FFO League One, Swansea City vs. Blackpool (Wed Apr 24) Swansea City | Blackpool 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 N - | - | A_Fisher GK | GK D_Grimshaw B_Cabango DF | DF J_Husband N_Wood DF | DF M_Ekpiteta J_Tymon DF | DF D_Thompson H_Ashby DF | DF J_Gabriel J_Allen MF | MF K_Dougall C_Patino MF | MF O_Norburn O_Cooper MF | MF S_Carey J_Lowe MF | MF C_Hamilton J_Yates FW | FW S_Lavery M_Kukharevych FW | FW J_Rhodes | N_Broome SUB | SUB R_O'Donnell B_Humphreys SUB | SUB D_Tharme K_Naughton SUB | SUB J_Weir J_Fulton SUB | SUB K_Dembele L_Cullen SUB | SUB K_Joseph Min. 3 :(swa) J_Yates flicks it over M_Ekpiteta's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Yates tries to beat D_Grimshaw! ... He hits the side netting Min. 9 :(swa) B_Cabango finds himself with plenty of time ... A glorious effort by B_Cabango! ... But D_Grimshaw hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 9 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Rhodes ... J_Rhodes tries to lob the keeper! ... But A_Fisher is equal to it Min. 13 :(swa) J_Lowe finds B_Cabango in the box ... Launched towards the top corner by B_Cabango! ... D_Grimshaw gathers it comfortably Min. 15 :(blp) J_Rhodes finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... B_Cabango with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 16 :(swa) J_Yates jinks through the defence ... J_Yates hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 16 :(blp) K_Dougall runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But N_Wood comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 17 :(swa) J_Allen finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... D_Thompson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 17 :(blp) S_Lavery crosses to J_Husband ... O_Cooper fouls badly Min. 19 :(swa) H_Ashby wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Kukharevych ... M_Kukharevych with a blistering shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 20 :(swa) J_Lowe with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Husband ... He crosses to H_Ashby ... H_Ashby with the header! ... D_Grimshaw just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 22 :(blp) O_Norburn beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... O_Norburn looks to see where A_Fisher is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Fisher gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 23 :(blp) D_Thompson runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... O_Norburn latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Tymon with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 27 :(blp) A_Fisher miskicks! ... O_Norburn is through! ... J_Allen goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 28 :(swa) J_Yates beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Yates tries the shot! ... D_Grimshaw parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 28 :(blp) O_Norburn with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Husband gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Tymon wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 31 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... C_Hamilton latches onto the ball ... C_Hamilton with a thundering drive! ... It floats over A_Fisher ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 32 :(swa) C_Patino with a measured pass to H_Ashby ... H_Ashby with the drive! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Swansea City have snatched the lead! ... Swansea City 1-0 Blackpool ... Min. 34 :(blp) S_Lavery takes possession ... What can he do here? ... S_Lavery tries to chip the ball over A_Fisher! ... A_Fisher saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 35 :(swa) J_Lowe retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... O_Cooper latches onto the end of it ... J_Gabriel with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 38 :(swa) J_Lowe with a 30-yard pass to M_Kukharevych ... M_Kukharevych is clean through! ... D_Grimshaw tries to make himself big ... He lobs it over D_Grimshaw ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 39 :(swa) M_Kukharevych searches out O_Cooper ... J_Gabriel reads the play well Min. 40 :(blp) S_Carey with the diagonal pass to S_Lavery ... B_Cabango plays the back pass ... A_Fisher can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... S_Carey swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It comes to M_Ekpiteta ... He fires it towards to goal ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 41 :(swa) C_Patino with an intelligent ball to B_Cabango ... But J_Gabriel puts the ball out of play Min. 42 :(swa) C_Patino with a 30-yard pass to J_Allen ... J_Gabriel had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh ... FREE KICK ... J_Tymon floats it forward ... M_Kukharevych latches onto the end of it ... C_Hamilton takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(swa) Substitution by Swansea City ... COMING ON: L_Cullen ... COMING OFF: M_Kukharevych Min. 45 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Joseph ... COMING OFF: J_Rhodes Min. 45 :(swa) L_Cullen jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Lavery goes in studs first ... The Referee warns him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Swansea City 1-0 Blackpool Min. 47 :(swa) J_Allen looks up ... He swings the ball right towards N_Wood ... D_Thompson takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 52 :(blp) O_Norburn sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... K_Joseph runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... What a fantastic interception by C_Patino ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 55 :(swa) Substitution by Swansea City ... COMING ON: J_Fulton ... COMING OFF: J_Lowe Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Dembele ... COMING OFF: C_Hamilton Min. 55 :(swa) O_Cooper beats J_Husband ... He showed great skill there ... O_Cooper with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... D_Grimshaw with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 56 :(blp) D_Thompson beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... D_Thompson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Fisher gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 58 :(blp) K_Dougall plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Joseph decides to go for goal instead! ... B_Cabango slices it ... A_Fisher moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by O_Norburn ... K_Dembele with the header ... But A_Fisher punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 60 :(swa) C_Patino finds J_Tymon with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Tymon lobs D_Grimshaw! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 65 :(swa) J_Tymon controls it with ease ... J_Tymon fires off a right-footed shot! ... D_Grimshaw gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 68 :(swa) L_Cullen slips past his marker J_Gabriel ... The ball is whipped into O_Cooper ... O_Cooper throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... GOAL!! ... There was no way D_Grimshaw was going to catch that! ... But it's been disallowed! ... The reason is unclear! ... - is fuming with the ref he's screaming for VAR! ... The ref shows him a red card!! He's been sent to the stands! Min. 68 :(swa) B_Cabango has picked up a knock ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 68 :(swa) Substitution by Swansea City ... COMING ON: B_Humphreys ... COMING OFF: B_Cabango Min. 72 :(swa) O_Cooper curls the ball out wide to L_Cullen ... L_Cullen with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But D_Grimshaw makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 73 :(swa) B_Humphreys picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... D_Thompson reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 74 :(swa) J_Tymon chips the ball forward to L_Cullen ... But he loses control of it ... J_Gabriel takes possession Min. 77 :(swa) L_Cullen flicks it past J_Husband ... He runs forward ... L_Cullen tries to lob the keeper! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 77 :(blp) J_Gabriel backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Joseph latches onto the end of it ... K_Joseph looks to see where A_Fisher is! ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 78 :(swa) J_Fulton with an incisive pass to J_Allen ... J_Allen is clean through! ... D_Grimshaw tries to make himself big ... He rounds D_Grimshaw ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... GOAL!! ... Swansea City 2-0 Blackpool ... Min. 80 :(swa) C_Patino gets lucky and beats O_Norburn ... Now with the centre to J_Yates ... J_Yates with the shot! ... But D_Grimshaw punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 80 :(blp) S_Carey looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off Min. 80 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: J_Weir ... COMING OFF: S_Carey Min. 81 :(blp) O_Norburn squares up to his marker ... He spits at O_Cooper ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 82 :(swa) H_Ashby spots his team mate making a run ... He finds J_Fulton with a lovely pass! ... A thundering drive by J_Fulton! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Grimshaw tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Humphreys dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Grimshaw comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(swa) N_Wood beats J_Gabriel with absolute ease! ... N_Wood with the cheeky shot! ... D_Grimshaw with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 88 :(blp) D_Thompson with a neat pass into M_Ekpiteta ... J_Allen is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming ... RED CARD!! Min. 88 :(blp) The ball runs loose! ... D_Thompson seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... D_Thompson hits a curling shot! ... But A_Fisher makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 89 :(blp) O_Norburn feeds the ball to K_Joseph ... K_Joseph beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... A_Fisher comes towards him ... A_Fisher charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 90 :(blp) K_Joseph has it on the edge of the box ... K_Joseph with the overhead! ... But A_Fisher palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 92 :(swa) B_Humphreys sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Yates runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Yates with the strike! ... D_Grimshaw parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 92 :(blp) K_Dougall feeds the ball to J_Husband ... Driven towards goal by J_Husband! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Liberty Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansea City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Patino (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Ashby (32), J_Allen (78) Sent Off : J_Allen (88) Booked : B_Cabango (15) Injured : B_Cabango (68) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Norburn Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gabriel (42) Injured : S_Carey (80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansea City | Blackpool Attempts on Goal : 20 | 12 Off target : 9 | 7 On target : 11 | 5 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Swansea City 2 - 0 Blackpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Swansea City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Fisher GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 B_Cabango DF 1 18 14 6 28 | 69 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 31 -5 27 N_Wood DF 1 18 13 6 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 16 J_Tymon DF 1 18 15 8 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 9 24 H_Ashby DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 32 54 J_Allen MF 1 14 17 6 28 | 89 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -10 -3 26 C_Patino MF 1 6 17 14 22 | 93 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 44 0 O_Cooper MF 1 6 16 13 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 J_Lowe MF 1 5 15 14 20 | 56 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 J_Yates FW 1 8 14 18 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Kukharevych FW 1 8 13 17 28 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 N_Broome GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Humphreys DF 1 16 13 7 20 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 K_Naughton DF 1 15 14 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Fulton MF 1 12 14 6 26 | 37 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 L_Cullen FW 1 8 13 17 26 | 48 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 17 14 8 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 17 14 6 18 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 D_Thompson DF 1 17 13 8 22 | 93 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 1 16 J_Gabriel DF 1 16 14 7 36 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 5 -5 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 13 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 81 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 16 12 10 | 56 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 8 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 16 34 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Weir MF 1 15 16 5 12 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dembele MF 1 3 15 13 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 K_Joseph FW 1 7 12 15 28 | 48 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1713995511 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40