Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Andy CoxAndy Cox Jim Willis Jim Willis
Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson83
G
1captain
G
74Luca CuzaL. Cuza
Stephan NyarkoS. Nyarko77
D
2
D
71Danny LaverD. Laver
Albrecht WilkeA. Wilke84
D
captain3
D
72Alexandre AlmeidaA. Almeida
Romarin JobR. Job83
D
4
D
72Peter ClarkeP. Clarke
Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah75
D
5
M
78Nicolas LindnerN. Lindner
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür79
M
6
M
81David AllmanD. Allman
Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan81
M
7
M
78Marques Pereira PiocelleM. Piocelle
Alberto AndresA. Andres85
M
8
M
83Richard EmertonR. Emerton
Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui82
M
9
A
75Augusto MaganaA. Magana
Giuseppe CenturioniG. Centurioni90
A
10
A
75Emmerick ZaamiE. Zaami
Darren WinterburnD. Winterburn69
A
11
A
74Jean-Pierre RothenJ. Rothen
 
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish78
M
12
A
72Tommy SalakoT. Salako
Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli78
M
13
M
78Micka‘l HistillolesM. Histilloles
Alberto BarrosA. Barros77
M
14
D
69Brian JohnsonB. Johnson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Wigan Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Makin.


0.00
Swansea City kick off the first half!
4.31
Kubilay Sükür laces a through ball forward to Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni threads the ball through into the box. Darren Winterburn strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
9.34
Alexandre Almeida threads a neat ball through to Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Pierre Rothen who brings the ball neatly under control. Jean-Pierre Rothen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.10
Seeing a gap ahead, David Allman plays the ball forward to Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.53
Kubilay Sükür barges into Richard Emerton. Kubilay Sükür is shown the yellow card! Richard Emerton runs off the knock.
16.46
Marques Pereira Piocelle makes a probing pass to Jean-Pierre Rothen. Jean-Pierre Rothen whips in a cross ball towards Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.32
David Allman hits a low pass to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romarin Job.
26.36
Nicolas Lindner plays the ball forward to Jean-Pierre Rothen. Jean-Pierre Rothen finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
28.33
David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Pierre Rothen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Pierre Rothen plays a one-two with Augusto Magana and advances towards the goal... Stephan Nyarko catches Jean-Pierre Rothen on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
30.11
Albrecht Wilke flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Andres controls it well on his chest. With a delightful solo run, Alberto Andres stretches the opposition's defence. Alberto Andres threads the ball through to Darren Winterburn but he's offside!
32.34
Saliou Gnanhouan hits a low pass to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn advances inside the box! Darren Winterburn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Luca Cuza gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.45
Marques Pereira Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Pierre Rothen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Pierre Rothen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephan Nyarko.
45.00
Marques Pereira Piocelle threads a neat ball through to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Wigan Athletic have changed their lineup with Tommy Salako replacing Emmerick Zaami, Micka‘l Histilloles replacing David Allman and Brian Johnson replacing Peter Clarke. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic get the second half underway!
48.17
Albrecht Wilke comes in with a late challenge on Augusto Magana. The referee calls over Albrecht Wilke and shows him a yellow card! Augusto Magana carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.42
Stephan Nyarko hits a low pass to Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui. Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.56
Swansea City have made a substitution with Alberto Barros replacing Darren Winterburn .
66.23
Saliou Gnanhouan clumsily knocks into Marques Pereira Piocelle. The referee warns Saliou Gnanhouan to calm down! Marques Pereira Piocelle gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.44
Micka‘l Histilloles catches Alberto Andres on the ankles. Micka‘l Histilloles is shown the yellow card! Alberto Andres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.29
Alberto Andres hacks Micka‘l Histilloles from behind! Alberto Andres is given a warning by the referee! Micka‘l Histilloles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.53
Alberto Andres kicks a strong pass forward to Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni makes a great pass forward. Alberto Barros runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
31.1%
48.6%
20.3%

Scorers
Augusto Magana 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Augusto Magana of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings