Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Computer Player Computer Player John Diffey John Diffey
Oscar SantosO. Santos69
G
1
G
84Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Glenn HendriksG. Hendriks73
D
2
D
70Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Juan PardoJ. Pardo72
D
3
D
75Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Azziz CasanovaA. Casanova68
D
4
D
76Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Adolfo CrespoA. Crespo74
M
5
D
72Alec BoothA. Booth
Scott JosephS. Joseph72
M
captain6
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Tony LacombeT. Lacombe72
M
7
M
85Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Enrique SolerE. Soler68
M
8
M
85Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Fernando Mario BrocardF. Brocard75
A
9
A
76Shota HillS. Hill
Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini74
A
10
A
76Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
David GodoyD. Godoy74
A
11captain
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Nicolas BöhmN. Böhm70
A
12
D
68Ugo SmitheU. Smithe
Tim MendezT. Mendez68
A
13
M
81Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Raul DicaraR. Dicara68
D
14
A
71Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 19,707 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the match underway!
2.38
Juan Pardo decides to run forward with the ball. Juan Pardo sees space and advances. Juan Pardo skips past Wagneau Bourgois! Juan Pardo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.07
Glenn Hendriks catches Alec Booth on the ankles. The referee brings Glenn Hendriks to one side and gives him a warning! Alec Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.39
Seeing Hryhoriy Oliynyk's run, Marcel Birnbaum quickly throws the ball into his path. Hryhoriy Oliynyk chips the ball to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.38
Enrique Soler threads a neat ball through to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.36
Scott Joseph makes an attacking run forward. Scott Joseph puts a great ball through but Lamberto Mareggini is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
27.04
Scott Joseph comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Jeffers. The referee brings Scott Joseph to one side and gives him a warning! Sylvain Jeffers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.58
Azziz Casanova controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Lacombe. With imagination, Tony Lacombe plays the ball forward to David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
32.36
Adolfo Crespo threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.03
Adolfo Crespo passes the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.54
Adolfo Crespo knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to keep it out.
42.34
Jose Caballero passes the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill cuts inside the box! Shota Hill strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
45.00
Sebastian Segarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Crystal Palace also appear unchanged since the first half. The Crystal Palace players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Swansea City kick off!
47.03
Scott Joseph sees a break and surges forward. Scott Joseph passes the ball forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from 25 yards but somehow Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to keep it out.
49.58
Juan Pardo catches Hryhoriy Oliynyk on the ankles. The referee calls over Juan Pardo and shows him a yellow card! Hryhoriy Oliynyk gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.29
Tony Lacombe hacks Sylvain Jeffers from behind! Tony Lacombe is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Jeffers runs off the knock.
54.49
Adolfo Crespo knocks the ball forward to David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.56
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Simon Gilchrist replacing Shota Hill .
61.58
Marcel Birnbaum advances with the ball. Marcel Birnbaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Gilchrist. Simon Gilchrist jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
67.43
Sylvain Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero flicks a high ball forward to Ighli Cucciari who takes it down. Ighli Cucciari finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Oscar Santos had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
71.29
Lamberto Mareggini hacks Roberto Quaresma from behind! The referee warns Lamberto Mareggini to calm down! Roberto Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.17
Wagneau Bourgois flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
75.37
Marcel Birnbaum sees a break and surges forward. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari connects with a diving header. Oscar Santos effortlessly picks it out of the air!
77.20
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Ugo Smithe replacing Alec Booth .
78.30
Marcel Birnbaum chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero rushes past Azziz Casanova! Some good footwork from Jose Caballero provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Adolfo Crespo!
79.03
Jose Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Simon Gilchrist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Gilchrist whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari makes a convincing header. Oscar Santos manages to gather it.
81.12
Azziz Casanova chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph brings the ball forward. Scott Joseph shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.33
Adolfo Crespo decides to run forward with the ball. Adolfo Crespo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
87.46
Sylvain Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Gilchrist. Simon Gilchrist rushes past Glenn Hendriks! Simon Gilchrist cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's there!! Oscar Santos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Azziz Casanova knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe knocks the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Youssouf Olivier Sié. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
26.2%
45%
28.7%

Scorers
Juan Pardo 2
Shota Hill 42
Ighli Cucciari 67
Simon Gilchrist 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ighli Cucciari of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Oscar Santos (GK)
6
2.Glenn Hendriks (DEF)
5
3.Juan Pardo (DEF)goal scoredyellow card
8
4.Azziz Casanova (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Crespo (MID)
7
6.Scott Joseph (MID)
7
7.Tony Lacombe (MID)yellow card
5
8.Enrique Soler (MID)
6
9.Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT)
6
10.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)
6
11.David Godoy (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Böhm (ATT)
0
13.Tim Mendez (ATT)
0
14.Raul Dicara (DEF)
0

1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
7
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
3.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
6.Jose Caballero (MID)
8
7.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
7
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
7
9.Shota Hill (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
6
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ugo Smithe (DEF)
6
13.Hugo Moreno (MID)
0
14.Simon Gilchrist (ATT)goal scored
8