Swindon bounced back after Harry McKirdy was sacked at half-time to claim his first point of the season with a 0-0 home draw against Salford.
McKirdy felt he should have been awarded a penalty 25 minutes into the match as Theo Vassell closed in on him in the box, but the referee waived his request for a kick-off.
Conor McAleny almost gave Salford the lead three minutes after he shot wide from a Callum Hendry cross and then failed to make contact with the ball after Luke Bolton picked him just before half-time. hours.
Salford was then given a further boost when McKirdy was sent off before half-time. The Swindon forward received his second booking for a rough tackle just inside Salford’s half-time, he was booked for complaining to the referee earlier in the game.
Despite falling short, Swindon nearly took the lead by Jacob Wakeling after 53 minutes when he narrowly missed Remeao Hutton’s diagonal shot wide of the post.
After an hour, Town goalkeeper Sol Brynn made a superb save to deny Hendry after he was met with a cross with a volley as Swindon kept a point.
