Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Santos | O. Santos |  | 69 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | John Lecocq | J. Lecocq | ||||||||
| Juan Pardo | J. Pardo | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Tony Gaillot | T. Gaillot | |||||||||
| Paulo Semedo | P. Semedo |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | John Ince | J. Ince | |||||||||
| Azziz Casanova | A. Casanova | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Mirco Zini | M. Zini | |||||||||
| Raul Dicara | R. Dicara | | 68 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Mario Carvalho | M. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Adolfo Crespo | A. Crespo | | 73 | M | | 6 | | | M | 72 | | Kelvin Lampard | K. Lampard | ||||||||
| Scott Joseph | S. Joseph | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Jurgen de Bruin | J. de Bruin | |||||||||
| Tony Lacombe | T. Lacombe | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Rafael Arias | R. Arias | |||||||||
| Fernando Del Sol | F. Del Sol | | 69 | M | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Fernando Rodriguez | F. Rodriguez | |||||||||
| Fernando Mario Brocard | F. Brocard | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Brahim Silva | B. Silva | |||||||||
| Alfredo Saez | A. Saez | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Rio Scales | R. Scales | |||||||||
| David Godoy | D. Godoy |  | 74 | A | | 12 | | D | 62 | | Matjaz Ficini | M. Ficini | |||||||||
| Nicolas Böhm | N. Böhm |  | 70 | A | | 13 | | M | 67 |  | Heitor De Souza | H. De Souza | |||||||||
| Antonio Rego | A. Rego | | 68 | M | | 14 | | A | 50 | | Ian Joseph | I. Joseph | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.08
0-0Mirco Zini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho shoots from 20 yards but somehow Oscar Santos manages to keep it out.
3.29
1-0Adolfo Crespo threads the ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Del Sol. With a superhuman jump, Fernando Del Sol connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Fernando Del Sol scores for Swansea City!!
6.38
1-0Tony Lacombe kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Lecocq who gathers it comfortably.
20.29
1-0Mirco Zini threads a neat ball through to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho sees a break and surges forward. Mario Carvalho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
26.02
Tony Gaillot sees John Ince in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Ince sees Rio Scales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rio Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Joseph.
40.08
1-0Tony Gaillot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard edges inside the box! Kelvin Lampard rockets a shot on goal. Fantastic reactions from Raul Dicara blocks the shot!
42.52
1-0Mario Carvalho clumsily knocks into Tony Lacombe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tony Lacombe runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.34
Mirco Zini surges forward with the ball. Mirco Zini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mirco Zini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.06
Juan Pardo kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph threads a neat ball through to Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. John Lecocq gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
60.19
1-0Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Heitor De Souza replacing Jurgen de Bruin and Ian Joseph replacing Fernando Rodriguez .
71.04
1-0Alfredo Saez barges into Mario Carvalho. Alfredo Saez is warned by the referee! Mario Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.14
1-0Kelvin Lampard makes a probing pass to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rio Scales is offside!
77.16
Swansea City have made a substitution with Antonio Rego replacing Tony Lacombe .
78.26
Heitor De Souza passes the ball forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales plays a scrappy one-two with Brahim Silva and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rio Scales strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.14
Azziz Casanova flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfredo Saez!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
34.3%
41.8%
23.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Del Sol of Swansea City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Oscar Santos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan Pardo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paulo Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Azziz Casanova (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Raul Dicara (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Adolfo Crespo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Joseph (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tony Lacombe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Fernando Del Sol (MID) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Alfredo Saez (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | David Godoy (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nicolas Böhm (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Antonio Rego (MID) | 7 | |
| 1. | John Lecocq (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Tony Gaillot (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | John Ince (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Mirco Zini (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Mario Carvalho (MID) |  | 6 |
| 6. | Kelvin Lampard (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jurgen de Bruin (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Rafael Arias (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Fernando Rodriguez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Brahim Silva (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Rio Scales (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Matjaz Ficini (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Heitor De Souza (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ian Joseph (ATT) | 6 | |