- English League 2
- 28 April 2012, 3:00pm
- County Ground
- Attendance: 12,864
Swindon | v | Port Vale |
5
| 0 |
live commentary
Match ends, Swindon Town 5, Port Vale 0.
90+3 mins:Second Half ends, Swindon Town 5, Port Vale 0.
89 mins:Louis Dodds (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
89 mins:Attempt saved. Clayton McDonald (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
88 mins:Foul by Aden Flint (Swindon Town).
88 mins:Sean Rigg (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Attempt missed. James McEveley (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
87 mins:Joe Davis (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87 mins:Foul by Joe Davis (Port Vale).
87 mins:Lee Holmes (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
85 mins:Goal! Swindon Town 5, Port Vale 0. Alan Connell (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Smith.
83 mins:Foul by John McCombe (Port Vale).
83 mins:Alan Connell (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
82 mins:Offside, Port Vale. Ben Williamson tries a through ball, but Ben Williamson is caught offside.
81 mins:Paul Marshall (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81 mins:Foul by Paul Marshall (Port Vale).
81 mins:Paul Caddis (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
80 mins:Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Rooney replaces Matt Ritchie.
79 mins:Attempt saved. Paul Caddis (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
74 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
73 mins:Substitution, Swindon Town. Alan Connell replaces John Bostock.
73 mins:Attempt missed. Paul Caddis (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
71 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Clayton McDonald replaces Tom Pope.
69 mins:Attempt missed. John Bostock (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
69 mins:Substitution, Swindon Town. Jonathan Smith replaces Oliver Risser.
68 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Paul Marshall replaces Chris Shuker.
67 mins:Goal! Swindon Town 4, Port Vale 0. Aden Flint (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie.
67 mins:Corner, Swindon Town.
65 mins:Goal! Swindon Town 3, Port Vale 0. Paul Benson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Holmes.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
60 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Williamson replaces Anthony Griffith.
59 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
58 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
57 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
57 mins:Foul by Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town).
57 mins:Sean Rigg (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
56 mins:Attempt saved. John Bostock (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
54 mins:Attempt missed. Paul Caddis (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
51 mins:Goal! Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 0. Paul Benson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Ferry.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Anthony Griffith (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
49 mins:Corner, Swindon Town.
49 mins:Corner, Swindon Town.
48 mins:Foul by Doug Loft (Port Vale).
48 mins:Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Attempt saved. Sean Rigg (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Second Half begins Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0.
45 mins:Attempt saved. Marc Richards (Port Vale) header from the left side of the box is saved. Assisted by Chris Shuker.
45 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
43 mins:Foul by John McCombe (Port Vale).
43 mins:Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
40 mins:Corner, Swindon Town.
38 mins:Goal! Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0. Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Bostock.
37 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
37 mins:Alan McCormack (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
35 mins:Paul Benson (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35 mins:Foul by Paul Benson (Swindon Town).
35 mins:Chris Shuker (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
32 mins:Attempt missed. Simon Ferry (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
28 mins:Attempt missed. John Bostock (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
27 mins:Attempt missed. Marc Richards (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high from a direct free kick.
26 mins:Simon Ferry (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26 mins:Foul by Simon Ferry (Swindon Town).
26 mins:Sean Rigg (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Foul by Aden Flint (Swindon Town).
26 mins:Marc Richards (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
24 mins:Foul by Paul Benson (Swindon Town).
24 mins:Anthony Griffith (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
23 mins:Doug Loft (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23 mins:Foul by Doug Loft (Port Vale).
23 mins:Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
22 mins:Corner, Swindon Town.
18 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
17 mins:Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
16 mins:Foul by Joe Davis (Port Vale).
16 mins:Matt Ritchie (Swindon Town) wins a free kick.
10 mins:Foul by James McEveley (Swindon Town).
10 mins:Adam Yates (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
8 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
6 mins:Attempt missed. Tom Pope (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 28 April 2012, 3:00pm
- County Ground
- Attendance: 12,864
| Swindon | v | Port Vale |
5
| 0 |
match report
Paul Benson scored twice as Paolo di Canio's Swindon were crowned League Two champions after a 5-0 thrashing of Port Vale.
Matt Ritchie's brilliant long-range strike seven minutes before half-time gave Di Canio's men the lead before second-half goals from Benson, Aden Flint and substitute Alan Connell sealed an emphatic win.
Ritchie sparked a dull encounter into life by picking up the ball on the right touchline, cutting in onto his left foot and lashing an unstoppable shot past Martin into the top corner.
Benson doubled Swindon's lead on 51 minutes. Captain Paul Caddis' threaded through ball was dummied by Simon Ferry and Benson calmly lifted his shot over the advancing Martin and into the net.
Benson claimed his second in the 65th minute by arriving at the near post to slot home Lee Holmes' cross and just two minutes later it was 4-0 as centre back Flint nodded in Ritchie's corner.
Connell crowned a fine team performance five minutes from time by turning in Luke Rooney's attempted shot from close range.
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