Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Felgueiras | Felgueiras | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Hadziabdic | Jack Hadziabdic | manager | Matthew Vaughan | Matthew Vaughan | |||||||||||||||||
| Piotr Radomski | P. Radomski |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Nuno Almeida | N. Almeida | |||||||||
| Alec Brady | A. Brady |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Daniel Carvalho | D. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Karim Bendjaballah | K. Bendjaballah |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | jonathan Bautista | j. Bautista | |||||||||
| Cesar Cribari | C. Cribari |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 | | Sergio Almeida | S. Almeida | |||||||||
| Yuri Yanovski | Y. Yanovski |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 80 |  | Shane Viduka | S. Viduka | |||||||||
| Helder Postiga | H. Postiga | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 |  | Olivier Nilis | O. Nilis | |||||||||
| Arturo Saez | A. Saez |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 | | Cauê Amauri | C. Amauri | |||||||||
| Geoffrey Alicarte | G. Alicarte |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Niche Ramos | N. Ramos | |||||||||
| Gert Aelbrecht | G. Aelbrecht | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 | | David Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Gaspar Andrade | G. Andrade | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 83 | | Alberto Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Jurek Rzasa | J. Rzasa | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 83 | | Fabien Desailly | F. Desailly | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play Felgueiras in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Felgueiras appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Felgueiras appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
3.51
0-0Sergio Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niche Ramos. Niche Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Radomski who gathers it comfortably.
4.43
0-0Geoffrey Alicarte knocks the ball forward to Gert Aelbrecht. Gert Aelbrecht whips in a cross ball towards Jurek Rzasa. Jurek Rzasa heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.46
Olivier Nilis advances with the ball. Olivier Nilis goes all the way! Olivier Nilis takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.16
Cauê Amauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
14.06
0-0Arturo Saez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Andrade. Gaspar Andrade lofts in a cross ball towards Gert Aelbrecht. Gert Aelbrecht connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Nuno Almeida easily smothers it.
16.32
Niche Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Moreira. David Moreira tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Piotr Radomski manages to gather it comfortably.
22.33
0-0Karim Bendjaballah clumsily knocks into Fabien Desailly. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fabien Desailly runs off the knock.
24.09
Shane Viduka chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.06
Daniel Carvalho sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly knocks in a cross ball towards David Moreira. David Moreira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Piotr Radomski easily smothers it.
28.43
Olivier Nilis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Brady.
30.48
Olivier Nilis knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shoots from 20 yards but Piotr Radomski is on top of it.
32.34
Helder Postiga brings the ball forward. Helder Postiga shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
36.27
Sergio Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Olivier Nilis. Olivier Nilis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Piotr Radomski is on top of it.
38.22
Karim Bendjaballah knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Saez. Arturo Saez makes a probing pass to Gert Aelbrecht. Gert Aelbrecht finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nuno Almeida.
39.57
0-1jonathan Bautista knocks the ball to his team mate, Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka knocks the ball forward to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly lofts in a cross ball towards David Moreira. David Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Felgueiras kicking off!
47.17
Arturo Saez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Andrade. Gaspar Andrade shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.29
Olivier Nilis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a cross ball towards David Moreira. David Moreira powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.52
Cauê Amauri comes in with a late challenge on Helder Postiga. The referee calls over Cauê Amauri and shows him a yellow card! Helder Postiga runs off the knock.
53.23
Arturo Saez knocks the ball forward to Gert Aelbrecht. Gert Aelbrecht controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.25
0-1Niche Ramos hacks Helder Postiga from behind! Niche Ramos is warned by the referee! Helder Postiga runs off the knock.
59.52
Niche Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Cribari.
63.57
0-1Swansea City are easily keeping Felgueiras at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
67.11
Karim Bendjaballah makes a probing pass to Helder Postiga. Helder Postiga knocks the ball to his team mate, Jurek Rzasa. Jurek Rzasa plays a perfect one-two with Gert Aelbrecht and rushes in on goal... Jurek Rzasa takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
72.51
Geoffrey Alicarte controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jurek Rzasa. Jurek Rzasa shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.08
Niche Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly goes all the way! Fabien Desailly tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
81.38
Niche Ramos threads the ball through to David Moreira. David Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.12
Daniel Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Olivier Nilis. Olivier Nilis makes a probing pass to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Cribari.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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