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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 18,568 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
2.46
Bradley Allsopp kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Caminero. Antonio Caminero sees space and advances. Antonio Caminero shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
4.21
Martin de Wit threads the ball through to Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski lofts in a cross ball towards Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.30
Darren Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Aleksi Forsstrom easily smothers it.
8.47
Nigel Galli clumsily knocks into Martin de Wit. Nigel Galli is warned by the referee! Martin de Wit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.18
Enrique Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Greening.
14.16
Bradley Allsopp threads the ball through to Darren Mcgreal. Darren Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers shoots from distance but it is miles over!
15.01
Enrique Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Ramirez. Daniel Ramirez heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
18.18
Enrique Diez catches Darren Mcgreal on the ankles. Enrique Diez is warned by the referee! Darren Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.38
Antonio Caminero makes a probing pass to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias shoots from distance. Aleksi Forsstrom easily smothers it.
27.12
Martin de Wit makes a simple pass to Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
28.25
Darren Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby goes all the way! Dale Barmby takes a shot at goal. Aleksi Forsstrom easily smothers it.
30.01
Enrique Diez passes the ball forward to Daniel Ramirez. Daniel Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
34.39
Nigel Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.52
Gabriel Colombo advances with the ball. Gabriel Colombo sees space and advances. Gabriel Colombo lofts in a cross ball towards Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.04
Enrique Diez knocks the ball to his team mate, Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski goes all the way! Marek Swierczewski rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.17
Martin de Wit controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Ramirez. Daniel Ramirez heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.56
Florian Hollmer powers a long ball forward. Marek Swierczewski plays a perfect one-two with Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson and rushes in on goal... Marek Swierczewski cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Beckham!
44.50
Gabriel Colombo kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Diez. Enrique Diez makes a simple pass to Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Ramirez. Daniel Ramirez directs the ball goalwards with his head but Eddie Beckham is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Burnley start the second half!
47.02
Darren Mcgreal knocks the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers goes all the way! Ger Luijpers rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Aleksi Forsstrom had no chance!! Goal for Burnley!
51.47
Darren Mcgreal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.21
Roberto Vega kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Beckham. Gary Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.09
Roberto Vega advances with the ball. Roberto Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers plays a perfect one-two with Pablo Iglesias and rushes in on goal... Ger Luijpers shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.04
Enrique Diez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson goes all the way! Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Eddie Beckham!
66.04
Florian Hollmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin de Wit. Martin de Wit makes a probing pass to Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Eddie Beckham manages to gather it comfortably.
73.41
Martin de Wit clumsily knocks into Darren Mcgreal. Martin de Wit is given a warning by the referee! Darren Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.24
Burnley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Swansea City's defence.
77.22
Igor Kolyvanov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson lofts in a cross ball towards Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski powers a header at goal. Eddie Beckham easily smothers it.
83.47
Darren Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Aleksi Forsstrom manages to gather it comfortably.
84.49
Enrique Diez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson. Gudmundur Ingi Hermannsson tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Eddie Beckham manages to keep it out.
89.37
Eoin Greening chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Mcgreal. Darren Mcgreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby threads the ball through to Ger Luijpers but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Ger Luijpers of Burnley
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
22.5%
45%
32.5%