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Millwall 1 - Swindon Town 1

9:30pm Tuesday 17th February 2009 in Sport Photograph of the Author By Anthony Marshall

Town suffer another late equaliser at Millwall

ANOTHER late goal saw Town drop points again as they suffered an agonising 1-1 draw at Millwall.

Billy Paynter's first half header looked to have given Swindon a priceless three points in their fight against relegation.

But as the game entered injury-time, James Henry picked up the ball on the left, cut inside and sent an unstoppable 30-yard drive past Peter Brezovan and into the top corner.

The result sees Danny Wilson's side stretch their unbeaten run to four games as they bid to pull away from the League One drop zone.

Millwall started brightly and created the first chance on five minutes when Neil Harris evaded Gordon Greer's challenge down the right, and his cross was met by Adam Bolder on the penalty spot.

However, the midfielder was unable to direct his header, planting it straight at Peter Brezovan.

It was then another 17 minutes before the next effort came - Lewis Grabban collecting a bouncing ball on the edge of Town's area but blazing high and wide.

The Lions should have opened the scoring on 39 minutes following a spell of good posession.

Harris worked his way down the left, turned inside Jerel Ifil and sent a superb cross to the far post.

Midfielder Jimmy Abdou connected with a thumping header, but only a brilliant reaction stop from Brezovan kept him at bay.

But just as it looked as though the teams were going in level at the break, Paynter struck with two minutes of the half remaining.

Michael Timlin's free-kick from the left was met by the big striker un-marked in the middle of the penalty area, and he directed a header past David Forde in the Millwall goal.

The home side dominated the early proceedings of the second half, and Izale McLeod should have done better on the hour mark when he raced on to a through ball.

But, after holding off the challenge of Jerel Ifil, the front man couldn't keep his angled effort down and fired well over.

A rare Town attack in the 72nd minute saw Greer head Timlin's corner over, before they were on the back foot once more as Brezovan was forced into a low stop to deny Harris at the other end.

And the Slovakian stopper was Swindon's hero on 77 minutes when he produced an outstanding full-length save to claw away Tony Craig's free-kick for a corner.

As the game entered stoppage time it appeared that Town had sealed an unlikely victory but, yet again, a late goal was to prove their undoing.

On-loan Reading winger collected the ball on the left wing, cut inside Jack Smith and arrowed an effort into the top corner from fully 30 yards.

For the second time in four days it was a harsh end to proceedings for Danny Wilson's side, but Millwall were well worth their point.

MILLWALL: David Forde; Richard Duffy (Alan Dunne 76), Zak Whitbread, Tony Craig (c), Andy Frampton; James Henry, Jimmy Abdou, Adam Bolder, Lewis Grabban (Ashley Grimes 67); Neil Harris, Izale McLeod

Subs not used: Lenny Pidgeley, Scott Barron, Marc Laird

TOWN: Peter Brezovan; Jack Smith, Jerel Ifil (c), Gordon Greer (Jean-Francois 78), Jamie Vincent; Kevin Amankwaah, Michael Timlin, Patrick Kanyuka, Hal Robson-Kanu (Anthony McNamee 70); Billy Paynter (Blair Sturrock 85), Simon Cox

Subs not used: Phil Smith, Hamid Razak

Comments(39)

Robinonfire says...
8:44pm Tue 17 Feb 09

COME ON YOU REDS