Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Swindon Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Swindon Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Swindon Town kick off the first half!
2.35
Dmitri Beschastnykh threads the ball through to John Evans. John Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Juan Lopez easily picks it out of the air!
9.29
António Silva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Evans. John Evans takes it forward alone. John Evans sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.49
Lucas Moreno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Evans. John Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Juan Lopez manages to gather it comfortably.
15.48
Ángel Escobar knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens plays a perfect one-two with Vasco Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Behrens tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Juan Lopez easily smothers it!
16.47
Thierry Carragher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Cadamarteri. Oleg Cadamarteri brings the ball forward. Oleg Cadamarteri knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Hidalgo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.12
John Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Juan Lopez had no chance!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
26.18
John Evans threads the ball through to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar goes all the way! Erno Stegar rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.14
Zbigniew Joswiak sees a break and surges forward. Zbigniew Joswiak lofts in a cross ball towards Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.34
Don Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Haller who gathers it comfortably.
36.21
Ángel Escobar flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Juan Lopez easily smothers it!
42.51
Zbigniew Joswiak kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
44.10
Morris Fox threads the ball through to Oleg Cadamarteri. Oleg Cadamarteri brings the ball forward. Oleg Cadamarteri shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
45.00
Ángel Escobar knocks the ball forward to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion get the second half underway!
51.47
John Evans threads the ball through to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.45
Don Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
59.56
Zbigniew Joswiak chips the ball to his team mate, Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Behrens but the referee indicates it's offside!
61.09
Oluwashegun Omolade hacks John Evans from behind! The referee calls over Oluwashegun Omolade and warns him to calm down! John Evans hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.56
Erno Stegar barges into Noel Beagrie. Erno Stegar is given a warning by the referee! Noel Beagrie runs off the knock.
66.16
Don Ritchie hacks Zbigniew Joswiak from behind! The referee calls over Don Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Zbigniew Joswiak runs off the knock.
71.03
Dmitri Beschastnykh threads the ball through to Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.04
Lucas Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak sees a break and surges forward. Zbigniew Joswiak passes the ball forward but Erno Stegar is offside!
83.32
Oluwashegun Omolade makes a probing pass to Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Stephan Haller manages to gather it comfortably.
87.11
John Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Beagrie.
89.30
António Silva controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak surges forward with the ball. Zbigniew Joswiak tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Vasco Hidalgo of West Bromwich Albion

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 0
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 62.6506024096386 vs 37.3493975903614
Play Area
Home team third: 22.89%, Midfield: 42.17%, Away team third: 34.94%

Scorers