Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Swansea CitySwansea City
Phil WarbPhil Warb Computer Player Computer Player
Eoin BrandE. Brand73
G
captain1
G
64Mervin SharpeM. Sharpe
James VenusJ. Venus53
D
2
D
67Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley
Jon HaynesJ. Haynes44
D
3
D
65Les WrightL. Wright
Pier G. PiacentiniP. Piacentini68
D
4
D
64Luke UpsonL. Upson
Stephen HurstS. Hurst63
D
5
D
63David FergusonD. Ferguson
Steve BoertienS. Boertien43
M
6
M
63Richard PowerR. Power
Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk57
M
7
M
63Graeme OwenG. Owen
Edward MillsE. Mills58
M
8captain
M
55Jermaine DublinJ. Dublin
Torsten FrieserT. Frieser46
A
9
A
66John ChadwickJ. Chadwick
Pierpaolo PaschettaP. Paschetta71
A
10
A
66Dennis BlakeD. Blake
Teddy DoddT. Dodd59
A
11
A
65Marcus VickersM. Vickers
 
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone58
D
12
A
63Trevor TerryT. Terry
Morris SeamanM. Seaman71
M
13
D
61Jason NewbyJ. Newby
Clive FinneyC. Finney43
G
14
A
59Craig StandingC. Standing

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Swansea City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Walsall and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Clemence.


0.00
Walsall get the match underway!
2.43
Jermaine Dublin threads the ball through to Graeme Owen. Graeme Owen rushes past Jon Haynes! Graeme Owen rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eoin Brand smothers it!
3.34
With a delightful solo run, Edward Mills stretches the opposition's defence. Edward Mills whips in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.14
Graeme Owen flicks a high ball forward to Dennis Blake who takes it down. Dennis Blake plays a one-two with Graeme Owen and rushes in on goal... Dennis Blake comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.11
Pier G. Piacentini knocks the ball forward to Steve Boertien. Steve Boertien controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.18
Jermaine Dublin threads the ball through to Graeme Owen. Seeing a gap ahead, Graeme Owen plays the ball forward to Richard Power who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Richard Power provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
30.49
Les Wright clumsily knocks into Maxence Tomczyk. The referee calls over Les Wright and warns him to calm down! Maxence Tomczyk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.15
Maxence Tomczyk decides to run forward with the ball. Maxence Tomczyk makes a probing pass to Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.40
With a delightful solo run, Graeme Owen stretches the opposition's defence. Graeme Owen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.40
Torsten Frieser flicks a high pass forward to Steve Boertien who brings the ball under control. Steve Boertien shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
49.40
Jon Haynes passes the ball forward to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.18
Luke Upson laces a through ball forward to Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers threads the ball through to Dennis Blake. Dennis Blake skips past Pier G. Piacentini! Dennis Blake looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Eoin Brand is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.06
Richard Power threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Dublin. Jermaine Dublin edges inside the box! Jermaine Dublin strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.09
Edward Mills makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta plays a one-two with Edward Mills and rushes in on goal... Pierpaolo Paschetta strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
61.09
Walsall have made a substitution with Stuart Johnstone replacing Pier G. Piacentini .
63.20
With a delightful solo run, Pierpaolo Paschetta stretches the opposition's defence. Pierpaolo Paschetta controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Pierpaolo Paschetta! The crowd cheers as the Italian celebrates his hattrick!
67.31
Jason Priestley makes a probing pass to Graeme Owen. Graeme Owen makes a probing pass to Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.22
Luke Upson makes a beautiful solo run. Luke Upson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Owen but he's offside!
81.47
Edward Mills passes the ball forward to Maxence Tomczyk. Maxence Tomczyk shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.55
Jon Haynes knocks the ball forward to Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

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

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
21.3%
52.5%
26.2%

Scorers
Pierpaolo Paschetta 3, 59, 63
Maxence Tomczyk 81
Dennis Blake 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierpaolo Paschetta of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.James Venus (DEF)
6
3.Jon Haynes (DEF)
6
4.Pier G. Piacentini (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Hurst (DEF)
6
6.Steve Boertien (MID)
6
7.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)goal scored
7
8.Edward Mills (MID)
8
9.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
6
10.Pierpaolo Paschetta (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
13.Morris Seaman (MID)
0
14.Clive Finney (GK)
0

1.Mervin Sharpe (GK)
6
2.Jason Priestley (DEF)
6
3.Les Wright (DEF)
5
4.Luke Upson (DEF)
6
5.David Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Richard Power (MID)
6
7.Graeme Owen (MID)
7
8.Jermaine Dublin (MID)
6
9.John Chadwick (ATT)
6
10.Dennis Blake (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Marcus Vickers (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Terry (ATT)
0
13.Jason Newby (DEF)
0
14.Craig Standing (ATT)
0