Swindon Town vs Fleetwood Town. Sky Bet League Two.
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Swindon Town 3
- H Smith (8th minute, 28th minute, 58th minute)
Fleetwood Town 1
- M Virtue-Thick (67th minute)
Swindon 3-1 Fleetwood
Saturday 7 December 2024 18:47, UK
Harry Smith grabbed the 'perfect' hat-trick to lift struggling Swindon off the bottom of League Two with a 3-1 home win over Fleetwood.
The striker opening the scoring in the eighth minute when he raced in to jab home with his right foot after visiting keeper David Harrington dithered on Ryan Broom's floated backpass.
Robins centre-back Will Wright then thundered a shot against the crossbar with a dipping free-kick before Smith made it 2-0 in the 28th minute.
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The 6ft 5in forward nodded in after a deep corner was headed back into the danger area by Harrison Minturn.
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Smith completed his treble in style in the 58th minute when he smashed the ball into the roof of the net with his left foot from the edge of the box after neatly working some space.
Two minutes later he won a penalty after a clumsy challenge from the keeper but handed the ball to Paul Glatzel, who thumped his spot-kick against the bar.
Matty Virtue pulled one back for Fleetwood with a sharp half-volley from outside the box in the 67th minute.
The visitors had a chance to reduce the deficit even further when Ronan Coughlan was sent racing through on the goal, but he could only blast at Robins keeper Dan Barden and Swindon held on.
