'The scoreline doesn't reflect the performance': Swindon Town bow out of EFL Cup
They were beaten by Crawley 4-2 in the First Round of the Carabao Cup
Last updated 14th Aug 2024
In just the first match, sadly, it wasn't meant to be for Swindon Town - as the Robins bow out of the EFL Cup, with a 4-2 defeat.
The Red Devils scored two late goals to take victory at the Broadfield Stadium.
Swindon certainly had the advantage on-paper, with the Robins winning more corners (5), committing fewer fouls (7) and even being given less yellow cards (1) than their opponents.
'Outstanding'
On social media, Head Coach Mark Kennedy shared his thoughts.
He said: "I thought we were outstanding - we created a lot of chances, and the quality of the football was excellent.
"Unfortunately, there's only a certain amount of people in the stadium this evening, but the scoreline clearly doesn't reflect the performance.
"Particularly in the second half, it looked like only one team was going to win the game - but the bottom line is that Crawley won, and good luck to them in the next round."
Midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh said: "I feel like we're hard done by - but it didn't just go our way.
"We know that we can play, and the second half was a much better showing of what we can do - so all we need to do is build on that in our League games going forwards.
"We've had a good pre-season, and all of the boys are looking in shape, and so hopefully, we'll get results coming in our favour after two good performances back to back."