Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     RochdaleRochdale
Computer Player Computer Player Amanda Warner Amanda Warner
Linus HallerL. Haller46
G
1captain
G
81Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Leonardo CarmonaL. Carmona69
D
2
D
71Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese
Marcus BrownM. Brown54
D
3
D
67Garry FergusonG. Ferguson
David GeisD. Geis53
D
4
D
68Jose DiezJ. Diez
Gionatha MacchiG. Macchi52
D
5
D
68Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni
Jermaine ClaphamJ. Clapham59
M
6
M
66Adriano BelliniA. Bellini
Nicholas ClemenceN. Clemence58
M
7
M
72Francis MontagueF. Montague
Damien RipleyD. Ripley58
M
8
M
69Fabio HubnerF. Hubner
Darius BattyD. Batty73
A
captain9
A
73Jean-Luc BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Duncan McManamanD. McManaman64
A
10
A
69Leonardo SusicL. Susic
Graham DavisG. Davis54
A
11
A
63Steve CollymoreS. Collymore
 
Greg GreavesG. Greaves55
M
12
D
65Nicolas SchönenbornN. Schönenborn
Stuart MarrS. Marr53
A
13
M
63Pierre G. RutzittuP. Rutzittu
Alexander WilcoxA. Wilcox53
A
14
D
35Michael ClemenceM. Clemence

Back Of The Net
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 8,410 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ugo Maddison.


0.00
The first half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
12.42
Darius Batty clumsily knocks into Garry Ferguson. The referee warns Darius Batty to calm down! Garry Ferguson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.46
Francis Montague barges into David Geis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Geis runs off the knock.
27.54
Francis Montague chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Linus Haller as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
33.56
Jose Diez flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Hubner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabio Hubner makes a simple pass to Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.47
Jermaine Clapham sees Duncan McManaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan McManaman rushes past Jose Diez! Duncan McManaman muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
44.31
Cesare Milanese deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner threads the ball through to Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Garry Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Francis Montague holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francis Montague flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Luc Biancalani who takes it down. Jean-Luc Biancalani edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jean-Luc Biancalani provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
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. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rochdale get the second half underway!
47.07
Sean Apolloni barges into Duncan McManaman. The referee calls over Sean Apolloni and shows him a yellow card! Duncan McManaman runs off the knock.
48.44
Damien Ripley hacks Adriano Bellini from behind! The referee warns Damien Ripley to calm down! Adriano Bellini runs off the knock.
54.01
Fabio Hubner flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Luc Biancalani collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Jean-Luc Biancalani plays the ball forward to Steve Collymore who has made a great run into the box. Steve Collymore rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.17
With a delightful solo run, Fabio Hubner stretches the opposition's defence. Fabio Hubner knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Susic but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.20
Francis Montague surges forward with the ball. Francis Montague shoots from outside the area but is denied by Linus Haller. Excellent save.
63.44
Adriano Bellini surges forward with the ball. Adriano Bellini plays a one-two with Leonardo Susic and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Adriano Bellini provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
65.03
Fabio Hubner receives the ball from a throw-in from Adriano Bellini. Fabio Hubner flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Susic holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Susic skips past Gionatha Macchi! Leonardo Susic takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by David Geis's outstretched leg.
71.25
Fabio Hubner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.43
Jose Diez flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Bellini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adriano Bellini makes a simple pass to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic edges inside the box! Leonardo Susic side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper, Linus Haller, sees it late!! Goal for Rochdale!
75.56
Adriano Bellini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.35
Jose Diez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner passes the ball forward to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Linus Haller smothers it!
83.15
Nicholas Clemence knocks the ball forward to Darius Batty. Darius Batty knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesare Milanese.
84.25
Francis Montague knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic whips in a cross ball towards Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Gionatha Macchi and the loose ball is cleared up field.
85.35
Francis Montague sees Jean-Luc Biancalani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Luc Biancalani shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Rochdale
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.5%
67.5%
Play Area
35.1%
44.2%
20.8%

Scorers
Duncan McManaman 39
Jean-Luc Biancalani 45
Steve Collymore 54
Leonardo Susic 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Biancalani of Rochdale

Match Ratings