Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Manchester CityManchester City
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Elkanah Adam Elkanah Adam
Micka‘l SoloyM. Soloy57
G
1captain
G
54Lomano McleodL. Mcleod
Carmine MedriC. Medri57
D
2
D
36Nicky MccannN. Mccann
Frank NevilleF. Neville62
D
captain3
D
49Jon EdworthyJ. Edworthy
Andre SoaresA. Soares54
D
4
D
41Duncan BallD. Ball
Simon BrücknerS. Brückner51
D
5
D
52Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Alan ThompsonA. Thompson52
M
6
M
39Harvey OakleyH. Oakley
Cedric SmitC. Smit55
M
7
M
49Jose ReisJ. Reis
Rainer OuindiR. Ouindi49
M
8
A
50Aaron ShiltonA. Shilton
Vincenzo WesselmannV. Wesselmann49
A
9
A
39Daniele RedknappD. Redknapp
Lorenzo FacciniL. Faccini57
A
10
A
43Ian WatsonI. Watson
Steffen ErlerS. Erler55
A
11
A
40Anthony SummerbellA. Summerbell
 
Mervin HeskeyM. Heskey44
D
12
A
46Ian PriestleyI. Priestley
Sergio CitterioS. Citterio51
M
13
M
43Alexander BloomerA. Bloomer
Harry SimonsenH. Simonsen48
A
14
G
43Gilles SeamanG. Seaman

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,992 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Shaun Simonsen.


0.00
Manchester City kick off!
3.32
Frank Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Ouindi. Rainer Ouindi flicks a high ball forward to Lorenzo Faccini who takes it down. Lorenzo Faccini whips in a cross ball towards Alan Thompson. Alan Thompson makes a deft header but it flies wide!
12.36
Steffen Erler makes a beautiful solo run. Steffen Erler tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.18
Ian Milburn passes the ball forward to Harvey Oakley. Harvey Oakley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Reis. Jose Reis edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jose Reis provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
24.37
Cedric Smit deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
26.50
Alan Thompson flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Erler who brings the ball under control. Steffen Erler shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.13
Andre Soares hits a low pass to Alan Thompson. Alan Thompson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.31
Rainer Ouindi kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Thompson. Alan Thompson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jon Edworthy.
40.19
Frank Neville advances with the ball. Frank Neville flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Wesselmann easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Wesselmann finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
48.18
Jose Reis barges into Steffen Erler. The referee calls over Jose Reis and warns him to calm down! Steffen Erler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.49
Cedric Smit threads a neat ball through to Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Wesselmann but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.14
Jon Edworthy sees Jose Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Reis advances with the ball. Jose Reis shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
55.26
Duncan Ball catches Cedric Smit on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Ball and shows him a yellow card! Cedric Smit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.45
Harvey Oakley plays the ball forward to Ian Watson. Ian Watson threads the ball through into the box. Jose Reis shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.20
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Sergio Citterio replacing Rainer Ouindi and Harry Simonsen replacing Vincenzo Wesselmann .
66.17
Andre Soares makes a probing pass to Cedric Smit. Cedric Smit makes a probing pass to Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler rushes past Nicky Mccann! Some silky footwork from Steffen Erler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Lomano Mcleod gets down and covers it.
67.15
Ian Milburn flicks a high pass forward. Jose Reis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Reis flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Shilton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aaron Shilton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.37
Duncan Ball flicks a high pass forward. Jose Reis comfortably collects the pass. Jose Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Summerbell but he's offside!
77.30
Duncan Ball flicks a high ball forward to Harvey Oakley who takes it down. With imagination, Harvey Oakley laces a weighted ball forward to Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Redknapp. Daniele Redknapp makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.11
Sergio Citterio kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler knocks the ball forward to Harry Simonsen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.59
Carmine Medri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini brings the ball forward. Lorenzo Faccini shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.37
Harvey Oakley clumsily knocks into Lorenzo Faccini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lorenzo Faccini stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.35
Jose Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Oakley. Harvey Oakley shoots from distance. Solid save from Micka‘l Soloy.
90.00
Cedric Smit threads a neat ball through to Harry Simonsen. Harry Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Thompson. Alan Thompson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Manchester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
22.1%
45.5%
32.5%

Scorers
Steffen Erler 12
Daniele Redknapp 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Erler of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Micka‘l Soloy (GK)
7
2.Carmine Medri (DEF)
7
3.Frank Neville (DEF)
7
4.Andre Soares (DEF)
7
5.Simon Brückner (DEF)
6
6.Alan Thompson (MID)
6
7.Cedric Smit (MID)
7
8.Rainer Ouindi (MID)
6
9.Vincenzo Wesselmann (ATT)
6
10.Lorenzo Faccini (ATT)
7
11.Steffen Erler (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mervin Heskey (DEF)
0
13.Sergio Citterio (MID)
6
14.Harry Simonsen (ATT)
6

1.Lomano Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Nicky Mccann (DEF)
6
3.Jon Edworthy (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Ball (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Oakley (MID)yellow card
7
7.Jose Reis (MID)
7
8.Aaron Shilton (ATT)
6
9.Daniele Redknapp (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ian Watson (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Summerbell (ATT)
7
 
12.Ian Priestley (ATT)
0
13.Alexander Bloomer (MID)
0
14.Gilles Seaman (GK)
0