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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: County Ground
  • Attendance: 5875
  • Referee: Lewis, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

80 mins

Hasney Aljofree is being taken off, Ady Williams has come on in his place.

75 mins

Swindon are replacing Barry Corr with Billy Paynter.

74 mins

Hartlepool are replacing James Brown with David Foley.

74 mins

Hartlepool are replacing Godwin Antwi with David Foley.

73 mins

Barry Corr takes a penalty for Swindon and scores!.

65 mins

Hartlepool are replacing Willie Boland with Anthony Sweeney.

49 mins

Goal!! Simon Cox scores for Swindon.

48 mins

Eddie Nolan goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

47 mins

Michael Mackay is replaced by Richie Barker.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Goal!! Hartlepool have scored with Ian Moore putting it in the back of the net.

44 mins

The referee has booked Barry Corr.

12 mins

Jerel Ifil goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, December 22nd, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Barry Corr hit a second-half penalty winner for Swindon Town, who fought back to beat Hartlepool United 2-1 and end a three-match losing run.

It brought a perfect end to a traumatic week for the cash-strapped Wiltshire club, whose future seems assured following the promise of a new year takeover.

Andrew Fitton, who was introduced to the County Ground crowd before the start, is set to buy the club in early January to alleviate Swindon's fears of being plunged into financial ruin.

Hartlepool had threatened to spoil the party by taking an interval lead, but Swindon scored twice in the second half as they secured a long-awaited League victory.

The win has prompted Swindon's caretaker-manager David Byrne to make a Christmas Eve approach to Reading boss Steve Coppell to extend the loan period of striker Simon Cox.

"Simon's been with us for four months now, since early September, and has scored eight goals in that time," Byrne explained.

"But he's due to go back to Reading after the Swansea game here on January 1st. I think it will be mutually beneficial if he stays here and gets regular first-team football, especially after his outstanding performance today."

Cox helped to kick-start Swindon's second-half recovery, after they had been facing a fourth straight defeat when Ian Moore bundled Hartlepool in front just before half-time.

Swindon had been guilty of giving away a string of free-kicks in the danger-area outside their own penalty area during the first-half - and paid the penalty shortly before the break.

The impressive Godwin Antwi met a free-kick from Robbie Elliott at the far post and fired it across the face of the goal for Moore to plunder his eighth goal of the season.

But Hartlepool's vulnerability on their travels cost them a sixth successive defeat.

As Swindon raised their game, so the visitors' defence creaked - Cox equalising three minutes into the second half from an excellent pass by Frenchman Miguel Comminges.

With 18 minutes remaining Swindon grabbed a deserved winner. Michael Nelson upended Corr and the Irishman drilled the winner into the top right-hand corner from the spot.

Swindon Town Team

Hartlepool United Team

Swindon Town

Hartlepool United

Corners

6 5

Fouls

21 10

Goal attempts

12 7

Shots off target

6 2

Offsides

4 6

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