3pm
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