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  • Date: 2008-08-16
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Attendance: 16611
  • Referee: Taylor, P

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

87mins

Guy Moussi is being taken off, Adam Newbold has come on in his place.

86mins

Goal!! Swansea have scored with Gorka Pintado putting it in the back of the net.

80mins

Nottm Forest are replacing Chris Cohen with Garath McCleary.

72mins

Thomas Butler is replaced by Garcia Jordi Gomez.

71mins

The referee has booked Julian Bennett.

71mins

Goal!! Swansea have scored with Ferrie Bodde putting it in the back of the net.

66mins

Jason Scotland is being taken off, Gorka Pintado has come on in his place.

60mins

Swansea are replacing Matty Collins with Angel Zaragoza Rangel.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Taylor

39mins

The referee has booked Ferrie Bodde.

35mins

Goal!! Nottm Forest have scored with James Perch putting it in the back of the net.

23mins

Guy Moussi goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

10mins

The referee has booked Darren Pratley.

9mins

Own goal, Paul Smith has put it in his own net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

An own goal from Paul Smith plus strikes from Ferrie Bodde and Gorka Pintado gave Swansea a deserved first Championship victory.

They showed one change from the side beaten at Charlton with Jason Scotland replacing Guillem Bauza upfront.

Forest almost opened up the scoring in the fourth minute when Robert Earnshaw slipped a pass out wide to Lee Martin and his low cross was fumbled by Swans keeper Dorus de Vries in front of goal, but Ashley Williams hacked the loose ball clear.

It was the Swans who broke the deadlock in the seventh minute when Scotland put Leon Britton in the clear.

He made space before rifling a shot that hit the base of the post before rebounding off the unfortunate Smith in the Forest goal and rolling slowly over the line.

The Swans went close to adding to their lead through Tom Butler and Darren Pratley as their neat passing game threatened to over-run the visitors.

On the half-hour, a lofted pass from Scotland was headed inches wide by Bodde.

Totally against the run of play, Forest moved the ball down to the right corner where Martin crossed, de Vries failed to gather and James Perch was on hand to stab home the equaliser.

Forest began the second half on top and Earnshaw went close in the 53rd minute and then almost broke clear two minutes later only to be blocked by Williams.

Butler was brought down in the area by Wes Morgan in the 70th minute and, although Bodde's penalty was saved by Smith, the Dutchman slotted home the rebound to put the Swans ahead.

They made the game safe in the 86th minute when a cross from Mark Gower was brilliantly flicked into the net by the debut-making Pintado.

Swansea City

Nottingham Forest

Corners

54

Fouls

914

Goal attempts

128

Shots off target

42

Offsides

24

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