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Brighton 2 - Swindon Town 3
4:50pm Saturday 11th April 2009 in Sport
By Anthony Marshall
Billy Paynter celebrates his goal at Brighton
A STUNNING start to the second half earned Town three crucial League One points with a 3-2 win at Brighton this afternoon.
Trailing 1-0 at the break following Adam Virgo's goal, Swindon hit back immediately through captain Gordon Greer.
And then strike duo Billy Paynter and Simon Cox got in on the act to edge Town further to safety and almost certainly condemn Brighton to relegation.
Gary Dicker volleyed home a late goal for the hosts to set up a tense few minutes of injury time, but Swindon held on.
Town's attacking threat after the break was a stark contrast to their toothless first half display, and will give manager Danny Wilson much optimism heading into another big game against relegation rivals Leyton Orient on Monday.
Here are the key moments from today's first half:
Two mins: Hal Robson-Kanu teases Gary Borrowdale on the right flank before whipping in a dangerous cross which finds its way through to the unmarked Simon Cox.
But, from around five yards out his header flies well over.
Three mins: Tommy Elphick gets to Dean Cox's corner just ahead of Swindon keeper Phil Smith, but powers his header off target.
15 mins: Town should be ahead. Gordon Greer rakes a long diagonal pass forward into the path of Billy Paynter, who breaks clear of the Brighton backline.
However, with only keeper Michel Kuipers to beat he opts for a near-post finish, firing into the side-netting.
22 mins: Brighton full-back Andy Whing picks up on a half-cleared corner, cuts inside and drills a left-footed shot goalwards, but fails to connect properly and Phil Smith watches it bobble harmlessly wide.
23 mins: Robson-Kanu's cross is clawed away from under his own crossbar by Kuipers, but straight into the path of Owain Tudur Jones, 10 yards out on the right.
The midfielder fires in an acrobatic half-volley but, from a tight angle, his effort fails to trouble Kuipers.
35 mins: Anthony McNamee forces Kuipers into a full-length stop with a low right-footed effort following some neat build-up play involving Paynter and Robson-Kanu.
38 mins (GOAL 1-0 Virgo): Cox's deep corner from the left is headed back across goal by Gary Dicker, and Adam Virgo, stood almost touching the far post, is unmarked and on hand to prod home.
47 mins (GOAL 1-1 Greer): Town make the perfect start to the second half.
Jamie Vincent's long free-kick into the box is headed high up in the air and when Paynter nods it goalwards, Swindon's captain is on hand to steer home from close range.
50 mins (GOAL 1-2 Paynter): The game has been turned on its head. Cox holds off the challenge of a defender and strides forward.
He unleashes a shot from 20 yards which Kuipers fails to deal with, and as the ball squirms loose Paynter reacts quickest to side-foot past the keeper.
53 mins: McNamee's corner to the far post is drilled back in by Tudur Jones and as the ball drops loose in the area, Greer can only blaze over when he should probably have hit the target.
57 mins: Elphick meets Cox's flag kick with a powerful header but directs it downwards and wide.
58 mins (GOAL 1-3 Cox): Things are getting better and better for Danny Wilson's side. As Swindon work possession to the left flank McNamee makes space for himself before delivering a superb cross.
And there is Cox, nipping in at the front post ahead of Kuipers, to turn home his 28th goal of the season.
67 minutes: Dean Cox connects with Whing's deep cross at the far post, but sends his volley wide of Phil Smith's upright.
80 mins: Brighton substitute Adam El-Abd steps inside and strides forward with the ball before unleashing a drive from 25 yards. But the midfielder's shot sums up the Seagulls' afternoon as he blazes high and wide.
81 mins: Town should have put the game firmly to bed. As Brighton give away possession cheaply, Paynter brings the ball forward before slipping it to Robson-Kanu seven yards out.
However, the winger's first time effort goes over with Kuipers beaten.
89 mins (GOAL 2-3 Dicker):
Brighton create a grandstand finish when they score an unlikely second - Gary Dicker turning home Gart Hart's cross from the right.
BRIGHTON (4-4-2): Michel Kuipers; Andy Whing, Tommy Elphick, Adam Virgo, Gary Borrowdale; Doug Loft (Adam El Abd 53), Gary Dicker, Dean Cox, Tommy Fraser (Gary Hart 53); Lloyd Owusu (Calvin Andrew 76), Craig Davies
Subs not used: John Sullivan, Kevin McLeod
TOWN (4-4-2): Phil Smith; Kevin Amankwaah, Jerel Ifil, Gordon Greer (c), Jamie Vincent; Hal Robson-Kanu (Lloyd Macklin 89), Michael Timlin, Owain Tudur Jones (Craig Easton 89), Anthony McNamee; Billy Paynter, Simon Cox
Subs not used: Peter Brezovan, Lescinel Jean-Francois, Jack Smith
Comments(49)
bagofsweets
says...
3:54pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:Not confident for the 2nd half then?
League two here we come we are pants end of, sell cox For ££££ rest of team not worth a penny NOT FIT TO WEAR SHIRT so much for all the pressure on brighton DOH! bet we will need something at peterboro at the end of the season i.e no chance we would get beaten by weymouth with their youth players
PJennings
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3:58pm Sat 11 Apr 09
bagofsweets you must be joking
i was sadly at the yeovil game
they were poor but look at them now
we could be in league 2 and exeter could be in league 1 next year work that out!!!
PJennings
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3:59pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tabs263
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4:04pm Sat 11 Apr 09
andySTFC123
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4:05pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings
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4:09pm Sat 11 Apr 09
"mighty" burton
umpcah
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4:12pm Sat 11 Apr 09
glasred
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4:13pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tommyg
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4:16pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings
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4:19pm Sat 11 Apr 09
either way it worked
woolster0
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4:26pm Sat 11 Apr 09
redplymouth
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4:26pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tommyg
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4:26pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tommyg
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4:28pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tabs263
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4:29pm Sat 11 Apr 09
bagofsweets
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4:31pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:Ha ha ha...
lol bagofsweets you must be joking i was sadly at the yeovil game they were poor but look at them now we could be in league 2 and exeter could be in league 1 next year work that out!!!
humble pie for you Mr Jennings...
We will be fine...Danny will sort it...Go the Town...
tuareg
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4:33pm Sat 11 Apr 09
avo
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4:39pm Sat 11 Apr 09
Bye Bye Brighton
justice at last....
PJennings
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4:44pm Sat 11 Apr 09
sorry i just ate some trifle!
avo
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4:48pm Sat 11 Apr 09
avo
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4:50pm Sat 11 Apr 09
avo
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4:51pm Sat 11 Apr 09
bring on the orient
avo
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4:52pm Sat 11 Apr 09
avo
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4:58pm Sat 11 Apr 09
HH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSS....well done lads
bye bye albion, good luck next season against bournemouth
bagofsweets
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5:00pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:There we go PJ...nothing to worry about...Had a feeling to day was the day we did those feckers...We'll stay up no problem now...
lol bagofsweets you must be joking i was sadly at the yeovil game they were poor but look at them now we could be in league 2 and exeter could be in league 1 next year work that out!!!
mikek
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5:11pm Sat 11 Apr 09
The Changeling
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5:34pm Sat 11 Apr 09
The Changeling
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5:44pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tabs263 wrote:You can't use those words to describe Africans anymore Mate
I will just get my spoon ready!
drrock
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6:10pm Sat 11 Apr 09
We need 6 pints or maybe 5 to ensuer safety.
As to our defending ????? still why wingw we got a most valuable 4 points and fron remaining 4 gas we will get 6
"SO WELL DONE" do it again Monday
ps its freezing out here
graham81
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6:22pm Sat 11 Apr 09
mgstfc43
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6:53pm Sat 11 Apr 09
shaner,bournemouth
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7:35pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tabs263 wrote:i hope your backside tastes good?
Agree with PJ we are shocking why oh why did wilson stir the hornets nest with such a ridiculous comment. Befor im criticised im not blaming him its our shamefull players who constantly fail to raise the effort required. Yes i will eat my own ar5e if we manage to turn it round in the 2nd half but im that confident we cant (not wont) Top 30 richest clubs and we spend like were non league. Utter boll*&%
shaner,bournemouth
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7:38pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:how about we chuck some mints at you? get behind the lads for gods sake.
by the way can i have a pounds worth of mints so i can chuck them at our muppets opps i mean footballers??!!
townie63
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8:14pm Sat 11 Apr 09
The Changeling wrote:once we got in front we stayed in front, i'd call that defending a lead successfully. brighton were the ones who couldn't defend a lead. WE WON!! stop complaining, brighton are fighting to stay up just like us, they were not going to roll over when we were 3 - 1 up
Great result but STILL can't defend a lead properly...come on lads this is getting rediculous. It should have been a walk at 3-1
Sham69
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8:19pm Sat 11 Apr 09
tradesman
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9:23pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:you make me sick you pr/k ,stand with me and the boys against the gas down manchester rd in a few weeks. lets see what you are made of.
League two here we come we are pants end of, sell cox For ££££ rest of team not worth a penny NOT FIT TO WEAR SHIRT so much for all the pressure on brighton DOH! bet we will need something at peterboro at the end of the season i.e no chance we would get beaten by weymouth with their youth players
avo
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9:33pm Sat 11 Apr 09
I SEE THE TOWN END RISING, I SEE 3 POINTS ON THE WAY,
DONT GO OUT TONIGHT,
UNLESS YOU'RE RED AND WHITE
I SEE 3 POINTS ON THE WAY.
BRING ON THE SLAVE TRADING GAS
RUN RUN RUN RUN GASHEADS
dreamofacleansheet
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11:34pm Sat 11 Apr 09
Come on you reds.
security word debt-wood.
scary when your surname is wood!
chubbslovesbeer
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11:35pm Sat 11 Apr 09
PJennings wrote:Aaahhh bet u feel silly now!!!!!come on u reds,staying up.....
League two here we come we are pants end of, sell cox For ££££ rest of team not worth a penny NOT FIT TO WEAR SHIRT so much for all the pressure on brighton DOH! bet we will need something at peterboro at the end of the season i.e no chance we would get beaten by weymouth with their youth players
Mark Fry
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12:16am Sun 12 Apr 09
stfcstef
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12:24am Sun 12 Apr 09
Great effort by everyone who went today, took the Brighton fans to the cleaners and just about sent them down to L.2 ahhhhhh!!!
bagofsweets
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7:21am Sun 12 Apr 09
shaner,bournemouth wrote:Yo ushould he re read that one Shaner...Sounds mighty gay...
tabs263 wrote: Agree with PJ we are shocking why oh why did wilson stir the hornets nest with such a ridiculous comment. Befor im criticised im not blaming him its our shamefull players who constantly fail to raise the effort required. Yes i will eat my own ar5e if we manage to turn it round in the 2nd half but im that confident we cant (not wont) Top 30 richest clubs and we spend like were non league. Utter boll*&%i hope your backside tastes good?
P*ssed Off
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8:38am Sun 12 Apr 09
BoobFace
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8:56am Sun 12 Apr 09
This is one of the most irritating things ever. how can people say that? why do they make these generalisations? you can see they try, just sometimes things dont work out. especially when we are carrying a few players playing above their level (not their own fault of course, the managers).
Are these people who have no understanding of football? YES.
I wish we were back in the day before the internet and texts read out on the radio. It gives every spaz and every moaning mong a voice. A voice they dont deserve.
BillyLucas4me
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9:27am Sun 12 Apr 09
We persistantly see teams that close mark frustrate all efforts to break them down.
Swindon it seems to me consistantly concede ground to the opposition by back peddling as soon as the opposition get possession. Is no one capable of making a 'Bobby Moore type' tackle by standing firm against the guy in possession?
mgstfc43
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12:23pm Sun 12 Apr 09
BoobFace wrote:BoobFace - Mate, that's a top post. I couldn't agree with you more.
if you listened to the game on the radio the half time texts were all the same: "the players dont care" "they just want to pick up their wage packet"... This is one of the most irritating things ever. how can people say that? why do they make these generalisations? you can see they try, just sometimes things dont work out. especially when we are carrying a few players playing above their level (not their own fault of course, the managers). Are these people who have no understanding of football? YES. I wish we were back in the day before the internet and texts read out on the radio. It gives every spaz and every moaning mong a voice. A voice they dont deserve.
The Internet and message Boards can be a frenzy of inane and uneducated activity.
The team has had to adapt and change to both new management, new players and at the same time work their socks off to avoid relegation. There is no doubt in my mind our players never deliberately go out to play poorly, disappoint the fans or lose games.
The simple facts are this, if these players were world beaters they would not be at STFC. So let's get a reality check here, in my opinion they are doing their best and whilst this is sometimes not good enough I really do resent the generalisation that the players do not care or do not try hard enough.
It's a massive game for us tomorrow and I really believe with the proper support the team will respond and turn in a great performance.
Good luck to the reds tomorrow....
Robinonfire
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2:18pm Sun 12 Apr 09
Dont Sell Cox.
Adios
PJennings
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5:22pm Sun 12 Apr 09
just see where and for how much ££££
maybe we should go for fleetwood as hes been back on loan to exeter
security word
next-team is a must!!
PJennings says...
3:53pm Sat 11 Apr 09
we are pants end of,
sell cox For ££££ rest of team not worth a penny
NOT FIT TO WEAR SHIRT
so much for all the pressure on brighton
DOH!
bet we will need something at peterboro at the end of the season i.e no chance
we would get beaten by weymouth with their youth players