Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Norman Simonsen | N. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Nicholas Beresford | N. Beresford | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Warren Merson | W. Merson | |||||||||
| Gavin Hansen | G. Hansen | | 55 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Urvin van Gastel | U. van Gastel | ||||||||
| Omer Weaver | O. Weaver | | 51 | D | | 5 | | | D | 59 |  | Morten Laursen | M. Laursen | ||||||||
| Gianluca Ferazzoli | G. Ferazzoli |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Glynn Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| David Hitchcock | D. Hitchcock | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | |||||||||
| Simon Goodwin | S. Goodwin | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Vitor Lima | V. Lima | |||||||||
| Mark Isolini | M. Isolini | | 56 | A | | 9 | | M | 63 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | |||||||||
| Dagui Vrielynck | D. Vrielynck |  | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Pedro Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Mark Robson | M. Robson | | 49 | A | | 12 | | D | 59 |  | Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert | |||||||||
| James Tiler | J. Tiler | | 49 | M | | 13 | | M | 58 |  | Zbigniew Deyna | Z. Deyna | |||||||||
| Isaiah Richards | I. Richards | | 48 | D | | 14 | | A | 28 |  | Johann Simon | J. Simon | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 8,198 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
2.14
0-0Don Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Hitchcock. David Hitchcock tries a spectacular long range effort but Norman Simonsen reads it well. Nice save!
3.43
1-0Nicholas Beresford sees Dagui Vrielynck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dagui Vrielynck flicks a high pass forward to Don Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Don Naysmith shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.54
1-0Vitor Lima sees Pedro Oliveira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.31
Dagui Vrielynck advances with the ball. Dagui Vrielynck lofts in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.27
2-0Enrico Benussi hits a low pass to Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicholas Beresford.
44.34
Mark Isolini plays the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Mark Isolini. Mark Isolini directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Norman Simonsen.
45.00
2-0David Hitchcock takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Enrico Benussi gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Uwe Seibert replacing Tiago Viana. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
49.11
Leon Marsden runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Leon Marsden finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
51.42
Urvin van Gastel flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Merson. Warren Merson flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Oliveira who brings the ball under control. Pedro Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Enrico Benussi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.16
David Hitchcock flicks a high ball forward to Simon Goodwin who takes it down. Simon Goodwin shoots from distance. Norman Simonsen gets down and covers it.
60.45
2-0Swansea City have made a substitution with James Tiler replacing David Hitchcock .
65.17
2-0Nicholas Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Omer Weaver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Weaver flicks a high pass forward. Mark Isolini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Isolini makes a great pass forward. Simon Goodwin runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
66.20
Callum Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Hansen.
67.19
Vitor Lima threads a neat ball through to Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Andy Rae manages to gather it.
73.47
Warren Merson knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce makes a simple pass to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
75.22
Neil Davidson advances with the ball. Neil Davidson makes a probing pass to Mark Isolini. Without breaking stride, Mark Isolini plays the ball forward to Dagui Vrielynck who has made a great run into the box. Dagui Vrielynck side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Norman Simonsen.
77.18
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Mark Robson replacing Neil Davidson and Isaiah Richards replacing Dagui Vrielynck .Northampton Town have made a substitution with Zbigniew Deyna replacing Vitor Lima .
83.15
Gianluca Ferazzoli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Goodwin. Simon Goodwin passes the ball forward to Gianluca Ferazzoli. Gianluca Ferazzoli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.16
2-0Zbigniew Deyna hacks Gianluca Ferazzoli from behind! Zbigniew Deyna is given a warning by the referee! Gianluca Ferazzoli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.04
Urvin van Gastel plays a long ball forward. Enrico Benussi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
27.3%
48.1%
24.7%
Scorers
| Don Naysmith 3, 15 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Don Naysmith of Swansea City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Neil Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicholas Beresford (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Omer Weaver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gianluca Ferazzoli (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Hitchcock (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Simon Goodwin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mark Isolini (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Don Naysmith (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Dagui Vrielynck (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Mark Robson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | James Tiler (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Isaiah Richards (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Norman Simonsen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tiago Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Warren Merson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Urvin van Gastel (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Morten Laursen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Leon Marsden (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Vitor Lima (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Callum Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Enrico Benussi (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Pedro Oliveira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Uwe Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Zbigniew Deyna (MID) | 5 | |
| 14. | Johann Simon (ATT) | 0 | |