- Mackail-Smith (40), Keates (90)
- Cox (17), Cox (42)
- Date:2009-05-02
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:London Road Ground
- Attendance:10886
- Referee:Haywood, M
Live Commentary
90mins
The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
90mins
Goal!! Dean Keates scores for Peterborough.
90mins
Jerel Ifil goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
90mins
Swindon are replacing Simon Cox with Anthony McNamee.
77mins
Craig Easton is replaced by Mark Marshall.
77mins
Dominic Green is being taken off, Shaun Batt has come on in his place.
77mins
Joe Lewis is replaced by James McKeown.
71mins
Craig Mackail-Smith is replaced by Lee Frecklington.
60mins
Swindon are replacing Lilian Nalis with Kevin Amankwaah.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 2.
45mins
Half time whistle is blown by M Haywood
42mins
Goal!! Swindon have scored with Simon Cox putting it in the back of the net.
40mins
Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Craig Mackail-Smith putting it in the back of the net.
17mins
Goal!! Simon Cox scores for Swindon.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
Dean Keates delivered a glorious final contribution to Posh's promotion-winning season.
The midfield star rescued a draw for Darren Ferguson's men with a super stoppage time free-kick that denied Swindon an unlikely London Road success.
Prolific Robins striker Simon Cox had done his best to spoil the promotion party, but Keates made sure Posh waved goodbye to League One by picking up a point.
The fine finishing of hot-shot Cox - in what is rumoured to be his last game for Swindon - and some inspired goalkeeping from Phil Smith were the major factors why Posh were reliant on Keates' late strike.
Posh defender Charlie Lee collected no fewer than four player-of-the-season awards before kick-off - and then promptly laid on the opening goal for the visitors!
Lee's misplaced pass was seized upon by Cox who coolly fired past keeper Joe Lewis in the 17th minute.
Lee twice went close at the other end before Posh hauled themselves level with six minutes of the opening period remaining.
Leading scorer Craig Mackail-Smith steered home his 26th goal of the season from close range after being picked out by a right-wing George Boyd delivery.
But parity was short-lived as Cox pounced again in the 42nd minute to fire home an impressive half-volley.
It was one-way traffic as Posh poured forward to no avail after the break.
Boyd saw strong penalty appeals turned down before convincing referee Mark Haywood to point to the spot moments later after being tripped by substitute Kevin Amankwaah.
But striker Aaron McLean was found wanting from 12 yards as Smith saved his spot-kick - and the Swindon shot-stopper soon took centre stage with a succession of super stops.
He denied McLean, Dominic Green and substitute Shaun Batt while Russell Martin and Gaby Zakuani had efforts cleared off the line before Keates' last-gasp leveller.
Peterborough United Team
Swindon Town Team
Peterborough United | Swindon Town |
Corners
| 9 | 3 |
Fouls
| 3 | 8 |
Goal attempts
| 23 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 7 | 5 |
Offsides
| 2 | 2 |