English
Swansea Defeats Oxford United in a Hard-Fought Match
Swansea, England – In a Championship match held at the Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea secured an important victory over Oxford United. The game, refereed by Anthony Backhouse, was characterized by intense play and several cautions.
The score was opened in the 40th minute with a goal by M. Stamenic for Swansea, assisted by J. Tymon. Tymon himself extended the lead for the home side just before halftime, in the 45th minute. The first half was also marked by yellow cards for J. Tymon (Swansea) and M. Harris and F. Krastev (Oxford United).
The second half continued with a high tempo and more cards. G. Franco of Swansea and J. Currie and W. Lankshear of Oxford United were also booked. Despite Oxford United’s efforts, which tried to react with several shots, they failed to break down the Swansea defense.
Swansea slightly dominated possession with 51% compared to Oxford United’s 49%. The home team also surpassed their rival in total shots (15 against 11) and corners (10 against 2). In terms of fouls, Oxford United committed more (13) than Swansea (7). Swansea ended with 2 yellow cards while Oxford United ended with 4. The match was played without expulsions for either team.
Substitutions oxford united: at minute 62 F. Krastev came in and N. Prelec went out., at minute 62 L. Harris came in and O. ter Haar Romeny went out., at minute 63 M. Harris came in and W. Lankshear went out., at minute 63 S. Mills came in and H. ter Avest went out., at minute 80 J. Currie came in and G. Leigh went out.
Substitutions swansea: at minute 71 M. Widell came in and K. Casey went out., at minute 71 Z. Vipotnik came in and Z. Inoussa went out., at minute 79 J. Eom came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 80 G. Franco came in and L. Cullen went out., at minute 90 E. Galbraith came in and J. Fulton went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Swansea
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