Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,763 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swansea City and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
4.35
0-0Steinar Solskjær knocks the ball forward to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Stuart Gemmill!
6.19
0-0Emile Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.43
0-0Craig Hansen knocks the ball forward to Seb Michel. Seb Michel makes a probing pass to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
16.07
Gill Banchelli makes a probing pass to Emile Ward. Emile Ward flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claude Cabrol.
20.21
Ryota Tanaka makes a simple pass to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa threads the ball through to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Stuart Gemmill easily smothers it.
21.57
Alonso Carvajal advances with the ball. Alonso Carvajal whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.13
0-0Ryota Tanaka makes a probing pass to Tommy Newby. Tommy Newby knocks the ball forward to Emiliano Figueroa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.56
Gill Banchelli threads the ball through to Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen passes the ball forward to Seb Michel. Seb Michel shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Marco Aurelio easily smothers it!
30.29
Claude Cabrol flicks the ball to his team mate, Ryota Tanaka. Ryota Tanaka flicks the ball to his team mate, Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa knocks the ball forward to Tommy Newby but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.20
Alonso Carvajal threads the ball through to Seb Michel. Seb Michel shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Swansea City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.03
0-1Alonso Carvajal flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.23
0-1Gill Banchelli clumsily knocks into Emiliano Figueroa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Emiliano Figueroa stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.42
Pascal Breitner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Ward. Emile Ward flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.13
Craig Hansen makes a probing pass to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ricardo Marco Aurelio.
67.42
Claude Cabrol makes a simple pass to Daniel Ovidiu. Daniel Ovidiu kicks a strong pass forward to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thierry Black.
72.34
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.13
Steinar Solskjær knocks the ball forward to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone but the linesman indicates offside!
75.35
Ryota Tanaka chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Newby. Tommy Newby goes all the way! Tommy Newby rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.54
0-1Alonso Carvajal barges into Claude Cabrol. Alonso Carvajal is warned by the referee! Claude Cabrol hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.06
Alonso Carvajal threads the ball through to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.06
Claude Cabrol hits it upfield. Julio Ricardo Cordone shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.56
Alonso Carvajal chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
31.5%
47.9%
20.5%
Scorers
| Pablo Marcos 47 |