Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | manager | Ryan D''''souza | Ryan D''''souza | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Hackworth | M. Hackworth |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Emmanuel Amunike | E. Amunike | |||||||||
| Callum Sullivan | C. Sullivan |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Yuri Kiriakov | Y. Kiriakov | |||||||||
| Richard Strachan | R. Strachan | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Omer Howey | O. Howey | |||||||||
| Nicolas Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Nicholas Kewell | N. Kewell | |||||||||
| Niclas Dahlin | N. Dahlin |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Clive Walsh | C. Walsh | |||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Ashley Christie | A. Christie | |||||||||
| Rodney Schulpen | R. Schulpen |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Adrian Myers | A. Myers | |||||||||
| Greg Burbage | G. Burbage | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Roberto Garcia | R. Garcia | |||||||||
| Robert Fenton | R. Fenton | | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Attilio Mazzoleni | A. Mazzoleni | |||||||||
| Silvio Tavares | S. Tavares |  | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Jon Deane | J. Deane | |||||||||
| Steve Cope | S. Cope | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Patricio Pena | P. Pena | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 9,363 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swansea City and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swansea City and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Swansea City kicking off!
2.51
0-0Adrian Myers kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Deane. Jon Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Attilio Mazzoleni. Attilio Mazzoleni connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.17
0-0Billy Law threads the ball through to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Fenton but the linesman indicates offside!
4.57
0-0Roberto Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena tries a spectacular long range effort but Michael Hackworth is on top of it.
8.53
Greg Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Cope. Steve Cope knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Emmanuel Amunike!
10.35
Roberto Garcia brings the ball forward. Roberto Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Deane. Jon Deane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Michael Hackworth manages to keep it out.
15.44
0-1Ashley Christie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.13
0-1Steve Cope clumsily knocks into Yuri Kiriakov. The referee calls over Steve Cope and warns him to calm down! Yuri Kiriakov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.24
Yuri Kiriakov knocks the ball forward to Ashley Christie. Ashley Christie sees space and advances. Ashley Christie plays a perfect one-two with Jon Deane and rushes in on goal... Ashley Christie takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
27.12
Roberto Garcia takes it forward alone. Roberto Garcia finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.11
Richard Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law threads the ball through to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.16
Ashley Christie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Attilio Mazzoleni. Attilio Mazzoleni finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
32.50
Rodney Schulpen knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton goes all the way! Robert Fenton shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.09
Greg Burbage passes the ball forward to Steve Cope. Steve Cope deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Fenton but the linesman indicates offside!
40.37
Nicholas Kewell chips the ball to his team mate, Ashley Christie. Ashley Christie knocks the ball forward to Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Attilio Mazzoleni but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
47.17
Roberto Garcia makes a probing pass to Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena goes all the way! Patricio Pena rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.47
Omer Howey knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Myers. Adrian Myers passes the ball forward to Attilio Mazzoleni. Attilio Mazzoleni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
49.49
0-1Omer Howey threads the ball through to Roberto Garcia. Roberto Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Deane. Jon Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Hackworth who gathers it comfortably.
55.26
Greg Burbage decides to run forward with the ball. Greg Burbage controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Emmanuel Amunike!
57.14
Adrian Myers takes it forward alone. Adrian Myers whips in a cross ball towards Jon Deane. Jon Deane heads the ball goalwards. Michael Hackworth easily picks it out of the air!
59.38
Richard Strachan takes it forward alone. Richard Strachan sees space and advances. Richard Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.15
Jon Deane hacks Nicolas Schnellinger from behind! Jon Deane is warned by the referee! Nicolas Schnellinger runs off the knock.
77.50
Ashley Christie sees a break and surges forward. Ashley Christie whips in a cross ball towards Attilio Mazzoleni. Attilio Mazzoleni powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.19
Jon Deane comes in with a late challenge on Richard Strachan. The referee calls over Jon Deane again and warns him to calm down! Richard Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.08
Adrian Myers makes a simple pass to Jon Deane. Jon Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.19
Ashley Christie flicks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Mazzoleni. Attilio Mazzoleni goes all the way! Attilio Mazzoleni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Michael Hackworth manages to keep it out.
90.00
Richard Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Burbage. Greg Burbage controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton shoots from outside the area but somehow Emmanuel Amunike manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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