Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Cutler | A. Cutler |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Steve Proctor | S. Proctor | |||||||||
| Joe Windass | J. Windass | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Gavin Chadwick | G. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Artur Costa | A. Costa |  | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Diego Helder | D. Helder | |||||||||
| Teddy Tiler | T. Tiler | | 51 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Jason Evans | J. Evans | ||||||||
| Emile Howey | E. Howey | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 56 |  | Alberto Di Meglio | A. Di Meglio | |||||||||
| Liam Prior | L. Prior | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Francisco Jardim | F. Jardim | |||||||||
| Miguel Nunez | M. Nunez |  | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Richard Burgess | R. Burgess | |||||||||
| Duncan Bloomer | D. Bloomer | | 53 | M | | 8 | | | M | 46 | | Ruel Peckham | R. Peckham | ||||||||
| Marcel Köpke | M. Köpke |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Richard Oakley | R. Oakley | |||||||||
| Silvio Ramos | S. Ramos | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Ian Boertien | I. Boertien | |||||||||
| Neil Plowright | N. Plowright | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Phil Impey | P. Impey | |||||||||
| Sol Sinclair | S. Sinclair | | 54 | G | | 12 | | A | 55 | | Phil Marsden | P. Marsden | |||||||||
| John Grant | J. Grant | | 52 | A | | 13 | | A | 53 | | Niccolo Ripley | N. Ripley | |||||||||
| Graeme Beresford | G. Beresford | | 50 | D | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Robert Benjamin | R. Benjamin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 4,383 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Taylor.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Taylor.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town get the match underway!
2.54
0-0Richard Burgess sees Francisco Jardim in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Jardim runs straight at the defence! Some awkward footwork from Francisco Jardim provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
3.16
0-1Jason Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Di Meglio. Alberto Di Meglio passes the ball forward to Ruel Peckham. Ruel Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Oakley. Richard Oakley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andy Cutler with no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
9.27
Artur Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Bloomer. Duncan Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. Neil Plowright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
18.23
Joe Windass threads a neat ball through to Marcel Köpke. Without breaking stride, Marcel Köpke plays the ball forward to Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.12
Jason Evans flicks a high pass forward. Richard Burgess holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Burgess flicks a high pass forward to Richard Oakley who brings the ball under control. Richard Oakley makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Phil Impey. Phil Impey shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.25
0-1Ruel Peckham passes the ball forward to Phil Impey. Phil Impey cuts inside the box! Phil Impey tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
22.12
Marcel Köpke advances with the ball. Marcel Köpke whips in a cross ball towards Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
24.16
Miguel Nunez sees Marcel Köpke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Köpke shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.36
1-1Alberto Di Meglio passes the ball forward to Richard Burgess. Richard Burgess knocks the ball forward to Richard Oakley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.21
Francisco Jardim runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Jardim shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Andy Cutler manages to gather it.
39.55
Without breaking stride, Teddy Tiler plays the ball forward to Liam Prior. Liam Prior flicks a high pass forward to Silvio Ramos who brings the ball under control. Silvio Ramos shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
40.51
1-1Liam Prior hacks Jason Evans from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jason Evans stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Brentford kick off!
48.37
1-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.24
1-1Emile Howey threads a neat ball through to Artur Costa. Artur Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.12
Jason Evans brings the ball forward. Jason Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Boertien. Ian Boertien shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.09
Duncan Bloomer plays the ball forward to Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Nunez. Miguel Nunez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.08
Diego Helder threads a neat ball through to Ruel Peckham. Ruel Peckham flicks a high ball forward to Richard Oakley who takes it down. Richard Oakley tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
73.17
Ian Boertien hacks Artur Costa from behind! Ian Boertien is shown the yellow card! Artur Costa runs off the knock.
77.27
1-1Swindon Town have made 2 substitutions with Phil Marsden replacing Richard Oakley and Robert Benjamin replacing Ruel Peckham .
78.34
1-1Jason Evans clumsily knocks into Silvio Ramos. Jason Evans is given a warning by the referee! Silvio Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.09
Robert Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Diego Helder controls it well on his chest. Diego Helder passes the ball forward to Phil Marsden. Phil Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.49
Silvio Ramos clumsily knocks into Jason Evans. Silvio Ramos is given a warning by the referee! Jason Evans stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.16
Richard Burgess hits a low pass to Phil Marsden. Phil Marsden plays a one-two with Ian Boertien and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Phil Marsden provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
85.53
Marcel Köpke catches Francisco Jardim on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcel Köpke and warns him to calm down! Francisco Jardim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
26.8%
43.9%
29.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Marcel Köpke of Brentford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Cutler (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Joe Windass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Teddy Tiler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Emile Howey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Liam Prior (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Miguel Nunez (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duncan Bloomer (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Marcel Köpke (MID) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Silvio Ramos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Plowright (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Sol Sinclair (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Grant (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Graeme Beresford (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steve Proctor (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Chadwick (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Diego Helder (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jason Evans (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alberto Di Meglio (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Jardim (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Richard Burgess (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ruel Peckham (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Richard Oakley (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Ian Boertien (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Phil Impey (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Phil Marsden (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Niccolo Ripley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Robert Benjamin (ATT) | 6 | |