SWINDON TOWN MISSpublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-2 Swindon Town
HARRY McKIRDY MISSES!
Can you believe it. The former Port Vale player and Swindon's top scorer skies his shot kick.
Summary
Port Vale into League Two play-off final after beating Swindon Town 6-5 on penalties
Swindon had leg Vale 2-1 from first leg on Sunday
James Wilson's early goal for Vale levelled tie on aggregate
Vale boss Darrell Clarke sent off in extra time following fracas on touchline
Vale come back after missing two of first three penalties
Vale will play Mansfield in play-off final at Wembley on 28 May
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SWINDON TOWN MISSpublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
PORT VALE MISSpublished at 22:31 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-2 Swindon Town
ADVANTAGE SWINDON!
Ryan Edmondson steps up but his shot is weak and easily saved by Lewis Ward.
SWINDON TOWN SCOREpublished at 22:31 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-2 Swindon Town
Ben Gladwin puts Swindon ahead!
The substitute sends Aidan Stone the wrong way and the Robins are in front.
PORT VALE MISSpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-1 Swindon Town
IT'S MISSED!
David Worrall steps up but Lewis Ward steps up and pushes his shot on to the bar.
SWINDON TOWN SCOREpublished at 22:29 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-1 Swindon Town
Jack Payne is up first for Swindon and his left-footed shot smashes straight into the right side of the net.
PORT VALE SCOREpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon
James Wilson steps up and smashes his penalty right down the middle.
PENALTIESpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
FT: Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Team huddles have taken place for both teams.
The coin has been flipped and the penalties will be taken at the Swindon end of the pitch.
Postpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
FT: Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Phil Sproson
Former Port Vale captain on BBC Radio StokePick your spot and hit it. Do not change your mind.
Postpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
FT: Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
With penalties looming, BBC Radio Stoke's Phil Bowers has noted that Port Vale have only faced one penalty this season.
That was way back against Mansfield back in November when Lucas Covalan saved from Oli Hawkins.
Robins' penalty practicepublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
FT: Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Swindon boss Ben Garner said his side have been practicing penalties this week after each training session.
As well as working on their spot-kicks, the players were doing their best to replicate match condition, including the walk from the halfway line to the penalty box and “giving verbal abuse” to each other, in the words of the manager.
How important might that turn out to be?
FULL-TIMEpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
That's it. We've played 120 minutes of football and there's nothing to be found between Port Vale and Swindon.
This match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Postpublished at 120+1 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Port Vale have one last chance to find the winner with a free-kick right on the edge of the Swindon box.
It comes in and Nathan Smith heads at goal from a tight angle right by the goal line, but Lewis Ward gets a crucial fingertip to it to send it over the bar.
Postpublished at 119 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
James Wilson's goal feels like a long, long time ago now.
We're creeping towards penalties as it stands, as we go into two last minutes of added time at the end of extra time.
Postpublished at 116 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Mal Benning throws in a long ball to the box but it bounces back out.
Swindon break quickly on the counter but Port Vale do well to race back and clear the danger.
We go straight back down the other end again but understandably everyone seems to be lacking that final edge in front of goal.
Postpublished at 115 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
The minutes are really starting to show on the faces and in the legs of both sides now.
The momentum and intensity has been zapped out of this match as we run into the 115th minute. It feels more like both sides are doing what they can to avoid a mistake at this late point.
Postpublished at 113 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Port Vale keeper Aidan Stone goes down and stays down after taking some contact from a Swindon corner.
He eventually gets back to his feet but with penalties potentially looming on the horizon, Lucas Covolan starts warming up on the touch line just in case.
Postpublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 19 May 2022
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Adam Yates
Former Vale defender on BBC Radio StokeWe thought this game was open in the second half but it's gone up another notch now.
Postpublished at 110 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
That was as perfectly-timed a challenge from Connor Hall as you will see.
The Port Vale defender had to get that spot on as Josh Davison picked up the ball on the edge of the box. Hall dived in though and snatched the ball out from right under his feet.
Postpublished at 106 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Goal scorer James Wilson is still going and takes a shot from distance. It's on target but doesn't dip down enough and it goes over the bar.
Image source, Getty ImagesSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 105 mins
Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (agg 2-2)
Ben Garner makes another change as the half gets underway. Jonny Williams is taken off with Jake O'Brien on in his place.