Bury 2-2 Swindon: Match Report

15 August 2015 05:01

Rodgers seals Swindon fightback

Bury let slip a two-goal lead as Swindon staged a late fightback to draw 2-2 at Gigg Lane.

Tom Pope and Danny Mayor scored early in each half for the newly-promoted Shakers, while home striker Leon Clarke also missed a 20th-minute penalty.

But Fabien Robert pulled one back for Swindon in the 74th minute before fellow substitute Brendan Rodgers curled in an 83rd-minute free-kick.

Bury were in complete control for the first 70 minutes, with Pope heading home in the fourth minute from Joe Riley's right-wing cross.

Clarke poked the ball wide just a minute later and fired a spot-kick against Lawrence Vigouroux's right-hand post after being brought down by the Swindon goalkeeper.

Vigouroux then denied Clarke and turned wide Chris Hussey's free-kick, but Bury doubled their lead in the 52nd minute when Mayor stroked the ball in from 20 yards after Andrew Tutte's cross had been half-cleared.

But Robert gave Swindon hope after the French midfielder fired into the bottom corner after being found in the box by Yaser Kasim.

And Rodgers rescued an unlikely point for the Robins with seven minutes remaining when he bent a 25-yard free-kick into the top corner.


Source: PA