Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Aston VillaAston Villa
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees John E Hyldgaard John E Hyldgaard
Angelo ZanottiA. Zanotti65
G
captain1
G
72Barry TestoB. Testo
Kemal VernazzaK. Vernazza68
D
2
D
61Oleg FoxO. Fox
Peter RobsonP. Robson63
D
3
D
66Julian GuppyJ. Guppy
Jurek KozminskiJ. Kozminski69
D
4
D
72Chris AxC. Ax
Cosmin Van VlietC. Van Vliet62
D
5
D
61Ashley StampA. Stamp
Ronnie MccannR. Mccann65
M
6
M
73Jacob GrondinJ. Grondin
David DoddD. Dodd64
M
7captain
M
75Mick BowerM. Bower
James KitsonJ. Kitson73
M
8
M
80Dean GalliD. Galli
Harry ClarkeH. Clarke63
M
9
M
75Robbie BastinR. Bastin
Steven BishopS. Bishop63
M
10
A
67Nicholas SwiftN. Swift
Wes CharltonW. Charlton67
A
11
A
75Luc Van Der ElstL. Van Der Elst
 
Frank MyersF. Myers63
A
12
D
61Jonathan PlattJ. Platt
George GascoigneG. Gascoigne65
M
13
M
71Adam KeeganA. Keegan
Darren DelaneyD. Delaney64
D
14
A
62Omer PowellO. Powell

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,198 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Atherton.


0.00
Swansea City start the match!
2.41
Oleg Fox threads a neat ball through to Jacob Grondin. With vision, Jacob Grondin plays the ball forward to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Angelo Zanotti who gathers it comfortably.
9.30
James Kitson threads a neat ball through to Harry Clarke. Harry Clarke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Testo who gathers it comfortably.
10.30
Mick Bower flicks a high ball forward to Luc Van Der Elst who takes it down. Luc Van Der Elst whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.24
Cosmin Van Vliet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Kitson. James Kitson flicks a high pass forward. Steven Bishop controls it well on his chest. Steven Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Charlton. Wes Charlton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Barry Testo had no chance!! Goal for Swansea City!
24.09
Dean Galli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dean Galli shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
32.10
Robbie Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Luc Van Der Elst collects the pass. Luc Van Der Elst shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.12
Ashley Stamp makes a probing pass to Mick Bower. Mick Bower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Angelo Zanotti who gathers it comfortably.
44.37
Dean Galli threads a neat ball through to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jurek Kozminski.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
49.06
Ronnie Mccann knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Clarke. Harry Clarke shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
53.36
Mick Bower sees space and advances. Mick Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Angelo Zanotti easily smothers it!
54.01
Robbie Bastin flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Swift who gracefully takes it down. Nicholas Swift whips in a cross ball towards Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.18
Swansea City have made a substitution with George Gascoigne replacing David Dodd and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Aston Villa have made a substitution with Adam Keegan replacing Mick Bower .
61.25
Robbie Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.57
Swansea City have made a substitution with Frank Myers replacing Peter Robson .
83.06
Adam Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Swift collects the pass. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Cosmin Van Vliet sees George Gascoigne in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. George Gascoigne threads the ball through to James Kitson. James Kitson lofts in a cross ball towards Harry Clarke. Harry Clarke heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Aston Villa
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.2%
67.8%
Play Area
27.1%
54.2%
18.6%

Scorers
Wes Charlton 20
Nicholas Swift 10
Luc Van Der Elst 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luc Van Der Elst of Aston Villa

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

1.Barry Testo (GK)
6
2.Oleg Fox (DEF)
6
3.Julian Guppy (DEF)
6
4.Chris Ax (DEF)
6
5.Ashley Stamp (DEF)
6
6.Jacob Grondin (MID)
6
7.Mick Bower (MID)
7
8.Dean Galli (MID)
7
9.Robbie Bastin (MID)
6
10.Nicholas Swift (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Luc Van Der Elst (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jonathan Platt (DEF)
0
13.Adam Keegan (MID)
6
14.Omer Powell (ATT)
0