Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Walsall | Walsall | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Bentley | Andy Bentley | manager | Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Isaiah Bellamy | I. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Omer Weaver | O. Weaver | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Scott Fletcher | S. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Marcel Hässler | M. Hässler | |||||||||
| Nicholas Beresford | N. Beresford | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Cosimo Ferrante | C. Ferrante | ||||||||
| Gavin Hansen | G. Hansen | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Steve Goldberg | S. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Gianluca Ferazzoli | G. Ferazzoli | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Alex Mcallister | A. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Simon Goodwin | S. Goodwin | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Thierry Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
| David Hitchcock | D. Hitchcock | | 50 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Marc Kerr | M. Kerr | ||||||||
| Mark Isolini | M. Isolini | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Teddy Scowcroft | T. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Glynn Hurst | G. Hurst | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Gary Davis | G. Davis | |||||||||
| Dagui Vrielynck | D. Vrielynck |  | 50 | A | | 11 | | D | 63 | | Jermaine Croft | J. Croft | |||||||||
| Isaiah Richards | I. Richards | | 48 | D | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Christian Arendt | C. Arendt | |||||||||
| James Tiler | J. Tiler | | 49 | M | | 13 | | D | 52 | | Tommy Flintlock | T. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Nicola Carlo Guerra | N. Guerra | | 43 | A | | 14 | | R | 20 |  | Richard Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Walsall. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
2.10
0-1Marcel Hässler flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davis controls it well on his chest. Gary Davis makes a probing pass to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Croft. With a superhuman jump, Jermaine Croft connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jermaine Croft scores for Walsall!!
10.55
0-1Alex Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Davis. Gary Davis shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.44
0-1Nicholas Beresford comes in with a late challenge on Alex Mcallister. Nicholas Beresford is shown the yellow card! Alex Mcallister runs off the knock.
18.24
David Hitchcock catches Scott Fletcher on the ankles. The referee calls over David Hitchcock and shows him a yellow card! Scott Fletcher runs off the knock.
20.42
Thierry Guppy flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Croft who takes it down. Jermaine Croft lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Davis. Gary Davis gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.05
David Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Mark Isolini collects the pass. Mark Isolini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.37
Thierry Guppy brings the ball forward. Thierry Guppy shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.51
Scott Fletcher brings the ball forward. Scott Fletcher passes the ball forward to Jermaine Croft. Jermaine Croft shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
0-2Gianluca Ferazzoli knocks the ball to his team mate, David Hitchcock. David Hitchcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Mcallister.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Walsall kick off the second half!
51.03
With vision, Alex Mcallister plays the ball forward to Marc Kerr. Marc Kerr shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.10
0-2Alex Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Croft. Jermaine Croft plays a one-two with Teddy Scowcroft and rushes in on goal... Neil Davidson catches Jermaine Croft on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.25
0-2Swansea City have made a substitution with James Tiler replacing Simon Goodwin .
66.26
Nicholas Beresford advances with the ball. Nicholas Beresford knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.04
0-2Teddy Scowcroft barges into Gianluca Ferazzoli. The referee calls over Teddy Scowcroft and warns him to calm down! Gianluca Ferazzoli runs off the knock.
72.37
Cosimo Ferrante kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy passes the ball forward to Jermaine Croft. Jermaine Croft knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hansen.
73.14
Neil Davidson threads a neat ball through to David Hitchcock. David Hitchcock makes an attacking run forward. David Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Dagui Vrielynck. Dagui Vrielynck heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.58
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Isaiah Richards replacing Omer Weaver and Nicola Carlo Guerra replacing Dagui Vrielynck .
78.65
Steve Goldberg hits a low pass to Gary Davis. Gary Davis shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Andy Rae (GK)
6
2. Omer Weaver (DEF)
6
3. Neil Davidson (DEF)
6
4. Nicholas Beresford (DEF)
6
5. Gavin Hansen (DEF)
6
6. Gianluca Ferazzoli (MID)
6
7. Simon Goodwin (MID)
6
8. David Hitchcock (MID)
7
9. Mark Isolini (ATT)
6
10. Glynn Hurst (ATT)
6
11. Dagui Vrielynck (ATT)
8
12. Isaiah Richards (DEF)
6
13. James Tiler (MID)
6
14. Nicola Carlo Guerra (ATT)
6
1. Isaiah Bellamy (GK)
6
2. Scott Fletcher (DEF)
6
3. Marcel Hässler (DEF)
6
4. Cosimo Ferrante (DEF)
6
5. Steve Goldberg (MID)
6
6. Alex Mcallister (MID)
7
7. Thierry Guppy (MID)
7
8. Marc Kerr (MID)
6
9. Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
6
10. Gary Davis (ATT)
9
11. Jermaine Croft (DEF)
9
12. Christian Arendt (DEF)
0
13. Tommy Flintlock (DEF)
0
14. Richard Beckham (RES)
0