Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Greaves | A. Greaves |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Robbie Cole | R. Cole | |||||||||
| Tony Peckham | T. Peckham | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Tommy Hughes | T. Hughes | |||||||||
| Niclas Dahlin | N. Dahlin |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Scott Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Nicolas Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Dean Wallwork | D. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Bernardo Melis | B. Melis |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Brian Ferdinand | B. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Pascal Stacchi | P. Stacchi | |||||||||
| Antonio Leon | A. Leon |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Mike Griffin | M. Griffin | |||||||||
| Rodney Schulpen | R. Schulpen |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Nick Mcleod | N. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Aloisio Peyrlade | A. Peyrlade |  | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Nigel Watson | N. Watson | |||||||||
| Malcolm Riza | M. Riza | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Danny Best | D. Best | |||||||||
| Steve Cope | S. Cope | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Ashley Shearer | A. Shearer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play Reading in this league cup game. A crowd of 7,688 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Reading are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swansea City and Reading are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
6.10
0-0Rodney Schulpen comes in with a late challenge on Pascal Stacchi. The referee calls over Rodney Schulpen and warns him to calm down! Pascal Stacchi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.43
0-0Malcolm Riza catches Scott Lua-Lua on the ankles. Malcolm Riza is warned by the referee! Scott Lua-Lua hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.45
0-0Tony Peckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law knocks the ball forward to Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.45
0-0Rodney Schulpen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Riza. Malcolm Riza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Peyrlade but the linesman indicates offside!
15.52
0-0Mike Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
16.24
Dean Wallwork makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Griffin. Mike Griffin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.47
Scott Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Nick Mcleod. Nick Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Best. Danny Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Greaves who gathers it comfortably.
30.36
0-0Tony Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodney Schulpen. Rodney Schulpen advances with the ball. Rodney Schulpen shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Robbie Cole!
32.29
Dean Wallwork knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Griffin. Mike Griffin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.57
Rodney Schulpen makes a beautiful solo run. Rodney Schulpen lofts in a cross ball towards Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.54
1-0Antonio Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade goes all the way! Aloisio Peyrlade tries a spectacular strike. Aloisio Peyrlade scores for Swansea City!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Reading kick off the second half!
55.48
Mike Griffin knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.49
Mike Griffin flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
63.56
Billy Law catches Nick Mcleod on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Law and warns him to calm down! Nick Mcleod stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.25
Nicolas Schnellinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Cope. Steve Cope lofts in a cross ball towards Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.22
Bernardo Melis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodney Schulpen. Rodney Schulpen chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Riza. Malcolm Riza goes all the way! Malcolm Riza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.29
Pascal Stacchi threads the ball through to Danny Best. Danny Best shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.48
Scott Lua-Lua hacks Steve Cope from behind! The referee calls over Scott Lua-Lua and warns him to calm down! Steve Cope stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.58
Nick Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Watson and rushes in on goal... Ashley Shearer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
89.48
Dean Wallwork makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Mcleod. Nick Mcleod kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Nick Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Best. Danny Best shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
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Yellow Cards
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Scorers