Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Oscar SantosO. Santos69
G
1
G
74Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Glenn HendriksG. Hendriks73
D
2
D
68Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini
Juan PardoJ. Pardo72
D
3
D
72Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Azziz CasanovaA. Casanova68
D
4
D
70Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze
Adolfo CrespoA. Crespo74
M
5
D
67John GrantJ. Grant
Scott JosephS. Joseph72
M
captain6
M
68Alan GrantA. Grant
Tony LacombeT. Lacombe72
M
7
M
66Simon BanksS. Banks
Enrique SolerE. Soler68
M
8captain
M
70Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Fernando Mario BrocardF. Brocard75
A
9
M
68Harry MilburnH. Milburn
David GodoyD. Godoy75
A
10
A
64Ben ImpeyB. Impey
Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini74
A
11
A
66Simon OwenS. Owen
 
Nicolas BöhmN. Böhm70
A
12
A
65Arthur BurbageA. Burbage
Tim MendezT. Mendez68
A
13
M
67Nick FowlerN. Fowler
Raul DicaraR. Dicara68
D
14
D
67Greg MarsdenG. Marsden

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 15,297 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Wigan Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.43
Alan Grant flicks a high pass forward. Harry Milburn controls it well on his chest. Harry Milburn shoots from distance but Oscar Santos is on top of it.
9.49
Scott Joseph takes a quick throw-in. Adolfo Crespo kicks a strong pass forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini edges inside the box! Lamberto Mareggini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.08
Glenn Hendriks hits a low pass to Adolfo Crespo. With great vision, Adolfo Crespo plays the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.44
Nick Huckerby threads the ball through to Alan Grant. Alan Grant makes a simple pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey whips in a cross ball towards Simon Owen. Simon Owen whips the ball goalwards with his head. Oscar Santos manages to gather it.
16.04
Ben Impey makes a simple pass to Simon Owen. Simon Owen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
21.42
With some swift thinking, Demetrius Cascini plays the ball forward to Ben Impey. Ben Impey flicks a high ball forward to Simon Owen who takes it down. Simon Owen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.02
Simon Owen takes a short throw-in bringing Ben Impey into play. Ben Impey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Owen. Simon Owen tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.48
Tony Lacombe flicks the ball to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Chris Bloomer!
38.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Enrique Soler plays the ball forward to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini lofts in a cross ball towards David Godoy. David Godoy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
39.53
Juan Pardo makes a beautiful solo run. Juan Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Huckerby.
40.21
John Grant threads a neat ball through to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Owen. Simon Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Impey. Ben Impey beats his man to it with a header. Oscar Santos comfortably picks it out of the air!
44.20
Tony Lacombe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
45.00
Norman Carlton decides to run forward with the ball. Norman Carlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
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. Wigan Athletic 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
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
48.47
Tony Lacombe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Soler. Enrique Soler whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fernando Mario Brocard scores for Swansea City!!
54.21
Azziz Casanova makes a beautiful solo run. Azziz Casanova deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard passes the ball forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.55
Azziz Casanova flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe knocks the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard skips past Nick Huckerby! Nick Huckerby barges into Fernando Mario Brocard. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.27
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Greg Marsden replacing Jan Schulze, Nick Fowler replacing Harry Milburn and Arthur Burbage replacing Simon Owen .
63.12
Tony Lacombe kicks a strong pass forward to David Godoy. David Godoy whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. With a superhuman jump, Fernando Mario Brocard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Chris Bloomer with no chance!! Goal for Swansea City!
77.59
Wigan Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
81.20
Enrique Soler passes the ball forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Chris Bloomer.
84.08
Greg Marsden plays the ball forward to Alan Grant. Alan Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.36
Glenn Hendriks barges into Norman Carlton. The referee warns Glenn Hendriks to calm down! Norman Carlton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Norman Carlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey shoots from outside the area but Oscar Santos is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.7%

Scorers
Fernando Mario Brocard 48, 63
Norman Carlton 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Mario Brocard of Swansea City

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

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6
3.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Jan Schulze (DEF)
6
5.John Grant (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
6
7.Simon Banks (MID)
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)goal scored
8
9.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
10.Ben Impey (ATT)
7
11.Simon Owen (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
6
13.Nick Fowler (MID)
6
14.Greg Marsden (DEF)
6