Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Andy CoxAndy Cox Dave Wright Dave Wright
Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson83
G
1
G
73Leevi GaddL. Gadd
Diogo NunesD. Nunes87
D
2
D
74Kai HelmerK. Helmer
Sebastiano FerranteS. Ferrante77
D
captain3
D
78Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro
Romarin JobR. Job83
D
4
D
73Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen
Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah75
D
5
D
78Goran BrncicG. Brncic
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür79
M
6
M
78Kelvin FroggattK. Froggatt
Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli78
M
7captain
M
86Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel
Gavin BarmbyG. Barmby80
M
8
A
73Petros SarakisP. Sarakis
Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui82
M
9
M
73Terry AthertonT. Atherton
Kanga Olivier SiéK. Olivier Sié81
A
10
A
74Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski
Darren WinterburnD. Winterburn69
A
11
A
83Saul BarronS. Barron
 
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish78
M
12
M
73Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto
Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan81
M
13
M
76Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Alberto BarrosA. Barros77
M
14
A
74Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Sheffield Wednesday. 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 Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday get the match underway!
9.41
Petros Sarakis comes in with a late challenge on Diogo Nunes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diogo Nunes runs off the knock.
10.34
Kelvin Froggatt hacks Gavin Barmby from behind! The referee brings Kelvin Froggatt to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Barmby carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.36
With great imagination, Gavin Barmby laces a weighted ball forward to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Darren Winterburn provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Goran Brncic blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
22.28
Gavin Barmby flicks a high pass forward to Darren Winterburn who brings the ball under control. Darren Winterburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Monteiro.
42.33
Kelvin Froggatt barges into Gavin Barmby. Kelvin Froggatt is given another warning by the referee! Gavin Barmby runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swansea City kick off and get the second half underway!
66.39
Gavin Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Darren Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Winterburn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.18
Gavin Barmby threads the ball through to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié skips past Jaakko Salminen! Kanga Olivier Sié side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Leevi Gadd manages to gather it.
75.38
Sebastiano Ferrante catches Klas Osmanowski on the ankles. The referee calls over Sebastiano Ferrante and shows him a yellow card! Klas Osmanowski runs off the knock.
77.04
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel takes the throw-in. Kelvin Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Petros Sarakis. Petros Sarakis tries a spectacular long range effort but Gerson Richardson is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
84.30
Kelvin Froggatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Saul Barron. Saul Barron plays a one-two with Petros Sarakis and rushes in on goal... Saul Barron shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gerson Richardson gets down and covers it.
85.21
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel brings the ball forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski but the linesman indicates offside!
87.17
Andre Monteiro makes a probing pass to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Saul Barron comfortably collects the pass. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
21.2%
48.8%
30%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings