SWINDON Town striker Harry Parsons admitted it was not Chippenham Town’s day as the Bluebirds’ memorable FA-Cup run ended thanks to a 6-1 defeat to Burton Albion at the weekend.

Parsons’ loan club was attempting to repeat their first-round shock – where the National League South side dispatched Lincoln City 1-0 at home – but were soundly beaten by the Imps’ League One peers on Sunday.

Deji Oshilaja and Sam Winnall both netted braces for the Brewers, while Bobby Kamwa and ex-Swindon loanee Jonny Smith also struck.

Assessing the heavy defeat post-match, Parsons admitted it was always going to be tough for Chippenham to repeat their earlier heroics.

He said: “We’ve come to a good team who pass the ball about, they’re good going forward, and they can defend – it’s a tough game.

“But we’ve managed to grab a goal, and at 3-1 you think maybe you’re in with a chance. But they were very clinical with their chances, and that’s the way it goes sometimes.

“These are the games you want to play in, especially as the opportunities don’t come around often, so you want to take them. We did it against Lincoln, but unfortunately it wasn’t our day.”

The 20-year-old provided the Bluebirds’ stand-out moment on the hour mark when he dragged in Tom Mehew’s through ball and fired into the bottom right corner to send the 700 Chippenham fans wild.

Reliving the moment, Parsons revealed he picked his favourite corner when making the split-second decision.

He said: “At first, I had my back to goal. But I saw Tom [Mehew] nick the ball back, so I got on the half-turn and he played it in.

“I didn’t really expect the ball to reach me, but it was a great pass, and I just slotted it bottom right. The ‘keeper went the right way, but he just couldn’t get there.”

There was a noticeable difference in outlook from Parsons and co. after half-time, where a reserved first-half performance transformed into a fearless subsequent 45.

The young striker admitted the clarity of Chippenham’s situation made it slightly easier to enjoy the occasion.

Parsons said: “For the first 10-20 minutes of the second half, I thought we passed the ball quite well.

“We were more confident in the second half. With the goals conceded in the first half, it gave us almost a little bit of a boost because we then thought: “what’s there to lose?”

“We were really good early on in the second half, we looked more dangerous going forward, but they were just a bit more clinical with their chances.”