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The sky is dark and overcast here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 18,645 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
The first half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
3.00
Mohammed De Cler hits a low pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Azziz Casanova.
6.41
Tony Lacombe darts forward. Tony Lacombe shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Oliver Rahn.
7.21
Enrique Soler takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Adil Elkhatabi reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
8.16
Bruno Mendes passes the ball forward to Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler whips in a cross ball towards Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Oscar Santos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.03
Maksym Yevstratenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez advances inside the box! Bernardo Bermudez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Oscar Santos!
14.25
Glenn Hendriks sees Scott Joseph in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Joseph knocks the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Oliver Rahn effortlessly smothers it!
15.37
Mohammed De Cler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi plays a scrappy one-two with Bernardo Bermudez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adil Elkhatabi tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Oscar Santos!
16.25
David Godoy clumsily knocks into Bruno Mendes. David Godoy is warned by the referee! Bruno Mendes stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.36
Juan Pardo threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Swansea City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
22.24
David Godoy clumsily knocks into Luis Kiko. The referee calls over David Godoy again and warns him to calm down! Luis Kiko runs off the knock.
26.50
Tony Lacombe hits a low pass to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Oliver Rahn effortlessly gets down and covers it.
27.39
Jonathan Gamberini threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi knocks the ball forward, putting Jonathan Gamberini through on goal. Jonathan Gamberini shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
30.33
Luis Kiko receives the ball from a throw-in from Jonathan Gamberini. Luis Kiko makes a probing pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maksym Yevstratenko but the linesman indicates offside!
34.09
Luis Kiko makes a probing pass to Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Oscar Santos!
36.01
Jonathan Gamberini decides to run forward with the ball. Jonathan Gamberini lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.27
Azziz Casanova knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph darts forward. Scott Joseph knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
40.30
Azziz Casanova chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
44.06
Fabian Van Beukering deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Gamberini controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Gamberini plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Mason and stumbles forward towards the goal... Glenn Hendriks comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
Tony Lacombe makes a simple pass to David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
53.07
Fabian Van Beukering makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler makes a simple pass to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Oscar Santos manages to gather it easily.
54.37
Scott Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Oliver Rahn is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
55.36
Juan Pardo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Soler. With vision, Enrique Soler plays the ball forward to David Godoy. David Godoy finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
60.34
Martin Cabrera passes the ball forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
61.44
Luis Kiko threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Oscar Santos!
66.27
Seeing a gap ahead, David Godoy plays the ball forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini lofts in a cross ball towards David Godoy. David Godoy gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
71.38
Enrique Soler passes the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
77.04
Sunderland have made a substitution with Scott McGrory replacing Adil Elkhatabi .
79.39
Fabian Van Beukering chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler kicks a strong pass forward to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko skips past Glenn Hendriks! Maksym Yevstratenko shoots from just inside the box. Superb reactions from Oscar Santos. What a save!
81.42
Mohammed De Cler threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez plays a sublime one-two with Maksym Yevstratenko and races in on goal... Bernardo Bermudez rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.57
Jonathan Gamberini flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed De Cler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohammed De Cler threads the ball through to Maksym Yevstratenko but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
34.1%
42.4%
23.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maksym Yevstratenko of Sunderland

Match Ratings