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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: County Ground
  • Attendance: 5944
  • Referee: Deadman, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

89 mins

Hasney Aljofree is booked for unsporting behaviour.

87 mins

Jerel Ifil is booked for unsporting behaviour.

85 mins

Goal!! Barnet have scored with Adam Birchall putting it in the back of the net.

81 mins

Swindon are replacing Sofiane Zaaboub with Kaid Mohamed.

74 mins

Blair Sturrock is being taken off, Christian Roberts has come on in his place.

68 mins

Ashley Carew is being taken off, Anthony Thomas has come on in his place.

68 mins

Barnet are replacing Cliff Akurang with Adam Birchall.

60 mins

Goal!! Swindon have scored with Blair Sturrock putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, January 5th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Substitute Adam Birchall climbed off the bench to score the goal to give Barnet a replay at Underhill in ten days time.

Birchall came on in the 68th minute with his side a goal down through Blair Sturrock's opener on the hour.

Birchall latched onto a clearance by Barnet goalkeeper Rob Beckwith and fired the ball into the top left-hand corner from 15 yards to earn his side another chance to get through to the FA Cup fourth round and meet one of the Premier League giants.

Swindon started the game brightly and should have opened the scoring in the fifth minute through mis-firing striker Billy Paynter.

Paynter latched onto a cross shot from Sofiane Zaaboub but could only head straight at Beckwith with the goal at his mercy.

Paynter has not scored for 11 games since he netted in the first round of the cup against Wycombe back in November.

He turned provider in the 28th minute when he played in striker partner Sturrock, who drew a good save from Beckwith with a shot from ten yards.

In the 40th minute, Jamie Vincent crossed to Paynter who again missed the target with his header from 12 yards out.

Swindon took the lead in the 60th minute through Sturrock's fourth goal of the campaign.

Right-back Miguel Comminges cut into the penalty area before firing in a cross shot that Beckwith could only palm up into the air.

After a goalmouth scramble, Sturrock bundled the ball home from two yards out.

Birchall came on for Ashley Carew in the 68th minute as Barnet looked for an equaliser and they got what they wished for in the 85th minute.

Goalkeeper Beckwith hoofed the ball down field and the ball fell to Birchall inside the penalty area.

He turned an fired the ball home into the top left-hand corner from 15 yards for his fifth goal of the campaign.

Swindon almost stole the victory through substitute Kaid Mohamed when he slalomed through the Barnet defence before firing his shot just over the crossbar.

Swindon Town Team

Barnet Team

Swindon Town

Barnet

Corners

8 4

Fouls

9 11

Goal attempts

10 9

Shots off target

6 3

Offsides

6 7

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