Match Report


BrentfordBrentford     Swansea CitySwansea City
James SmithJames Smith Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Edern MadarE. Madar70
G
1
G
65Eddie LumsdonE. Lumsdon
Jan KrügerJ. Krüger53
D
2
D
63Dale BarrettD. Barrett
Marc LuzhnyM. Luzhny61
D
3
D
61Roberto TorresR. Torres
Colin EadieC. Eadie55
D
4
D
60Henry ThomsonH. Thomson
Darren CadamarteriD. Cadamarteri58
M
5
M
62Andy SimonsenA. Simonsen
Mike StockdaleM. Stockdale58
M
6
M
65Morgan TedescoM. Tedesco
Antonio MendesA. Mendes57
M
7
M
71Florian LichteneggerF. Lichtenegger
Mike VieiraM. Vieira54
M
8
M
62Fredrik McManamanF. McManaman
David BrownD. Brown66
A
9
A
45Les ThirlwellL. Thirlwell
Manuel SalgadoM. Salgado79
A
10
A
67Leon CarrickL. Carrick
Soufiane GallonS. Gallon49
A
11
A
64Rio StandingR. Standing

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 19,794 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brentford and Swansea City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Swansea City get the match underway!
4.19
Brentford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.12
Mike Stockdale controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Eddie Lumsdon.
8.46
Jan Krüger sees a break and surges forward. Jan Krüger kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Lumsdon easily smothers it!
12.01
Antonio Mendes threads the ball through to Soufiane Gallon. Soufiane Gallon shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
14.05
Mike Vieira makes a simple pass to Soufiane Gallon. Soufiane Gallon lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.49
Morgan Tedesco flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Standing. Rio Standing is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Edern Madar is on top of it.
21.32
Colin Eadie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Stockdale. Mike Stockdale takes it forward alone. Mike Stockdale shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
22.09
Fredrik McManaman knocks the ball forward to Rio Standing. Rio Standing goes all the way! Rio Standing tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.55
Morgan Tedesco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Rio Standing. Rio Standing directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Edern Madar manages to keep it out.
27.08
Colin Eadie hacks Leon Carrick from behind! Colin Eadie is warned by the referee! Leon Carrick stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.37
Andy Simonsen hacks Colin Eadie from behind! Andy Simonsen is given a warning by the referee! Colin Eadie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.51
Manuel Salgado hacks Roberto Torres from behind! The referee calls over Manuel Salgado and warns him to calm down! Roberto Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.10
Morgan Tedesco knocks the ball forward to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
39.44
Marc Luzhny comes in with a late challenge on Leon Carrick. The referee calls over Marc Luzhny and warns him to calm down! Leon Carrick runs off the knock.
40.45
Antonio Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, David Brown. David Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dale Barrett.
42.15
Fredrik McManaman kicks a strong pass forward to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Edern Madar has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
Florian Lichtenegger hacks Mike Stockdale from behind! The referee calls over Florian Lichtenegger and warns him to calm down! Mike Stockdale runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Brentford kick off the second half!
49.02
Dale Barrett clumsily knocks into David Brown. Dale Barrett is shown the yellow card! David Brown runs off the knock.
51.06
Henry Thomson knocks the ball forward to Morgan Tedesco. Morgan Tedesco threads the ball through to Rio Standing. Rio Standing threads the ball through to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.35
Les Thirlwell barges into Colin Eadie. The referee calls over Les Thirlwell and warns him to calm down! Colin Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.48
Mike Stockdale catches Fredrik McManaman on the ankles. Mike Stockdale is given a warning by the referee! Fredrik McManaman carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.57
Darren Cadamarteri kicks a strong pass forward to Soufiane Gallon. Soufiane Gallon knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Manuel Salgado!
69.35
Dale Barrett advances with the ball. Dale Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Edern Madar easily smothers it!
71.08
Henry Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Simonsen. Andy Simonsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
72.08
Morgan Tedesco knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.27
Morgan Tedesco makes a probing pass to Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick knocks in a cross ball towards Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.02
Roberto Torres makes a simple pass to Florian Lichtenegger. Florian Lichtenegger chips the ball to his team mate, Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell plays a perfect one-two with Rio Standing and rushes in on goal... Les Thirlwell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.20
Darren Cadamarteri makes a probing pass to David Brown. David Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Soufiane Gallon. Soufiane Gallon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.57
Marc Luzhny brings the ball forward. Marc Luzhny controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Brown but he's offside!
87.31
Dale Barrett kicks a strong pass forward to Florian Lichtenegger. Florian Lichtenegger kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick 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!
90.00
Leon Carrick clumsily knocks into Jan Krüger. Leon Carrick is given a warning by the referee! Jan Krüger grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Les Thirlwell of Swansea City
Match Statistics
 

Brentford

Swansea City
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.9%
41.6%
28.6%

Scorers
Manuel Salgado 14, 62
Rio Standing 22
Les Thirlwell 42, 73, 78