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MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Harrogate Town

Good afternoon and welcome to Total Sport Swindon's Matchday Live blog as we bring you live text commentary from this historic match as Swindon Town welcome Harrogate Town to the County Ground for the first time in the club's history. Join our reporter Ryan Walker from 2:45 for all the pre-match build-up.

4:59PM

FULL-TIME: Swindon Town 1-1 Harrogate Town

4:51PM

90' There will be six minutes of added time.

4:44PM

83' Payne smashed the penalty into the bottom right and Swindon are back onlevel terms.


1-1

4:43PM
Goal

82' GOAL SWINDON


Payne scores from the penalty spot.


1-1

4:42PM

81' SWINDON PENALTY


Jayden Mitchell-Lawson is brought down by Lewis Page and Swindon have a golden opportunity.


0-1

4:40PM
Sub

79' SWINDON SUB


Off - Hunt

On - Mitchell-Lawson


0-1

4:36PM

74' Lewis Page is shown a yellow card for a rashed challenge on Kesler-Hayden.


0-1

4:35PM

73' Alex Pattison finishes off a Harrogate passage of play with a shot from the edge of the box that is well saved by Wollacott as he manages to keep hold of the ball. Swindon then break up the other end and their move ends with Kesler-Hayden pulling his shot wide.


0-1

4:30PM

68' Iandolo's cross is driven across the face of the Harrogate goal. The ball manages to work it's way through a crowd of players but Simpson can't react quick enough and eventually the visitors clear.


0-1

4:27PM

66' The resulting free-kick is wasted as Louis Reed's ball into the box is easily cleared by the Harrogate defenders.



0-1

4:26PM
Yellow Card

65' Harrogate Captain Josh Falkingham is shown a yellow card for bringing down Kesler-Hayden on the right-wing.


0-1

4:23PM

62' Steve Mildenhall has been shown a yellow card for what I presume is dissent from the touchline.


0-1

4:19PM
Sub

58' Ben Garner has had enough and is making his first change.


OFF - Gladwin

ON - McKirdy


0-1

4:19PM

56' Jack Diamond cuts in from the left with his shot taking a deflection off Conroy before going out for a corner that comes to nothing. Iandolo has gone down injured.


0-1

4:16PM

54' Jack Payne lifts the spirits in the County Ground with a brilliant run as he skips past two defenders to work his way into the Harrogate box, nutmegging one of them before shooting towards goal with his effort blocked. Better from Swindon.


0-1

4:15PM

52' Ben Gladwin loses the ball and Harrogate break down the left with the move ending in George Thompson getting a header on target.


0-1

4:06PM

45' The players are back out and we are underway again. Swindon must improve. 0-1 

3:49PM

HALF-TIME: Swindon Town 0-1 Harrogate Town

3:47PM

45' There will; be 2 minutes of added time.


0-1

3:45PM

43' Payne puts a corner into the box and it is easily cleared. Swindon then try to recycle the ball but just look short of ideas at this point.


0-1

3:43PM

40' The past 10 minutes have been awful from Swindon and this has been the worst first-half I have seen from Ben garner's side this season. Swindon are adamant in playing the ball around defence before then just booting a hopeful ball up to Simpson that continually fails to test the Harrogate defenders. Ben Garner is losing his head down the dugout and Swindon need to wake up for the second-half if they want to get anything out of this.


0-1

3:32PM

30' Swindon get a corner and Payne whips it to the edge of the box where Reed shoots first time but watches on as his effort is blocked.


0-0

3:27PM

25' That goal was just too easy. A ball over the top and Kesler-Hayden is outmuscled before Diamond nutmegs Wollacott. I hate to say it but Swindon have been poor and deserve to be behind.


0-1

3:25PM
Goal

23' GOAL HARROGATE


Jack Diamond breaks through on goal and pokes the ball past the oncoming Wollacott.


0-1

3:24PM

22' It's better play from Swindon as Payne works his way into the box from the left and fizzes a ball across the face of goal that is defended well as Harrogate clear their lines.


0-0

3:23PM

21' Apologies for the lack of updates. The internet seemingly didn't want to work and we were unable to get back online. Don't worry though you didn't miss much.


0-0

3:13PM

11' Luke Armstrong heads just wide after getting a good connection on a cross. Swindon are shaken in this game so far.


0-0

3:13PM

11' Luke Armstrong heads just wide after getting a good connection on a cross. Swindon are shaken in this game so far.


0-0

3:09PM

8' Lloyd Kerry smashes an effort on target from 25 yards out that forces a diving save to his right from Wollacott.


0-0

3:08PM

6' Risky play from Swindon as Ben Gladwin first gives the ball away in midfield with Jack Diamond breaking on goal. Gladwin gets back and wins the ball back for Swindon but moments later Dion Conroy tries to hold off Diamond inside the Swindon box. He wants Wollacott to come and get it but he doesn't and Diamond manages to get a toe on the ball that has to be cleared off the line by Hunt.


0-0

3:06PM

4' Josh Falkingham bundles through Williams and Swindon win a free-kick just inside the Harrogate half.

0-0

3:04PM

2' Harrogate win the games first corner and the ball is whipped to the near-post andout for a goal-kick.


0-0

3:03PM

1' Harrogate lose possession and Williams is quick to send Simpson on his way but his touch is heavy and Harrogate clear.


0-0

3:01PM

KICK-OFF: Harrogate get us underway.


0-0

2:57PM

The players are out and we are almost ready to get underway.

2:55PM

So we are nearly ready for the players to make their entrance into a windy, cold County Ground. There will be a minutes applause in honour of Swindon Town legend Frank Burrows following his passing earlier in the week.

2:53PM

Swindon Town gaffer Ben Garner has made a bold decision to leave out Harry McKirdy with the adaptable attacker relegated to the bench in place of Ben Gladwin. Rob Hunt keeps his place in defence but Romoney Crichlow makes the bench after recovering from injury.


SWINDON TOWN XI


J Wollacott

A Odimayo

E Iandolo

D Conroy

B Gladwin

T Simpson

J Payne

J Williams

K Kesler-Hayden

R Hunt

L Reed


SUBS

R Crichlow

J Lyden

H McKirdy

L Ward

J Mitchell-Lawson

A Gilbert

R East

2:50PM

We have just ten minutes till kick-off here so let's take a look at the team news.

2:49PM

Good afternoon and thank you for joining me for today's Matchday Live blog from the County Ground as Swindon Town welcome Harrogate Town in this League Two clash.

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