Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Potts | C. Potts |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Richard Godber | R. Godber | |||||||||
| Carlton Hurst | C. Hurst | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 58 | | Matt Pearce | M. Pearce | ||||||||
| Marcus Brown | M. Brown | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 |  | Dietmar Borchard | D. Borchard | |||||||||
| David Geis | D. Geis | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Aimo Circati | A. Circati | |||||||||
| Gionatha Macchi | G. Macchi | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 51 | | Albrecht Schneider | A. Schneider | |||||||||
| Wayne Tiler | W. Tiler | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Enrico Mazzola | E. Mazzola | |||||||||
| Jermaine Clapham | J. Clapham | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Darius Marr | D. Marr | |||||||||
| Nicholas Clemence | N. Clemence | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Peter Cutler | P. Cutler | |||||||||
| Duncan McManaman | D. McManaman | | 64 | A | | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Omer Palmer | O. Palmer | ||||||||
| James Bridge | J. Bridge | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Elena Cano | E. Cano | |||||||||
| Mervin Crooks | M. Crooks | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Gary Sinclair | G. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Greg Greaves | G. Greaves | | 54 | M | | 12 | | A | 52 | | Eoin Hackworth | E. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Graham Davis | G. Davis | | 54 | A | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Pablo Roman | P. Roman | |||||||||
| Alexander Wilcox | A. Wilcox | | 53 | A | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Sylvain Best | S. Best | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Royal |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Brentford. A crowd of 4,630 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Johnson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Johnson.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off!
2.37
0-0Enrico Mazzola comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Clapham. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.05
0-0Enrico Mazzola flicks a high ball forward to Omer Palmer who gracefully takes it down. Omer Palmer shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.35
1-0Wayne Tiler knocks the ball forward to Duncan McManaman. Duncan McManaman plays a scrappy one-two with James Bridge and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Duncan McManaman provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Duncan McManaman scores for Swansea City!!
16.02
Jermaine Clapham kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan McManaman. Duncan McManaman whips in a cross ball towards Mervin Crooks. Mervin Crooks makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Godber with no chance!! Goal for Swansea City!
20.26
Dietmar Borchard knocks the ball forward to Enrico Mazzola. With some swift thinking, Enrico Mazzola plays the ball forward to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
22.13
2-0Enrico Mazzola takes a quick throw-in, which Albrecht Schneider takes on the chest. Albrecht Schneider sees Gary Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Sinclair sees Omer Palmer just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some world-class footwork from Omer Palmer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but Clive Potts reads it well. Good save!
24.30
2-0Gionatha Macchi threads the ball through to Nicholas Clemence. Nicholas Clemence hits a low pass to James Bridge. James Bridge knocks the ball forward to Duncan McManaman but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.54
Darius Marr catches Jermaine Clapham on the ankles. Darius Marr is shown the yellow card! Jermaine Clapham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.21
Jermaine Clapham threads the ball through to Duncan McManaman. Duncan McManaman shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
44.36
Albrecht Schneider flicks a high pass forward. Omer Palmer collects the pass. Omer Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Cano but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Eoin Hackworth replacing Aimo Circati and Sylvain Best replacing Elena Cano. The Brentford players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Brentford kick off!
47.47
Nicholas Clemence makes a probing pass to James Bridge. James Bridge lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Crooks. Mervin Crooks directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.01
Eoin Hackworth barges into James Bridge. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! James Bridge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.52
Jermaine Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Bridge. James Bridge shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
60.57
3-0Brentford have made a substitution with Pablo Roman replacing Sylvain Best .
61.58
3-0Wayne Tiler threads a neat ball through to James Bridge. James Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.05
With imagination, Gionatha Macchi picks a pass forward to Nicholas Clemence. Nicholas Clemence darts forward. Nicholas Clemence knocks in a cross ball towards James Bridge. James Bridge is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
69.07
Enrico Mazzola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.08
Carlton Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Clapham. Jermaine Clapham knocks the ball forward to James Bridge. James Bridge knocks the ball forward to Mervin Crooks but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.21
3-0Brentford appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
79.37
Enrico Mazzola sees space and advances. Enrico Mazzola plays a scrappy one-two with Pablo Roman and advances towards the goal... Enrico Mazzola takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.50
Showing composure, Peter Cutler laces a through ball forward to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.24
Eoin Hackworth flicks a high pass forward. Darius Marr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Marr hits a low pass to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer threads the ball through to Gary Sinclair but he's offside!
85.08
Jermaine Clapham threads a neat ball through to Mervin Crooks. Mervin Crooks shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.09
3-1David Geis clumsily knocks into Gary Sinclair. David Geis is warned by the referee! Gary Sinclair stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Enrico Mazzola knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Roman. Pablo Roman jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Clive Potts!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
27.2%
42%
30.9%
Scorers
| Duncan McManaman 10 Mervin Crooks 16, 47 | Enrico Mazzola 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Crooks of Swansea City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Clive Potts (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Carlton Hurst (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Brown (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Geis (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Gionatha Macchi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Wayne Tiler (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jermaine Clapham (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nicholas Clemence (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Duncan McManaman (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | James Bridge (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Mervin Crooks (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Greg Greaves (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Davis (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alexander Wilcox (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Richard Godber (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dietmar Borchard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Aimo Circati (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Albrecht Schneider (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Enrico Mazzola (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Darius Marr (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Peter Cutler (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Omer Palmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sylvain Best (DEF) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Hackworth (ATT) | | 5 |
| 13. | Elena Cano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Pablo Roman (ATT) | 6 | |