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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Walsall. A crowd of 10,001 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Walsall are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Williamson.


0.00
Walsall kick off the first half!
2.57
With imagination, Juan Guardiola laces a weighted ball forward to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Rae who gathers it comfortably.
8.15
Steve Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Guppy who takes it down. Thierry Guppy passes the ball forward but Alex Mcallister is offside!
9.49
Nicholas Beresford sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Beresford threads the ball through to Mark Isolini but he's offside!
12.07
Juan Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
20.07
Steve Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Guppy who takes it down. Thierry Guppy edges inside the box! Thierry Guppy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Andy Rae is on top of it.
22.48
With vision, Juan Guardiola picks a pass forward to Alex Mcallister. Without breaking stride, Alex Mcallister plays the ball forward to Gary Davis. Gary Davis shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
24.51
Christian Arendt chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg threads the ball through to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but Neil Davidson blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
27.38
Juan Guardiola flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
33.11
Neil Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hansen. With great vision, Gavin Hansen plays the ball forward to Victor Guerrero Lopez. Victor Guerrero Lopez advances inside the box! Juan Guardiola clumsily knocks into Victor Guerrero Lopez. Victor Guerrero Lopez appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
34.17
Victor Guerrero Lopez catches Christian Arendt on the ankles. The referee brings Victor Guerrero Lopez to one side and gives him a warning! Christian Arendt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.10
Nicholas Beresford makes a probing pass to Victor Guerrero Lopez. Victor Guerrero Lopez sees Mark Isolini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Isolini plays a quick one-two with Don Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Mark Isolini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
40.37
Teddy Scowcroft sees Thierry Guppy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Guppy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Andy Rae smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Walsall players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City get the second half underway!
47.39
Morris Lloyd makes a probing pass to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.06
Gianluca Ferazzoli chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Isolini. Mark Isolini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.33
Christian Arendt passes the ball forward to Cosimo Ferrante. Seeing a gap ahead, Cosimo Ferrante plays the ball forward to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.31
Swansea City have made a substitution with Mark Robson replacing Victor Guerrero Lopez .Walsall have made a substitution with Christina Bancarel replacing Steve Goldberg .
66.00
Christian Arendt threads a neat ball through to Christina Bancarel. Christina Bancarel flicks a high pass forward. Morris Lloyd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Lloyd shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
67.34
Christina Bancarel flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
69.02
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.46
Teddy Scowcroft clumsily knocks into Nicholas Beresford. The referee calls over Teddy Scowcroft and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.21
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Simon Goodwin replacing Neil Davidson and James Tiler replacing Dagui Vrielynck .
83.46
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
84.50
David Hitchcock hacks Alex Mcallister from behind! David Hitchcock is given a warning by the referee! Alex Mcallister runs off the knock.
90.00
Thierry Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Scowcroft collects the pass. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 0 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 37.3333333333333 vs 62.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 32.00%, Midfield: 42.67%, Away team third: 25.33%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Teddy Scowcroft of Walsall

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Andy Rae (GK)
8
2. Neil Davidson (DEF)
7
4. Gavin Hansen (DEF)
6
5. Omer Weaver (DEF)
6
5
9. Mark Isolini (ATT)
6
10. Don Naysmith (ATT)
6
11. Dagui Vrielynck (ATT)
6

12. Simon Goodwin (MID)
6
13. Mark Robson (ATT)
6
14. James Tiler (MID)
6

1. Joe Westwood (GK)
6
6
8
6
7
7. Thierry Guppy (MID)
9
7
9. Morris Lloyd (ATT)
6
10. Gary Davis (ATT)
6
11. Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
9

13. Julian Eberle (ATT)
0
14. Jermaine Croft (DEF)
0