Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 18,876 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swansea City and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off the first half!
4.14
0-0Harry Tierney hacks Emiliano Figueroa from behind! The referee calls over Harry Tierney and shows him a yellow card! Emiliano Figueroa stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.46
0-0Oleg Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell advances with the ball. Kevin Liddell shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.16
Mike Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Gorou Watanabe. Gorou Watanabe passes the ball forward to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa goes all the way! Emiliano Figueroa tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.18
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
18.26
0-0Bojan Nordahl makes a simple pass to David Palomeque. David Palomeque knocks the ball forward to Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.28
0-0Kevin Liddell makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.03
1-0Gorou Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa goes all the way! Emiliano Figueroa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.26
David Palomeque flicks the ball to his team mate, Egutu Okpara. Egutu Okpara sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.05
1-0Steinar Solskjær flicks the ball to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone knocks the ball forward to Emiliano Figueroa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.44
David Palomeque comes in with a late challenge on Gorou Watanabe. David Palomeque is shown the yellow card! Gorou Watanabe stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.53
Steinar Solskjær makes a simple pass to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Franck Adjaoud!
38.02
Gorou Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Franck Adjaoud has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
48.53
Claude Cabrol knocks the ball to his team mate, Jo Bakke. Jo Bakke makes a simple pass to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa finds some space and shoots from distance but Franck Adjaoud is on top of it.
51.52
Claude Cabrol decides to run forward with the ball. Claude Cabrol makes a probing pass to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Ovidiu and rushes in on goal... Emiliano Figueroa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.45
Kevin Liddell knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray plays a perfect one-two with Egutu Okpara and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Murray shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.41
Harry Tierney passes the ball forward to Guilherme Semedo. Guilherme Semedo makes a beautiful solo run. Guilherme Semedo shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Brian Hibbs!
60.48
Kevin Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray goes all the way! Nwankwo Murray rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.57
Kevin Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Egutu Okpara. Egutu Okpara shoots from outside the area. Brian Hibbs is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.20
Guilherme Semedo catches Jo Bakke on the ankles. Guilherme Semedo is shown the yellow card! Jo Bakke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.37
2-1Zbigniew Lato clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Murray. Zbigniew Lato is given a warning by the referee! Nwankwo Murray carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.46
Max Adams plays a long ball forward. Michael Jensen goes all the way! Michael Jensen takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
71.41
Claude Cabrol chips the ball to his team mate, Jo Bakke. Jo Bakke kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Ovidiu. Daniel Ovidiu shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.47
Egutu Okpara barges into Claude Cabrol. Egutu Okpara is shown the yellow card! Claude Cabrol runs off the knock.
75.15
Anthony Mustoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jo Bakke. Jo Bakke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.57
Kevin Liddell passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.29
Zbigniew Lato makes a simple pass to Steinar Solskjær. Steinar Solskjær knocks the ball to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bojan Nordahl.
87.54
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Swansea City's defence.
90.00
Brighton and Hove Albion are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
31.3%
45.8%
22.9%
Scorers
| Emiliano Figueroa 22, 38 | Egutu Okpara 62 |