Swindon 1 Charlton 1
Skipper Nicky Bailey rifled in a dramatic
stoppage time equaliser as Charlton grabbed a point at Swindon in
League 1 on Saturday.
Deon Burton laid the ball off for Bailey in the third minute of
injury-time and the midfielder made no mistake as he drilled into
the bottom corner to claim what could still prove a vital point in
the Addicks' promotion push.
The home side took the lead in the 65th minute when right-back
Kevin Amankwaah half volleyed low into the corner.
Earlier, Jonathan Douglas had forced Addicks keeper Rob Elliot
into a decent save on 12 minutes before Gordon Greer struck the bar
with an effort.
Charlton hit the woodwork themselves six minutes before the
break when Jonjo Shelvey's shot shaved the crossbar.
Nicky Bailey saw a second half shot comfortably saved by David
Lucas and Charlton seemed to be heading for a fourth leage defeat
of the season until the skipper popped up to score for the third
match in succession.
With Leeds drawing and Norwich losing it was a bonus for Phil
Parkinson's side that they didn't lose any ground on the top
two.
Charlton: Elliot, Richardson, Basey (Burton 67), Wagstaff
(Semedo 46), S Sodje, Dailly, Bailey, Shelvey, Racon (Solly 52),
Reid, A Sodje.
Subs not used: Randolph, Llera, McKenzie, Mooney.
Attendance: 9,552.
Saturday, February 06 2010