Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     FulhamFulham
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Angelo ZanottiA. Zanotti65
G
captain1captain
G
95António CanoA. Cano
Kemal VernazzaK. Vernazza67
D
2
D
82Noe QuezadaN. Quezada
Darren DelaneyD. Delaney64
D
3
D
81Yannis MitropoulosY. Mitropoulos
Cosmin Van VlietC. Van Vliet62
D
4
D
79Yuudai NakataY. Nakata
Brendan PearceB. Pearce65
D
5
M
77George SmithG. Smith
Peter RobsonP. Robson63
D
6
M
80Simon OliverS. Oliver
Jurek KozminskiJ. Kozminski69
D
7
M
93Steve OliverS. Oliver
Ronnie MccannR. Mccann65
M
8
M
89Serafim MirceaS. Mircea
Harry ClarkeH. Clarke63
M
9
A
87Marco SeedorfM. Seedorf
James KitsonJ. Kitson73
M
10
A
91Oliver BehrensO. Behrens
Wes CharltonW. Charlton67
A
11
A
86Elysée GnohereE. Gnohere
 
George GascoigneG. Gascoigne65
M
12
A
86Afonso SolanoA. Solano
Billy BarrettB. Barrett64
M
13
M
81Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh
Frank MyersF. Myers63
A
14
G
86Torsten HanssenT. Hanssen

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Fulham. A crowd of 19,834 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Kelly.


0.00
Swansea City kick off and get the first half underway!
10.14
Yuudai Nakata threads the ball through to Simon Oliver. Simon Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Seedorf. Some silky footwork from Marco Seedorf provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.11
George Smith passes the ball forward to Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.48
Steve Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens flicks the ball to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.57
Simon Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
28.02
Simon Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Elysée Gnohere controls it well on his chest. Elysée Gnohere makes a defence splitting pass to Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
32.44
George Smith threads the ball through to Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf deftly passes the ball to Elysée Gnohere, releasing him through on goal. Elysée Gnohere side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Angelo Zanotti manages to gather it comfortably.
40.43
Serafim Mircea comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Mccann. Serafim Mircea is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Mccann stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.44
Yannis Mitropoulos makes a strong solo run forward. Yannis Mitropoulos hits a low pass to Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
48.52
Yuudai Nakata chips the ball to his team mate, Serafim Mircea. Serafim Mircea makes a probing pass to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.16
Swansea City have made a substitution with Billy Barrett replacing Jurek Kozminski and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
69.43
George Smith hits a low pass to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Angelo Zanotti didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
72.41
Serafim Mircea makes a probing pass to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Oliver Behrens provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oliver Behrens!
77.23
Swansea City have made a substitution with George Gascoigne replacing Darren Delaney .
83.17
Simon Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere shoots from 20 yards but somehow Angelo Zanotti manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Fulham
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
0
9
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.8%
67.2%
Play Area
41.4%
48.3%
10.3%

Scorers
Marco Seedorf 10
Elysée Gnohere 16, 21
Oliver Behrens 49, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elysée Gnohere of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Angelo Zanotti (GK)
7
2.Kemal Vernazza (DEF)
6
3.Darren Delaney (DEF)
6
4.Cosmin Van Vliet (DEF)
6
5.Brendan Pearce (DEF)
6
6.Peter Robson (DEF)
6
7.Jurek Kozminski (DEF)
6
8.Ronnie Mccann (MID)
6
9.Harry Clarke (MID)
6
10.James Kitson (MID)
6
11.Wes Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.George Gascoigne (MID)
6
13.Billy Barrett (MID)
6
14.Frank Myers (ATT)
0

1.António Cano (GK)
6
2.Noe Quezada (DEF)
6
3.Yannis Mitropoulos (DEF)
6
4.Yuudai Nakata (DEF)
6
5.George Smith (MID)
6
6.Simon Oliver (MID)
7
7.Steve Oliver (MID)
6
8.Serafim Mircea (MID)yellow card
6
9.Marco Seedorf (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Oliver Behrens (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Elysée Gnohere (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Afonso Solano (ATT)
0
13.Yassine Sinouh (MID)
0
14.Torsten Hanssen (GK)
0