Swindon Town 2-1 Port Vale: Harry McKirdy double edges Robins ahead in League Two play-off semi-final

Harry McKirdy scored twice to give Swindon Town a narrow lead over Port Vale in their League Two play-off semi-final first leg at the County Ground.
McKirdy glanced a first-half header past Aidan Stone from a Robins corner.
He doubled Swindon’s tally with a stylish right-footed volley, for his 23rd goal of the season.
However, James Wilson kept Vale in touch ahead of Thursday’s return fixture, with a deft finish from close range seven minutes from time.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 4-3-3
- 12Ward
- 18EgboSubstituted forOdimayoat 74′minutes
- 6Baudry
- 4Conroy
- 3Iandolo
- 10Payne
- 25ReedBooked at 77mins
- 20WilliamsSubstituted forGladwinat 80′minutes
- 11McKirdy
- 9DavisonBooked at 32mins
- 19BarrySubstituted forO’Brienat 90+4′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Wollacott
- 2Odimayo
- 7Gladwin
- 16O’Brien
- 17Mitchell-Lawson
- 28Aguiar
- 29Parsons
Port Vale
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 26Stone
- 6Smith
- 16MartinSubstituted forBenningat 78′minutes
- 5Hall
- 7Worrall
- 23Pett
- 8Garrity
- 2Gibbons
- 20CharsleyBooked at 42minsSubstituted forTaylorat 45′minutes
- 29EdmondsonSubstituted forProctorat 63′minutes
- 9Wilson
Substitutes
- 1Covolan Cauagnari
- 11Benning
- 13Proctor
- 17Taylor
- 19Amoo
- 21Robinson
- 24Harratt
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 14,086
Live Text
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Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1.
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Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1.
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Foul by Jamie Proctor (Port Vale).
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Mathieu Baudry (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake O’Brien replaces Louie Barry.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lewis Ward.
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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.
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Malvind Benning (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town).
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Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Malvind Benning.
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Attempt missed. Louis Reed (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Connor Hall (Port Vale).
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Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jamie Proctor (Port Vale).
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Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Swindon Town 2, Port Vale 1. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
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Attempt blocked. Jamie Proctor (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Hall.
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Substitution, Swindon Town. Ben Gladwin replaces Jonathan Williams.
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Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Louie Barry (Swindon Town).