Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Andy CoxAndy Cox Steve Little Steve Little
Illya PeklushenkoI. Peklushenko84
G
1captain
G
81Jari MartinpoikaJ. Martinpoika
Ross WrightR. Wright82
D
2
D
70Dennis BishopD. Bishop
Albrecht WilkeA. Wilke83
D
captain3
D
70Eoin ThomsonE. Thomson
Romarin JobR. Job82
D
4
D
73Mitchel BroersM. Broers
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür77
M
5
D
71Jan NygaardJ. Nygaard
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish78
M
6
D
32John HarleyJ. Harley
Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan79
M
7
M
71Franck ZanottiF. Zanotti
Rigobert NjankaR. Njanka84
M
8
M
71Kevin PlattK. Platt
Gavin BarmbyG. Barmby80
M
9
M
34Stuart BoothS. Booth
Giuseppe CenturioniG. Centurioni88
A
10
A
70Runar KvarmeR. Kvarme
Karim TalanK. Talan87
A
11
A
40Mervin GrimandiM. Grimandi
 
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra74
D
12
A
75Marvin BlakeM. Blake
Alberto AndresA. Andres82
M
13
D
72Linus SchulzeL. Schulze
Kanga Olivier SiéK. Olivier Sié80
A
14
A
66Ivan TudorI. Tudor

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 20,471 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
3.21
Ross Wright knocks the ball forward to Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür passes the ball forward to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.17
Gavin Barmby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a cross ball towards Karim Talan. Karim Talan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Jari Martinpoika had no chance!! Goal for Swansea City!
8.25
Romarin Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Saliou Gnanhouan. Saliou Gnanhouan plays the ball forward to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Giuseppe Centurioni is offside!
12.43
Rigobert Njanka brings the ball forward. Rigobert Njanka whips in a cross ball towards Karim Talan. Karim Talan gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Jari Martinpoika!
16.26
Kevin Platt changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Platt cuts inside the box! Kevin Platt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Illya Peklushenko smothers it!
20.43
Rigobert Njanka flicks a high pass forward. Karim Talan collects the pass. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Harley.
21.37
Kevin Platt flicks a high pass forward to Runar Kvarme who brings the ball under control. Runar Kvarme knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Illya Peklushenko who gathers it comfortably.
26.27
Stuart Booth makes a probing pass to Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
27.22
Kubilay Sükür flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Centurioni collects the pass. Giuseppe Centurioni plays a one-two with Karim Talan and advances towards the goal... Giuseppe Centurioni shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Jari Martinpoika. Excellent save.
33.02
John Harley clumsily knocks into Giuseppe Centurioni. John Harley is warned by the referee! Giuseppe Centurioni runs off the knock.
33.02
Free kick to Swansea City just outside the area...
34.11
Giuseppe Centurioni takes a cautious run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
39.13
Rigobert Njanka flicks a high ball forward to Giuseppe Centurioni who takes it down. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.05
Kubilay Sükür chips the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eoin Thomson.
45.00
With great imagination, Gavin Barmby plays the ball forward to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Nygaard.
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. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Newcastle United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
65.48
Dominic Dalglish takes it forward alone. Dominic Dalglish finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Jari Martinpoika.
66.55
Kevin Platt comes in with a late challenge on Rigobert Njanka. The referee warns Kevin Platt to calm down! Rigobert Njanka stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.25
Kevin Platt clumsily knocks into Dominic Dalglish. Kevin Platt is given another warning by the referee! Dominic Dalglish stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.24
Franck Zanotti brings the ball forward. Franck Zanotti knocks in a cross ball towards Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.07
Kubilay Sükür passes the ball forward to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.30
Romarin Job sees space and advances. Romarin Job advances with the ball. Romarin Job plays a scrappy one-two with Giuseppe Centurioni and stumbles forward towards the goal... Romarin Job takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Jari Martinpoika. What a great pair of hands!
81.47
Albrecht Wilke flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Barmby. Gavin Barmby makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Barmby passes the ball forward but Karim Talan is offside!
83.38
Kevin Platt sees Runar Kvarme in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Runar Kvarme knocks in a cross ball towards Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
85.50
Kevin Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Illya Peklushenko comfortably smothers it!
89.34
Romarin Job threads the ball through to Rigobert Njanka. Rigobert Njanka knocks the ball to his team mate, Karim Talan. Karim Talan shoots from outside the area but somehow Jari Martinpoika manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Newcastle United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72%
28%
Play Area
22%
51.2%
26.8%

Scorers
Karim Talan 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romarin Job of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Illya Peklushenko (GK)
6
2.Ross Wright (DEF)
6
3.Albrecht Wilke (DEF)
6
4.Romarin Job (DEF)
9
5.Kubilay Sükür (MID)
7
6.Dominic Dalglish (MID)
6
7.Saliou Gnanhouan (MID)
6
8.Rigobert Njanka (MID)
8
9.Gavin Barmby (MID)
6
10.Giuseppe Centurioni (ATT)
7
11.Karim Talan (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Fabricio Pereyra (DEF)
0
13.Alberto Andres (MID)
0
14.Kanga Olivier Sié (ATT)
0

1.Jari Martinpoika (GK)
8
2.Dennis Bishop (DEF)
6
3.Eoin Thomson (DEF)
6
4.Mitchel Broers (DEF)
6
5.Jan Nygaard (DEF)
6
6.John Harley (DEF)
5
7.Franck Zanotti (MID)
6
8.Kevin Platt (MID)
7
9.Stuart Booth (MID)
6
10.Runar Kvarme (ATT)
6
11.Mervin Grimandi (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Blake (ATT)
0
13.Linus Schulze (DEF)
0
14.Ivan Tudor (ATT)
0