Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     BurnleyBurnley
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Neil WinterburnN. Winterburn56
G
1
G
55Francisco GomesF. Gomes
Neil LumsdonN. Lumsdon59
D
2
D
66Bernardo SesiaB. Sesia
Alun StandingA. Standing56
D
3
D
64Lennart MatthäusL. Matthäus
Linus DittrichL. Dittrich56
D
4
D
62Dennis PowerD. Power
Syd BallS. Ball69
M
5
D
61Guglielmo PensalfiniG. Pensalfini
Sol JoachimS. Joachim57
M
6
M
57Joe FroggattJ. Froggatt
Carl SummerbeeC. Summerbee50
M
captain7captain
M
54Eugne LaquaitE. Laquait
Simon DrydenS. Dryden48
M
8
M
54Edgar FonsecaE. Fonseca
Robbie LisbieR. Lisbie55
A
9
A
67Orlando TouréO. Touré
Anton de BoerA. de Boer49
A
10
A
63Erwin MulderE. Mulder
Darren BanksD. Banks48
A
11
A
59Jean-Jacques BedaJ. Beda
 
Stefan SchachtS. Schacht56
D
12
D
53Bruno FernandesB. Fernandes
Adam BoertienA. Boertien47
A
13
A
49Samuel AlvesS. Alves
Glynn HurstG. Hurst47
A
14
M
47Rodrigue Dos SantosR. Dos Santos

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 9,582 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Woodgate.


0.00
Swansea City kick off the first half!
9.19
Joe Froggatt makes a simple pass to Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré lofts in a cross ball towards Erwin Mulder. Erwin Mulder whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
12.18
Linus Dittrich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Summerbee. Carl Summerbee flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Banks. Darren Banks shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
14.03
Simon Dryden flicks a high pass forward. Darren Banks controls it well on his chest. Darren Banks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.35
Robbie Lisbie catches Edgar Fonseca on the ankles. The referee brings Robbie Lisbie to one side and gives him a warning! Edgar Fonseca runs off the knock.
20.21
Joe Froggatt hacks Simon Dryden from behind! Joe Froggatt is shown the yellow card! Simon Dryden carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.35
Eugne Laquait flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda knocks the ball forward to Orlando Touré but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.27
Joe Froggatt makes a probing pass to Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Fonseca but the linesman indicates offside!
27.07
Sol Joachim hits a low pass to Syd Ball. Syd Ball flicks a high pass forward. Anton de Boer controls it well on his chest. Anton de Boer shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
28.38
Orlando Touré makes a probing pass to Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
34.46
Bernardo Sesia sees Jean-Jacques Beda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Jacques Beda knocks in a cross ball towards Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.20
Dennis Power chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Dittrich.
42.39
Syd Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
44.44
Sol Joachim chips the ball to his team mate, Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Eugne Laquait threads a neat ball through to Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda beats his man to it with a header. The ball comes off Simon Dryden and the loose ball is cleared up field.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Burnley kicking off!
47.46
Carl Summerbee runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carl Summerbee tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.39
Sol Joachim makes a simple pass to Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
60.41
Swansea City have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Schacht replacing Neil Lumsdon, Adam Boertien replacing Sol Joachim and Glynn Hurst replacing Anton de Boer .Burnley have made a substitution with Bruno Fernandes replacing Joe Froggatt .
65.11
Adam Boertien hacks Eugne Laquait from behind! The referee brings Adam Boertien to one side and gives him a warning! Eugne Laquait stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.41
Jean-Jacques Beda clumsily knocks into Linus Dittrich. The referee calls over Jean-Jacques Beda and shows him a yellow card! Linus Dittrich runs off the knock.
72.31
Carl Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Darren Banks controls it well on his chest. Darren Banks shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.44
Stefan Schacht chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Standing. Alun Standing knocks the ball forward to Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
87.51
Bernardo Sesia decides to run forward with the ball. Bernardo Sesia takes it forward alone. Bernardo Sesia whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Fernandes. Bruno Fernandes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Simon Dryden hacks Bruno Fernandes from behind! The referee brings Simon Dryden to one side and gives him a warning! Bruno Fernandes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Burnley
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
29.5%
46.2%
24.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bernardo Sesia of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.Neil Winterburn (GK)
6
2.Neil Lumsdon (DEF)
6
3.Alun Standing (DEF)
7
4.Linus Dittrich (DEF)
6
5.Syd Ball (MID)
6
6.Sol Joachim (MID)
8
7.Carl Summerbee (MID)
8
8.Simon Dryden (MID)
6
9.Robbie Lisbie (ATT)
6
10.Anton de Boer (ATT)
6
11.Darren Banks (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefan Schacht (DEF)
6
13.Adam Boertien (ATT)
5
14.Glynn Hurst (ATT)
6

1.Francisco Gomes (GK)
6
2.Bernardo Sesia (DEF)
8
3.Lennart Matthäus (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Power (DEF)
8
5.Guglielmo Pensalfini (DEF)
6
6.Joe Froggatt (MID)yellow card
6
7.Eugne Laquait (MID)
8
8.Edgar Fonseca (MID)
6
9.Orlando Touré (ATT)
7
10.Erwin Mulder (ATT)
6
11.Jean-Jacques Beda (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Bruno Fernandes (DEF)
6
13.Samuel Alves (ATT)
0
14.Rodrigue Dos Santos (MID)
0