Swindon Town vs Port Vale, 2021-22 English League Two, Promotion Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Swindon Town

26': Harry McKirdy
68': Harry McKirdy

FT
2 - 1
1st Leg

Port Vale

83': James Wilson

About

Swindon Town are hosting Port Vale at The Nigel Eady County Ground, Swindon, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Swindon Town. Ellis Iandolo tries a through ball, but Josh Davison is caught offside.
2': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
2': Jack Payne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Tom Pett (Port Vale).
2': Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
5': Foul by Tom Pett (Port Vale).
5': Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Harry Charsley (Port Vale).
8': Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Charsley.
9': Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Hall.
9': Attempt missed. Jack Payne (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale).
18': Foul by Harry Charsley (Port Vale).
18': Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Offside, Port Vale. Ben Garrity tries a through ball, but Connor Hall is caught offside.
21': Attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry McKirdy.
21': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ben Garrity.
23': Dion Conroy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by David Worrall (Port Vale).
24': Attempt saved. Jack Payne (Swindon Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
25': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
26': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Williams with a cross following a corner.
28': Foul by Aaron Martin (Port Vale).
28': Josh Davison (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Josh Davison (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
35': Foul by Josh Davison (Swindon Town).
35': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Jack Payne (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mandela Egbo.
38': Attempt saved. Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Hall.
41': Attempt missed. James Wilson (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Hall with a headed pass.
42': Foul by Harry Charsley (Port Vale).
42': Louis Reed (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Harry Charsley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Louis Reed (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
45': Attempt saved. Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Davison.
45': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Aidan Stone.
45': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by James Gibbons.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0.
45': Second Half begins Swindon Town 1, Port Vale 0.
45': Substitution, Port Vale. Jake Taylor replaces Harry Charsley.
47': Hand ball by Jake Taylor (Port Vale).
47': Hand ball by Dion Conroy (Swindon Town).
48': Attempt missed. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Worrall with a cross following a set piece situation.
51': Attempt missed. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Garrity.
51': Foul by Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town).
51': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Port Vale. Jamie Proctor replaces Ryan Edmondson.
65': Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Louis Reed.
66': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
66': Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt saved. Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Worrall.
68': Attempt saved. Jack Payne (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry McKirdy.
68': Goal! Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 0. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
70': Attempt missed. Josh Davison (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
73': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Louis Reed (Swindon Town).
74': Substitution, Swindon Town. Akinwale Odimayo replaces Mandela Egbo.
74': Attempt missed. Jake Taylor (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Wilson following a set piece situation.
76': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Louie Barry.
77': Foul by Louis Reed (Swindon Town).
77': Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Louis Reed (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Foul by Jack Payne (Swindon Town).
77': Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Substitution, Port Vale. Malvind Benning replaces Aaron Martin.
79': Foul by Louie Barry (Swindon Town).
79': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Substitution, Swindon Town. Ben Gladwin replaces Jonathan Williams.
83': Attempt blocked. Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Hall.
83': Goal! Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
86': Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Jamie Proctor (Port Vale).
86': Foul by Connor Hall (Port Vale).
86': Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt missed. Louis Reed (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Malvind Benning.
90'+1': Foul by Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town).
90'+1': Malvind Benning (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Attempt saved. James Wilson (Port Vale) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Malvind Benning with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lewis Ward.
90'+4': Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake O'Brien replaces Louie Barry.
90'+4': Foul by Jamie Proctor (Port Vale).
90'+4': Mathieu Baudry (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1.
0': Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: The Nigel Eady County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 14,086

Line-Ups

Swindon Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Lewis Ward (GK)
4	Dion Conroy
6	Mathieu Baudry
3	Ellis Iandolo
18	Mandela Egbo
25	Louis Reed
20	Jonny Williams
10	Jack Payne
9	Josh Davison
19	Louie Barry
11	Harry McKirdy

Swindon Town Substitutes:

Jake O'Brien, Ricky Aguiar, Jojo Wollacott, Harry Parsons, Akinwale Odimayo, Jayden Mitchell-Lawson, Ben Gladwin.

Port Vale (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
26	Aidan Stone (GK)
16	Aaron Martin
5	Connor Hall
6	Nathan Smith
8	Ben Garrity
23	Thomas Pett
20	Harry Charsley
2	James Gibbons
7	David Worrall
9	James Wilson
29	Ryan Edmondson

Port Vale Substitutes:

Lucas Caugnari, David Amoo, Jake Taylor, Kian Harratt, Sam Robinson, Jamie Proctor, Malvind Benning.

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