Mark Kennedy still feels very positive despite Swindon Town's 2-1 defeat to Exeter City in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy. 

After both sides having their openings, Ed Francis broke the deadlock as he struck low beyond Dan Barden, but Joel Cotterill scored a wonderful goal on the half-volley to level it up.

But Swindon were made to keep waiting for that elusive first win as Jack Aitchison was able to fire home from the edge of the box to give Exeter the three points in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy group stage.

Kennedy said that he was not at all worried that the wait for a first win across all competitions will now go to a seventh game at Barrow this weekend.

He said: "Nothing but positivity is going through my mind right now, I thought we were excellent and I thought that we played really good football against a very good side.

"It wasn't just that but I thought we had danger, we had a couple of really good chances throughout the game.

"Aaron [Drinan] had a really good chance in the first half there was a really good save from Kabs [Kabongo Tshimanga] and then a great goal from Joel.

"I thought that we had really good moments through the game and our football really complimented that and result aside, I had nothing but positives to come out of tonight, I am really pleased with where we are at.

"There are absolutely no [nerves about getting the first win], I am intelligent enough to recognise the opposition that we are playing against and the fine margins.

"On Saturday, there was nothing in the Notts County game whatsoever, statistically speaking, that said we should have lost that game. But we didn't because of two wonder strikes.

"The goal that won the game tonight was another wonder strike, so, no, there are no nerves."

Kennedy was also very pleased with the performances of his various debutants in Dan Barden, Danny Butterworth, Kabongo Tshimanga, and Ryan Delaney.

He said: "I have just seen Mildy [Steve Mildenhall] there and he was a bit more reserved than me because I thought Dan did really well.

"He made a couple of great saves, one you could argue was straight at him but he spread himself really well.

"We have done a lot of work on our build-ups, so for him to come in tonight and show the character that he did where we are saying he has to play was great and was really important.

"Kabs was really good, he lead the line very well. With his back to goal, you can see his play as he is getting used to us tactically.

"I watch him train and I can see that he is unsure of where we need him to press and take up certain angles from certain positions.

"But he is a bright guy, really intelligent, and I think that will come and in fairness today, it took a brilliant save from the 'keeper to stop him today."