10-MAN TOWN SHOW STYLE AGAINST SUPERMARINE

Despite playing for an hour with only 10 men, Rugby Town put in a stirring performance to overcome Swindon Supermarine at Hunts Copse and move into the top six.

Valley made a decent start to the game and could have been ahead early on but Tom Breward's free header was cleared off the line from Stephan Morley's corner.

The definitive moment of the first half came on the half hour mark when on-loan defender Leigh Platnauer reacted unnecessarily to a foul near the touch line and his aggression was punished with a red card.

Rugby were forced to re-shuffle with Ashley Blake reverting to centre half and Valley held out reasonably comfortably at half time.

Manager Billy Jeffrey made the decision to attack Swindon in the second half despite the hosts' man advantage and it paid off on 65 minutes when Craig Herbert's long pass was chased down by David Kolodynski and the young striker's first time centre was slotted home by David Stone.

Stone was instrumental in the second half and David Staff and Mark Edge should have done better when Stone laid on chances for them.

Rugby goalkeeper Simon Lynn was only called into action to make one excellent save when he brilliantly parried McKay's powerful free-kick, but Valley were well worth their three points.

Full report to follow...

Valley Line-up: Lynn 7, Stringfellow 7, Morley 7, Herbert 8, Platnauer 4, Breward 8, Blake 7, Edge 6, Kolodynski 7 (Aladetoun 6), STONE 9*, Staff 7.
Sub not used: Harris, McGrath, Barcherini.
Booked: Kolodynski.
Sent Off: Platnauer

Report by RTFC Online.