Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Oscar SantosO. Santos69
G
captain1
G
69Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Juan PardoJ. Pardo71
D
2
D
70Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Paulo SemedoP. Semedo68
D
3
D
63Steve SummerbeeS. Summerbee
Azziz CasanovaA. Casanova68
D
4
D
66John GrantJ. Grant
Raul DicaraR. Dicara68
D
5
D
59Darren GranvilleD. Granville
Adolfo CrespoA. Crespo73
M
6
M
69Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Scott JosephS. Joseph72
M
7captain
M
68Arthur PetersA. Peters
Tony LacombeT. Lacombe72
M
8
M
66Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Fernando Del SolF. Del Sol69
M
9
A
67Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Fernando Mario BrocardF. Brocard75
A
10
A
64Arthur BurbageA. Burbage
Alfredo SaezA. Saez74
A
11
A
60Nicolas MoralesN. Morales
 
David GodoyD. Godoy74
A
12
M
67Alan GrantA. Grant
Nicolas BöhmN. Böhm70
A
13
M
66Jacob VenusJ. Venus
Antonio RegoA. Rego68
M
14
A
63Ben ImpeyB. Impey

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 9,851 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Wigan Athletic get the match underway!
2.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Tony Lacombe plays the ball forward to Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez connects with a diving header but is denied by Nick Huckerby. Excellent block.
10.18
Harry Milburn threads the ball through to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
18.14
Darren Granville flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton collects the pass. Norman Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Harry Milburn collects the pass. Harry Milburn shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
24.52
Steve Summerbee threads a neat ball through to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters sees Norman Carlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Norman Carlton threads the ball through to Felipe Navarro but he's offside!
26.53
Nicolas Morales comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Saez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfredo Saez stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.32
Tony Lacombe passes the ball forward to Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.30
Arthur Peters chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paulo Semedo.
40.41
Steve Summerbee flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro makes a looping header on goal. Superb reactions from Oscar Santos. What a save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City have changed their lineup with David Godoy replacing Alfredo Saez. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Swansea City kick off!
48.12
Scott Joseph makes a simple pass to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard edges inside the box! Fernando Mario Brocard cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Chris Bloomer gets down and covers it.
59.28
Harry Milburn comes in with a late challenge on Juan Pardo. The referee brings Harry Milburn to one side and gives him a warning! Juan Pardo stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.36
Fernando Mario Brocard makes a probing pass to David Godoy. David Godoy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Grant.
66.19
Tony Lacombe flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Crespo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adolfo Crespo passes the ball forward but David Godoy is offside!
71.51
Harry Milburn threads the ball through to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.35
Swansea City have made a substitution with Antonio Rego replacing Tony Lacombe .Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Jacob Venus replacing Arthur Burbage .
78.36
Steve Summerbee flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro brings the ball forward. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Santos who gathers it comfortably.
83.20
Scott Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Rego shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.28
Juan Pardo threads a neat ball through to Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol shoots from distance but it flies wide!
85.51
Scott Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Grant.
90.00
Adolfo Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.2%
47.8%
29%

Scorers
Harry Milburn 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Milburn of Wigan Athletic

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)
6
6.Adolfo Crespo (MID)
6
7.Scott Joseph (MID)
7
8.Tony Lacombe (MID)
6
9.Fernando Del Sol (MID)
6
10.Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT)
7
11.Alfredo Saez (ATT)
6
 
12.David Godoy (ATT)
6
13.Nicolas Böhm (ATT)
0
14.Antonio Rego (MID)
6

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
3.Steve Summerbee (DEF)
7
4.John Grant (DEF)
6
5.Darren Granville (DEF)
6
6.Norman Carlton (MID)
7
7.Arthur Peters (MID)
7
8.Harry Milburn (MID)goal scored
9
9.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
7
10.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
6
11.Nicolas Morales (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Alan Grant (MID)
0
13.Jacob Venus (MID)
6
14.Ben Impey (ATT)
0