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It's a sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 19,481 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Bradford City kick off!
2.53
Mike Cooke threads a neat ball through to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Joseph.
4.32
Paul Watson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Gento. Rafael Gento flicks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos knocks the ball forward, putting Stefan Pancaro through on goal. Some silky footwork from Stefan Pancaro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Oscar Santos.
6.12
Tony Lacombe flicks a high pass forward. Lamberto Mareggini collects the pass. Lamberto Mareggini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Franck Guyader.
14.13
Martin Velasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Cooke. Mike Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Campos collects the pass. Edmundo Campos cuts inside the box! Edmundo Campos shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Juan Pardo.
15.29
Mike Cooke threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Good keeping from Oscar Santos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
16.51
Corner kick to Bradford City. Cleto Biancone plays it out to the edge of the box. Enrique Soler gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
22.26
Scott Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos plays a one-two with Stefan Pancaro and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Edmundo Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
27.28
Scott Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Oscar Santos.
28.04
It's a corner kick. Cleto Biancone loops the ball over to the far post. Martin Velasco shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
30.22
Glenn Hendriks hacks Romero P. Blanco from behind! Glenn Hendriks is given a warning by the referee! Romero P. Blanco runs off the knock.
42.39
With imagination, Scott Rae plays the ball forward to Mike Cooke. Mike Cooke plays a scrappy one-two with Romero P. Blanco and advances towards the goal... Mike Cooke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Franck Guyader makes a simple pass to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
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. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Nicolas Fromm replacing Paul Watson, Andy Gemmill replacing Scott Rae and Iago Ronaldo replacing Stefan Pancaro. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Swansea City kick off the second half!
51.20
John Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
54.17
Bradford City are dictating the run of play here today.
55.28
Nicolas Fromm hacks David Godoy from behind! Nicolas Fromm is shown the yellow card! David Godoy runs off the knock.
59.58
Nicolas Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Cooke. Mike Cooke threads the ball through to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
63.34
Franck Guyader brings the ball forward. Franck Guyader knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Oscar Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
73.48
Martin Velasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Franck Guyader. Franck Guyader hits a low pass to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill makes a simple pass, allowing Edmundo Campos to run into the box. Edmundo Campos comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.35
With some swift thinking, Glenn Hendriks plays the ball forward to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
85.35
Tony Lacombe takes it forward alone. Tony Lacombe shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Victor Ruiz.
86.12
Corner kick to Swansea City. John Mcinnes plays it to the near post. Victor Ruiz scoops up the ball.
90.00
Enrique Soler threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.4%
67.6%
Play Area
33.8%
41.9%
24.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edmundo Campos of Bradford City

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

1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
6
2.Franck Guyader (DEF)
7
3.Martin Velasco (DEF)
6
4.Paul Watson (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Gento (MID)
6
6.Mike Cooke (MID)goal scored
8
7.Scott Rae (MID)
6
8.Cleto Biancone (MID)
6
9.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Edmundo Campos (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Andy Gemmill (MID)
7
14.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)
6