Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 19,475 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swansea City and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arsenal start the match!
3.17
0-0Luke Salako makes a probing pass to Dado Debec. Dado Debec passes the ball forward to Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Altti Simonpoika. Altti Simonpoika is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.18
0-0Avril Esparza knocks the ball to his team mate, Noe Magana. Noe Magana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Dickov.
9.55
António Pabón controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Nappi. Anthony Nappi flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Bridges. Terry Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
16.37
0-0Swansea City are easily keeping Arsenal at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
22.14
Anthony Nappi kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Bridges. Terry Bridges knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Avril Esparza.
26.26
Andy Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Nappi. Anthony Nappi passes the ball forward to Altti Simonpoika. Altti Simonpoika goes all the way! Altti Simonpoika shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.19
0-0Avril Esparza catches Altti Simonpoika on the ankles. Avril Esparza is given a warning by the referee! Altti Simonpoika runs off the knock.
30.06
0-0Avril Esparza clumsily knocks into Dado Debec. Avril Esparza is warned by the referee again! Dado Debec carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.46
0-0Mohammed Adeshina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Altti Simonpoika. Altti Simonpoika directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alpay Türkyilmaz easily smothers it.
40.17
Roberto Torres makes a simple pass to Noe Magana. Noe Magana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Swansea City kick off the second half!
51.09
Mohammed Adeshina makes a probing pass to Altti Simonpoika. Altti Simonpoika knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alpay Türkyilmaz who gathers it comfortably.
54.36
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
65.37
Noe Magana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier plays a perfect one-two with Leon Carrick and rushes in on goal... Hannes Maier shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.00
0-0Anthony Nappi chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Bridges. Terry Bridges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Mike but he's offside!
72.11
Luke Salako knocks the ball forward to Dado Debec. Dado Debec passes the ball forward to Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike passes the ball forward but Terry Bridges is offside!
78.32
1-0Roberto Torres sees space and advances. Roberto Torres advances with the ball. Roberto Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Hannes Maier scores for Swansea City!!
83.32
António Pabón knocks the ball forward to Anthony Nappi. Anthony Nappi threads the ball through to Terry Bridges. Terry Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brendan Midgley.
84.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.28
Roberto Torres makes a simple pass to Mast H. Okocha. Mast H. Okocha surges forward with the ball. Mast H. Okocha sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.31
Luke Salako makes a simple pass to Dado Debec. Dado Debec makes a probing pass to Altti Simonpoika. Altti Simonpoika knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Torres.
90.00
Luke Salako decides to run forward with the ball. Luke Salako threads the ball through to Terry Bridges. Terry Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.8%
62.2%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%
Scorers