Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Norwich CityNorwich City
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Computer Player Computer Player
Simon LumsdonS. Lumsdon46
G
1
G
57Glynn WatersG. Waters
Gionatha MacchiG. Macchi52
D
2
D
61Paolo LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Marcus BrownM. Brown54
D
3
D
59Nigel BishopN. Bishop
David GeisD. Geis53
D
4
D
53Ugo InceU. Ince
Leonardo CarmonaL. Carmona69
D
5
D
52Graham LockleyG. Lockley
Damien RipleyD. Ripley58
M
6
M
70Lamberto BosiL. Bosi
Jermaine ClaphamJ. Clapham59
M
7
M
55Carl VassellC. Vassell
Greg GreavesG. Greaves55
M
8captain
M
53Max MortensenM. Mortensen
Darius BattyD. Batty73
A
captain9
M
53Gareth JoachimG. Joachim
Graham DavisG. Davis54
A
10
A
70Ugo OakleyU. Oakley
Stuart MarrS. Marr53
A
11
A
67Jason MoffatJ. Moffat
 
Nicholas ClemenceN. Clemence58
M
12
A
62Luke GascoigneL. Gascoigne
Duncan McManamanD. McManaman64
A
13
A
61Steve CortS. Cort
Stephen DyerS. Dyer41
D
14
A
55Ben ByrneB. Byrne

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 7,922 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Minto.


0.00
Swansea City kick off the first half!
2.51
Ugo Ince catches Graham Davis on the ankles. The referee brings Ugo Ince to one side and gives him a warning! Graham Davis runs off the knock.
3.10
Marcus Brown darts forward. Marcus Brown changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcus Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Batty. Darius Batty strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Glynn Waters smothers it!
4.19
Ugo Ince threads the ball through to Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat edges inside the box! Jason Moffat shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
6.31
Marcus Brown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Greaves. Greg Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Graham Davis controls it well on his chest. Graham Davis tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
12.40
David Geis flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Clapham controls it well on his chest. Jermaine Clapham knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Batty. Darius Batty rushes past Ugo Ince! Some world-class footwork from Darius Batty provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Glynn Waters gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
15.03
David Geis kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Greaves. Greg Greaves makes a beautiful solo run. Greg Greaves finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.43
Carl Vassell flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.11
Greg Greaves passes the ball forward to Graham Davis. Graham Davis runs straight at the defence! Graham Davis rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Paolo Lofthouse.
27.54
Damien Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Davis. Graham Davis runs straight at the defence! Graham Davis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.01
Marcus Brown flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Clapham. Jermaine Clapham kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Davis. Graham Davis whips in a cross ball towards Darius Batty. With a superhuman jump, Darius Batty connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Ugo Ince happens to be in the right place to block it.
36.35
David Geis makes a simple pass to Jermaine Clapham. Jermaine Clapham chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.55
Jermaine Clapham threads a neat ball through to Graham Davis. Graham Davis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.05
Ugo Ince flicks a high pass forward. Max Mortensen collects the pass. Max Mortensen kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat runs straight at the defence! Marcus Brown clumsily knocks into Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
47.08
Gionatha Macchi makes a probing pass to Greg Greaves. Greg Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Graham Davis who takes it down. Graham Davis advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Graham Davis provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.38
Greg Greaves chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Batty. Darius Batty rushes past Nigel Bishop! Darius Batty shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
53.43
Max Mortensen hacks Jermaine Clapham from behind! Max Mortensen is shown the yellow card! Jermaine Clapham runs off the knock.
54.05
Max Mortensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
60.10
Swansea City have made a substitution with Duncan McManaman replacing Graham Davis .
72.57
Max Mortensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley makes a probing pass to Jason Moffat but he's offside!
73.40
Max Mortensen chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Simon Lumsdon manages to gather it easily.
77.36
Nigel Bishop flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley edges inside the box! Ugo Oakley comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Ugo Oakley scores for Norwich City!!
81.33
Jermaine Clapham threads the ball through to Duncan McManaman. Duncan McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
85.39
Greg Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Carl Vassell. The referee brings Greg Greaves to one side and gives him a warning! Carl Vassell runs off the knock.
89.14
Lamberto Bosi kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

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

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
29.9%
43.7%
26.4%

Scorers
Graham Davis 28
Ugo Oakley 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Davis of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Simon Lumsdon (GK)
7
2.Gionatha Macchi (DEF)
6
3.Marcus Brown (DEF)
8
4.David Geis (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Carmona (DEF)
6
6.Damien Ripley (MID)
7
7.Jermaine Clapham (MID)
7
8.Greg Greaves (MID)
7
9.Darius Batty (ATT)
7
10.Graham Davis (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stuart Marr (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicholas Clemence (MID)
0
13.Duncan McManaman (ATT)
6
14.Stephen Dyer (DEF)
0

1.Glynn Waters (GK)
7
2.Paolo Lofthouse (DEF)
7
3.Nigel Bishop (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Ince (DEF)
6
5.Graham Lockley (DEF)
6
6.Lamberto Bosi (MID)
6
7.Carl Vassell (MID)
7
8.Max Mortensen (MID)yellow card
7
9.Gareth Joachim (MID)
6
10.Ugo Oakley (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jason Moffat (ATT)
8
 
12.Luke Gascoigne (ATT)
0
13.Steve Cort (ATT)
0
14.Ben Byrne (ATT)
0