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Town's reserves strolled to a 4-0 over fellow League 1 side Plymouth Argyle at The County Ground on Tuesday afternoon, thanks to goals from David Ball, Sean Morrison, Thomas Dossevi and Josh Parsons.
The hosts made a bright start to the game, and though it took them a while to create any clear cut chances, it was no surprise when they took the lead through David Ball after 36 minutes.
The Manchester City loanee picked up the ball on the right, cut inside the box and beat two challenges box before rolling the ball into the far corner via the upright.
The Pilgrims could have equalised seconds after the re-start however, when Craig Noone found himself one-on-one with Jakub Jesionkowski on the edge of the area, but he squandered his side's only chance of the half by side footing wide.
This only served to increase Town's dominance in the final 15 minutes of a half in which they had looked comfortable in front of a sparse audience at The County Ground, and they went into the break well in top.
The hosts started the second period in much the same vein, and were three goals to the good within the hour through Sean Morrison and Thomas Dossevi.
Former Argyle trainee Morrison stooped well to bullet a Michael Timlin header into the top corner to make it two after 54 minutes, before Dossevi nodded another Timlin cross home from close range four minutes later to effectively wrap up the game.
Town continued to look confident in possession throughout the rest of the period, but with the result all but settled, the pace of the game dropped considerably with fitness seemingly the main concern of both sides.
However, there was still time for the hosts to notch a fourth, with the impressive Callum Kennedy picking out substitute Josh Parsons at the back post, who poked the ball home from close range in the 80th minute.
Overall it was an impressive performance by the hosts in a match in which both sides had fielded strong line ups, and the watching Peter Shirtliff will have been encouraged by the way his side claimed victory at a canter at The County Ground.
SWINDON TOWN 4 (Ball '36, Morrison '54, Dossevi '58, Parsons '80)
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
Swindon Town: Jakub Jesionkowski; Nathan Thompson, Will Evans, Sean Morrison, Callum Kennedy; Billy Bodin, Simon Ferry, Michael Timlin (capt.), David Ball (Said '84); Vincent Pericard (Parsons '72), Thomas Dossevi
Substitutes: Leigh Bedwell (GK), Seb Broomfield, Abdul Said, Dan Evans, Josh Parsons
Plymouth Argyle: Roman Larrieu; Karl Duguid, Marcel Seip, Curtis Nelson, Conor Clifford; Craig Noone, Dean Parrett, Chris Clark (capt.), Sean Kinsella (Stephens '55); Rory Fallon, Bradley Wright-Phillips (Young '75)
Substitutes: Jack Stephens, Luke Young, Matt Richard, Jed Harper-Penman, Ollie Chenoweth
Referee: M Bingham
FULL TIME Town 4 Plymouth Argyle 0
84 - SUBSTITUTION: David Ball is replaced by Abdul Said for Town.
80 - GOAL! Town stretch their lead as substitute Parsons pokes home another excellent Callum Kennedy cross at the back post.
72 - SUBSTITUTION: Pericard is replaced by Josh Parsons.
64 - Billy Bodin shows great skill to cut inside and shoot form the left, but finds Larrieu equal to his shot.
58 - GOAL! Dossevi makes it three from the resulting corner! Timlin whipped in another excellent cross which the Togolese striker met well and nodded home from close range.
57 - Thomas Dossevi unleashes a rasping half-volley from 25 yards which Larrieu does well to parry away.
54 - GOAL! Town extend their lead through Sean Morrison. Plymouth failed to clear a corner and the ball broke to Michael Timlin on the left hand edge of the box, and the midfielder drove a pinpoint cross onto the head of Morrison, who bulleted the header into the top corner.
50 - Town have started the second half as they ended the first, and look the most threatening going forward.
3pm - The second half kicks off with Town attacking The Town End.
HALF TIME Town 1 Plymouth Argyle 0
37 - The visitors go close to equalising instantly as Craig Noone breaks through the centre of Town's defence, but rolls just wide of the post past the onrushing Jesionkowski.
36 - GOAL! Town take a deserved lead through an excellent individual effort from David Ball. The Manchester City loanee cut into the box from the right flank, beat two challenges and rolled the ball into the far corner off the post.
28 - Neat hold up play by Pericard presents Simon Ferry with a long range opportunity, but the midfielder skews his shot over the top.
23 - Michael Timlin drills a first time volleyed cross into the box, with Thomas Dossevi attempting an audacious scissor kick which flies wide.
14 - The first chance of the match for Plymouth falls to Dean Parrett as he is chipped through neatly by Bradley Wright-Phillips and hits a left footed volley goalwards which is saved well by Jesionkowski.
6 - David Ball's deflected shot loops narrowly over the bar and out for a corner, which is subsequently headed over bar Sean Morrison.
2pm - The match kicks off.
1.45pm - The teams are in. Plymouth have named a strong side with World Cup striker and former Town man Rory Fallon leading the line for The Pilgrims. Fellow Argyle first team regulars Chris Clark, Craig Noone, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Roman Larrieu have also been included. David Ball, Simon Ferry and Thomas Dossevi all start in a similarly strong looking Town outfit.
