Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Notts CountyNotts County
Computer Player Computer Player Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Mervin SharpeM. Sharpe64
G
1
G
56Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente
Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley67
D
2
D
60Jose Fortes SanchezJ. Sanchez
Robbie HackworthR. Hackworth65
D
3
D
68Nigel BartonN. Barton
Les WrightL. Wright65
D
4
D
56Pascal HerzogP. Herzog
David FergusonD. Ferguson63
D
5
D
53Omer VieiraO. Vieira
Thierry FowlerT. Fowler66
M
6
M
68Carlos CastroC. Castro
Richard PowerR. Power63
M
7captain
M
70Titus CooperT. Cooper
Graeme OwenG. Owen63
M
captain8
M
57Peter MaddisonP. Maddison
John ChadwickJ. Chadwick66
A
9
A
59Juan-Carlos HerreroJ. Herrero
Dennis BlakeD. Blake66
A
10
A
71Abel VianaA. Viana
Marcus VickersM. Vickers65
A
11
A
70Eric SikoraE. Sikora
 
Trevor TerryT. Terry63
A
12
D
51Scott HulmeS. Hulme
Jason NewbyJ. Newby61
D
13
M
52Darren CookeD. Cooke
Craig StandingC. Standing59
A
14
A
48Adam BlakeA. Blake

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Notts County. A crowd of 9,931 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Notts County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Notts County kick off the first half!
4.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Abel Viana plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.18
Graeme Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.50
Titus Cooper sees space and advances. Titus Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
28.51
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.29
Omer Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Maddison. Peter Maddison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.17
Marcus Vickers clumsily knocks into Pascal Herzog. The referee warns Marcus Vickers to calm down! Pascal Herzog stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.14
Carlos Castro flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Herrero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Herrero shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.32
Peter Maddison kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
With a delightful solo run, Richard Power stretches the opposition's defence. Richard Power threads the ball through into the box. Marcus Vickers takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
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. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Swansea City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.20
Carlos Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora plays a scrappy one-two with Abel Viana and advances towards the goal... Eric Sikora strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.26
Robbie Hackworth passes the ball forward to David Ferguson. David Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers lofts in a cross ball towards John Chadwick. John Chadwick makes a convincing header. Romero P. Vicente manages to gather it comfortably.
55.21
Carlos Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Castro. Carlos Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Mervin Sharpe!
60.06
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Scott Hulme replacing Nigel Barton and Darren Cooke replacing Titus Cooper .
61.11
Graeme Owen passes the ball forward to John Chadwick. John Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Power. Richard Power finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Romero P. Vicente gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
65.39
Jason Priestley hits a low pass to Graeme Owen. Graeme Owen hits a low pass to John Chadwick. John Chadwick edges inside the box! Some good footwork from John Chadwick provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
69.13
Darren Cooke threads a neat ball through to Peter Maddison. Peter Maddison knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
77.57
Notts County have made a substitution with Adam Blake replacing Abel Viana .
78.58
Peter Maddison catches Thierry Fowler on the ankles. The referee brings Peter Maddison to one side and gives him a warning! Thierry Fowler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.44
Darren Cooke catches Richard Power on the ankles. The referee warns Darren Cooke to calm down! Richard Power stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.45
Carlos Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Cooke. Darren Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Adam Blake. Adam Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
85.22
Thierry Fowler clumsily knocks into Peter Maddison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Maddison stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Peter Maddison knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Notts County
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
32.9%
48.6%
18.6%

Scorers
Eric Sikora 49, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Sikora of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Mervin Sharpe (GK)
6
2.Jason Priestley (DEF)
6
3.Robbie Hackworth (DEF)
6
4.Les Wright (DEF)
6
5.David Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Thierry Fowler (MID)yellow card
5
7.Richard Power (MID)
6
8.Graeme Owen (MID)
7
9.John Chadwick (ATT)
6
10.Dennis Blake (ATT)
6
11.Marcus Vickers (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Terry (ATT)
0
13.Jason Newby (DEF)
0
14.Craig Standing (ATT)
0

1.Romero P. Vicente (GK)
7
2.Jose Fortes Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Barton (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Herzog (DEF)
6
5.Omer Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Carlos Castro (MID)
7
7.Titus Cooper (MID)
6
8.Peter Maddison (MID)
7
9.Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT)
7
10.Abel Viana (ATT)
6
11.Eric Sikora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Scott Hulme (DEF)
6
13.Darren Cooke (MID)
6
14.Adam Blake (ATT)
6