Swindon 1 - 1 Norwich

Swindon   1 - 1   Norwich

Swindon 1-1 Norwich

Gordon Greer's late equaliser robbed Norwich of three points after Grant Holt's header put the Canaries ahead.

Norwich broke the deadlock in the 51st minute when Holt headed a Mike Rose cross powerfully home from close range.

The away side had the better of the exchanges and Chris Martin went close to increasing the lead when his 30-yard free-kick clipped the crossbar.

But, in injury time, Greer headed home from a corner, to save a point for play-off contenders Swindon.

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Norwich manager Paul Lambert told BBC Radio Norfolk:

"I thought we'd done enough but you're never quite sure. It's a decent point but we should have won the game.

"It keeps it going, unbeaten again, coming to a place where they're really flying.

"You can be critical of people dropping people in the box, but in general terms we've been brilliant."

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Saturday, 20 March 2010

League One

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Swindon	1-1	Norwich	FT
(HT 0-0)
Greer 90+2		Holt 52

Swindon

• 12 Smith
• 03 Sheehan
• 06 Greer
• 19 Jean-Francois Lescinel
• 21 Darby
• 04 Douglas
• 07 McGovern
• 08 Easton yellow card (Timlin 67)
• 24 Ward
• 09 Nouble (Marshall 67)
• 32 Austin (Pericard 75)

Substitutes

• 26 Jesionkowski,
• 23 Thompson,
• 10 Timlin,
• 11 Ritchie,
• 25 Marshall,
• 05 Pericard,
• 31 Bodin

Norwich

• 21 Forster
• 05 Nelson
• 06 Martin
• 12 Doherty
• 23 Rose
• 14 Hoolahan
• 19 Lappin (Hughes 78)
• 20 Russell
• 30 Smith
• 09 Holt
• 16 Martin (Elliott 73)

Substitutes

• 13 Rudd,
• 03 Drury,
• 08 Hughes,
• 18 McVeigh,
• 24 McNamee,
• 11 Elliott,
• 32 Johnson

Ref: MathiesonAtt: 11,972

SWINDON

NORWICH

Possession

• Swindon 58%
• Norwich 42%

Attempts on target

• Swindon 7
• Norwich 2

Attempts off target

• Swindon 2
• Norwich 7

Corners

• Swindon 4
• Norwich 1

Fouls

• Swindon 7
• Norwich 15

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+3:22 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
• 90:00+1:59 The assist for the goal came from Alan Sheehan.
• 90:00+1:59 GOAL - Gordon Greer:Swindon 1 - 1 Norwich Gordon Greer scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Swindon 1-1 Norwich.
• 90:00+1:45 Alan Sheehan takes the outswinging corner,
• 90:00+1:33 Jonathan Douglas takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a save.
• 89:52 Unfair challenge on Vincent Pericard by Gary Doherty results in a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Alan Sheehan, Fraser Forster makes a save.
• 88:40 Foul by Jonathan Douglas on Wesley Hoolahan, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Wesley Hoolahan.
• 86:27 Foul by Michael Rose on Vincent Pericard, free kick awarded. Stephen Darby takes the direct free kick.
• 83:48 Stephen Elliott has a headed effort from close in and clears the bar.
• 83:23 Stephen Darby fouled by Stephen Elliott, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Sheehan takes the free kick.
• 81:09 Darel Russell fouled by Mark Marshall, the ref awards a free kick. Fraser Forster takes the direct free kick.
• 80:24 Stephen Darby challenges Grant Holt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Wesley Hoolahan takes the free kick.
• 79:19 Alan Sheehan fouled by Wesley Hoolahan, the ref awards a free kick. Phil Smith takes the direct free kick.
• 77:49 Substitution Stephen Hughes is brought on as a substitute for Simon Lappin.
• 77:18 Alan Sheehan fouled by Michael Nelson, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Sheehan crosses the ball in from the free kick.
• 75:39 Daniel Ward takes a shot. Save made by Fraser Forster.
• 74:33 Substitution Charlie Austin goes off and Vincent Pericard comes on.
• 73:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Grant Holt on Michael Timlin. Lescinel Jean-Francois restarts play with the free kick.
• 72:36 Substitution Stephen Elliott is brought on as a substitute for Chris Martin.
• 68:57 The referee blows for offside against Chris Martin. Phil Smith restarts play with the free kick.
• 66:25 Substitution Frank Nouble goes off and Mark Marshall comes on.
• 66:25 Substitution Michael Timlin comes on in place of Craig Easton.
• 66:06 The ball is crossed by Jon-Paul McGovern.
• 65:20 Charlie Austin takes a shot. Save made by Fraser Forster.
• 63:10 Direct free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
• 63:10 Booking Craig Easton is shown a yellow card.
• 62:54 Unfair challenge on Wesley Hoolahan by Craig Easton results in a free kick.
• 61:49 Shot by Grant Holt from outside the box goes over the net.
• 58:36 Gordon Greer concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Martin. Chris Martin has a direct shot on goal from the free kick,
• 57:41 Darel Russell challenges Craig Easton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Gordon Greer.
• 56:24 Michael Nelson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Charlie Austin. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Alan Sheehan.
• 54:51 The assistant referee flags for offside against Frank Nouble. Indirect free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
• 51:50 Assist by Michael Rose.
• 51:50 GOAL - Grant Holt:Swindon 0 - 1 Norwich Grant Holt finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Swindon 0-1 Norwich.
• 50:26 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
• 47:12 Shot by Daniel Ward from 18 yards. Comfortable save by Fraser Forster.
• 45:01 The second half kicks off.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:05 The ref blows to signal half-time.
• 44:49 Daniel Ward has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.
• Correction - 42:43 Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Martin on Lescinel Jean-Francois. Lescinel Jean-Francois restarts play with the free kick.
• 42:43 Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Martin on Lescinel Jean-Francois. Lescinel Jean-Francois takes the free kick.
• 39:27 Corner taken by Jon-Paul McGovern, Gary Doherty makes a clearance.
• 39:14 Effort on goal by Daniel Ward from 35 yards. Save by Fraser Forster.
• 35:51 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Alan Sheehan from the right by-line.
• 35:06 The assistant referee flags for offside against Grant Holt. Gordon Greer takes the free kick.
• 33:07 Chris Martin has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
• 30:49 Unfair challenge on Craig Easton by Korey Smith results in a free kick. Lescinel Jean-Francois takes the direct free kick.
• 29:53 Lescinel Jean-Francois concedes a free kick for a foul on Korey Smith. Direct free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
• 29:25 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jon-Paul McGovern from the right by-line.
• 26:32 The ball is crossed by Michael Rose.
• 22:34 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Simon Lappin, clearance made by Charlie Austin. Shot by Michael Rose from just outside the area goes over the net.
• 20:35 Shot from outside the box by Darel Russell misses to the left of the goal.
• 19:11 Jonathan Douglas gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant Holt. The ball is delivered by Korey Smith, Michael Nelson takes a shot. Save made by Phil Smith.
• 18:44 The referee blows for offside. Fraser Forster restarts play with the free kick.
• 17:53 Daniel Ward fouled by Darel Russell, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jonathan Douglas.
• 16:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Rose on Jon-Paul McGovern. Gordon Greer takes the free kick.
• 14:21 Simon Lappin challenges Jon-Paul McGovern unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Darby.
• 12:02 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darel Russell on Daniel Ward. Direct free kick taken by Alan Sheehan.
• 4:04 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lescinel Jean-Francois by Grant Holt. Phil Smith takes the free kick.
• 0:17 Wesley Hoolahan has an effort at goal from outside the box which misses left.
• 0:00 The match has kicked off.

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