Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     SunderlandSunderland
Andy CoxAndy Cox Geoff Sampson Geoff Sampson
Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson83
G
1captain
G
70Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault
Diogo NunesD. Nunes87
D
2
D
66David JosephD. Joseph
Sebastiano FerranteS. Ferrante77
D
captain3
D
66Raffaele BelliniR. Bellini
Romarin JobR. Job83
D
4
D
70Duarte SoaresD. Soares
Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah75
D
5
M
68Lampros MoissidisL. Moissidis
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür79
M
6
M
62Kevin MarshallK. Marshall
Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli78
M
7
M
67Richard LisbieR. Lisbie
Alberto AndresA. Andres85
M
8
M
67Sven FranckeS. Francke
Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui82
M
9
A
63Alun JacobsA. Jacobs
Kanga Olivier SiéK. Olivier Sié81
A
10
A
65Stanley ColeS. Cole
Darren WinterburnD. Winterburn69
A
11
A
65Malte PoschnerM. Poschner
 
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish78
M
12
D
65Stephen BrambleS. Bramble
Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan81
M
13
M
64Rio SalakoR. Salako
Alberto BarrosA. Barros77
M
14
D
66Julian MedinaJ. Medina

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 19,248 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Boertien.


0.00
The first half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
6.18
Duarte Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Lisbie. Richard Lisbie threads a neat ball through to Alun Jacobs. Alun Jacobs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mohammed Amoah.
9.23
Richard Lisbie clumsily knocks into Alberto Andres. Richard Lisbie is warned by the referee! Alberto Andres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.01
Romarin Job flicks a high pass forward to Damiano Panarelli who brings the ball under control. Damiano Panarelli plays the ball forward to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié whips in a cross ball towards Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.48
Seeing Romarin Job's run, Sebastiano Ferrante quickly throws the ball into his path. Romarin Job sees space and advances. Romarin Job flicks a high ball forward to Kanga Olivier Sié who takes it down. Kanga Olivier Sié shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
28.40
Richard Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Jacobs. Alun Jacobs plays a scrappy one-two with Malte Poschner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alun Jacobs muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
33.21
Duarte Soares plays the ball forward to Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis makes a beautiful solo run. Lampros Moissidis shoots from 20 yards but Gerson Richardson is on top of his game. Good keeping!
36.24
Damiano Panarelli catches Richard Lisbie on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.42
Mohammed Amoah catches Kevin Marshall on the ankles. The referee calls over Mohammed Amoah and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Marshall runs off the knock.
40.17
Damiano Panarelli hacks Richard Lisbie from behind! Damiano Panarelli is warned by the referee! Richard Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Kevin Marshall catches Alberto Andres on the ankles. Kevin Marshall is given a warning by the referee! Alberto Andres runs off the knock.
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. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City get the second half underway!
49.27
Raffaele Bellini plays the ball forward to Sven Francke. Sven Francke knocks the ball forward to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole cuts inside the box! Stanley Cole makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.53
Damiano Panarelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Alexander Regnault is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
54.56
Richard Lisbie hits a low pass to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
55.22
Richard Lisbie knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner deftly passes the ball to Stanley Cole, releasing him through on goal. Stanley Cole shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Gerson Richardson. Excellent save.
59.47
Sven Francke barges into Damiano Panarelli. Sven Francke is shown the yellow card! Damiano Panarelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.16
Sunderland have made a substitution with Julian Medina replacing Stanley Cole .
63.06
David Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Sven Francke controls it well on his chest. Sven Francke kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Medina. Julian Medina tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.06
Sven Francke threads the ball through to Julian Medina. Julian Medina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.48
Sebastiano Ferrante threads a neat ball through to Damiano Panarelli. Damiano Panarelli threads a neat ball through to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Alexander Regnault!
67.57
Mohammed Amoah advances with the ball. Mohammed Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Kanga Olivier Sié holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kanga Olivier Sié knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Regnault who gathers it comfortably.
71.45
Kubilay Sükür threads the ball through to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
72.41
Alberto Andres passes the ball forward to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié threads the ball through to Darren Winterburn but he's offside!
75.57
Kevin Marshall surges forward with the ball. Kevin Marshall passes the ball forward but Alun Jacobs is offside!
77.12
Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Bramble replacing Raffaele Bellini and Rio Salako replacing Kevin Marshall .
78.21
Diogo Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Andres. Alberto Andres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
84.41
Duarte Soares hacks Darren Winterburn from behind! The referee calls over Duarte Soares and shows him a yellow card! Darren Winterburn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.07
Romarin Job makes a simple pass to Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui. Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui knocks the ball forward to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Alexander Regnault!
89.30
Sebastiano Ferrante sees Alberto Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Andres flicks a high ball forward to Kanga Olivier Sié who takes it down. Kanga Olivier Sié makes a probing pass to Darren Winterburn but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Sunderland
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
25.8%
45.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Darren Winterburn 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Winterburn of Swansea City

Match Ratings