Scunthorpe 0 - 2 Swansea

Scunthorpe   0 - 2   Swansea

Scunthorpe 0-2 Swansea

Swansea City extended their unbeaten run to nine games with a dominant display to win at Scunthorpe United.

Craig Beattie set the visitors on their way on 32 minutes, the striker hitting his third goal in four games with a low free-kick that flew in past the wall.

The second-half arrival off the bench of Matt Sparrow livened up the Iron.

But Cedric Van der Gun then claimed his first goal for Swansea, a one-two with Darren Pratley sending him clear to beat Joe Murphy off the far post.

Swansea immediately stamped their authority on the game and they were nearly in front after five minutes, but Joe Allen fired wide of Joe Murphy's goal.

The Welsh side's crisp passing and movement was proving to be too much for Scunthorpe and the visitors fashioned another goal-scoring opportunity but Beattie fired wide from 25 yards out.

The former Celtic striker spurned another chance after 18 minutes, scuffing his right-footed shot after a defensive error.

But the big striker made amends 32 minutes in, firing a free-kick beyond Murphy and into the bottom-right corner of the net from 25 yards out.

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Van der Gun was also proving to be a handful and the Dutchman set up Beattie, who was denied a second goal by a fine fingertip save by Murphy.

Scunthorpe never got into their stride in the first half, with Swansea proving to be difficult to break down.

Michael O'Connor had a half-chance on the stroke of half-time but his right-footed volley was comfortably dealt with by Swansea goalkeeper Dorus de Vries.

The visitors started where they left off after the break and after some good work from Thomas Butler on the left, Beattie found space in the area.

He unleashed a left-footed drive which was superbly saved by the agile Murphy.

The Iron showed more desire in the second half and started to ask some questions of the Swansea defence.

Gary Hooper raced away down the left but misplaced his pass to strike partner Paul Hayes.

But the home side were caught out after 67 minutes when Pratley broke from midfield and fed Van der Gun, who raced in on goal and produced a clinical right-footed finish which went in off the post.

Van der Gun looked to have been brought down in the penalty area 12 minutes from time, but referee Karl Evans booked the forward for diving.

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Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins: "We got a good chasing. We knew Swansea were a good footballing side and they demonstrated that.

"Our work rate wasn't sufficient and our quality on the ball wasn't sufficient, it's as simple as that.

"Let's not use an excuse that we played two games at home against Newcastle and Sheffield United and on the Saturday went to Peterborough and on Wednesday we went to Manchester City.

"Obviously you look at today and we looked drained. Having said that, we gave two shocking goals away."

Swansea City manager Paulo Sousa:
"It was not an easy game for us because it's a team [Scunthorpe] with a lot of motivation.

Sousa delighted at hard-won win

"In two of their last few games they won against Sheffield United and Newcastle, two important teams.

"We put our identity in the game, we controlled the game, we accelerate the game when we want and... I'm very happy because we dominate a lot.

"But I think we need to score goals and I think we need to be more clinical."

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Saturday, 31 October 2009

Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Scunthorpe	0-2	Swansea	R
(HT 0-1)
		Beattie 32 Van der Gun 67

Scunthorpe

• 01 Murphy
• 03 Williams
• 06 Byrne
• 15 Mirfin
• 26 Canavan
• 04 Togwell yellow card
• 08 McCann (Sparrow 57)
• 18 O'Connor yellow card
• 19 Wright (Woolford 57)
• 09 Hayes (Thompson 74)
• 10 Hooper

Substitutes

• 23 Slocombe,
• 20 Spence,
• 31 Friend,
• 07 Sparrow,
• 11 Thompson,
• 16 Woolford,
• 14 Forte

Swansea

• 01 De Vries
• 02 Williams
• 05 Tate
• 16 Monk
• 22 Rangel
• 07 Britton
• 08 Pratley
• 11 Van der Gun yellow card
• 24 Allen (Lopez 68)
• 27 Gower (Butler 39)
• 09 Beattie (Pintado 73)

Substitutes

• 21 Bessone,
• 26 Serran,
• 12 Dyer,
• 15 Lopez,
• 28 Butler,
• 18 Pintado,
• 19 Trundle

Ref: EvansAtt: 5,201

SCUNTHORPE

SWANSEA

Possession

• Scunthorpe 45%
• Swansea 55%

Shots on target

• Scunthorpe 3
• Swansea 10

Shots off target

• Scunthorpe 7
• Swansea 6

Corners

• Scunthorpe 6
• Swansea 8

Fouls

• Scunthorpe 13
• Swansea 7

• 90:00+3:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Matthew Sparrow on Alan Tate. Dorus De Vries takes the direct free kick.
• 89:08 Angel Rangel restarts play with the free kick.
• 89:08 Booking Michael O'Connor booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 89:01 Foul by Michael O'Connor on Leon Britton, free kick awarded.
• 88:19 Centre by Martyn Woolford, clearance by Garry Monk. Thomas Butler gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sam Togwell. Free kick crossed right-footed by Michael O'Connor from left channel, Dorus De Vries manages to make a clearance.
• 87:50 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Martyn Woolford.
• 87:12 Effort on goal by Martyn Woolford from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.
• 86:35 Gary Hooper is caught offside. Garry Monk takes the indirect free kick.
• 83:38 The official flags Gorka Pintado offside. Indirect free kick taken by Niall Canavan.
• 81:50 Ashley Williams fouled by Garry Thompson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Dorus De Vries.
• 79:22 The ball is crossed by Martyn Woolford, clearance by Leon Britton. Michael O'Connor takes the inswinging corner, Dorus De Vries makes a save.
• 78:38 Booking Booking for Cedric Van der Gun for unsporting behaviour.
• 77:53 Michael O'Connor challenges Jordi Lopez unfairly and gives away a free kick. Angel Rangel takes the free kick.
• 77:31 Gorka Pintado produces a drilled right-footed shot from 35 yards. Blocked by Niall Canavan.
• 75:50 The assistant referee signals for offside against Garry Thompson. Free kick taken by Dorus De Vries.
• 74:46 Gorka Pintado is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
• 72:43 Substitution Garry Thompson on for Paul Hayes.
• 72:43 Substitution Craig Beattie goes off and Gorka Pintado comes on.
• 71:34 A cross is delivered by Thomas Butler, save by Joe Murphy.
• 69:37 Drilled right-footed shot by Thomas Butler. Blocked by Sam Togwell.
• 67:12 Substitution Jordi Lopez joins the action as a substitute, replacing Joe Allen.
• 66:07 Assist by Darren Pratley.
• 66:07 GOAL - Cedric Van der Gun:Scunthorpe 0 - 2 Swansea Cedric Van der Gun gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 0-2 Swansea.
• 65:34 The ball is delivered by Martyn Woolford, blocked by Angel Rangel.
• 64:32 Unfair challenge on Leon Britton by Matthew Sparrow results in a free kick. Alan Tate restarts play with the free kick.
• 63:39 The ball is sent over by Marcus Williams, clearance made by Thomas Butler. A cross is delivered by Michael O'Connor, clearance made by Garry Monk.
• 62:29 David Mirfin fouled by Thomas Butler, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Mirfin.
• 60:14 The ball is sent over by Cliff Byrne, Headed effort from inside the area by Matthew Sparrow misses to the left of the target.
• 59:40 Foul by Joe Allen on Michael O'Connor, free kick awarded. Joe Murphy restarts play with the free kick.
• 59:05 The ball is swung over by Matthew Sparrow, Joe Allen manages to make a clearance.
• 57:38 Garry Monk restarts play with the free kick.
• 57:38 Booking Sam Togwell goes into the book.
• 57:35 Free kick awarded for a foul by Sam Togwell on Leon Britton.
• 56:08 Substitution Martyn Woolford joins the action as a substitute, replacing Josh Wright.
• 56:08 Substitution Matthew Sparrow is brought on as a substitute for Grant McCann.
• 55:34 Shot from 25 yards by Thomas Butler. Save made by Joe Murphy.
• 54:20 Josh Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Allen. Ashley Williams takes the direct free kick.
• 52:01 Ashley Williams challenges Gary Hooper unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Grant McCann.
• 49:15 Josh Wright takes a shot. Ashley Williams gets a block in.
• 49:07 Marcus Williams sends in a cross.
• 47:10 Effort from the edge of the area by Paul Hayes goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 46:04 Shot by Craig Beattie. Joe Murphy makes a save. Outswinging corner taken by Thomas Butler. The ball is swung over by Thomas Butler, save made by Joe Murphy.
• 45:01 The referee starts the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+2:29 It is the end of the first-half.
• 45:00+2:14 Shot by Michael O'Connor. Dorus De Vries makes a save.
• 45:00+2:01 The ball is delivered by Michael O'Connor, Alan Tate manages to make a clearance.
• 45:00+1:49 Michael O'Connor has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Ashley Williams gets a block in.
• 44:46 Thomas Butler takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Grant McCann makes a clearance.
• 40:38 The ball is crossed by Thomas Butler, clearance by Cliff Byrne. Corner from the left by-line taken by Thomas Butler, save by Joe Murphy.
• 40:18 Centre by Thomas Butler, clearance made by Michael O'Connor. Thomas Butler takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Niall Canavan.
• 39:42 The ball is swung over by Darren Pratley, David Mirfin gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Thomas Butler from the right by-line to the near post, Michael O'Connor makes a clearance.
• Correction - 37:26 Substitution Thomas Butler joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mark Gower.
• Correction - 37:26 Marcus Williams sends in a cross, blocked by Cedric Van der Gun. Josh Wright takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Craig Beattie makes a clearance. Josh Wright delivers the ball, Header from deep inside the area by David Mirfin goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
• 37:26 Substitution Thomas Butler joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mark Gower.
• 37:26 The ball is swung over by Marcus Williams, Cedric Van der Gun gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Josh Wright played to the near post, Craig Beattie manages to make a clearance. Centre by Josh Wright, Header on goal by David Mirfin from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
• 36:11 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Angel Rangel by Paul Hayes. Angel Rangel takes the free kick.
• 35:29 Effort from 20 yards by Marcus Williams. Comfortable save by Dorus De Vries.
• 34:15 Craig Beattie has an effort at goal from 18 yards. Save by Joe Murphy. Corner taken short by Mark Gower. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael O'Connor by Ashley Williams. David Mirfin takes the free kick.
• 32:56 Effort from 12 yards by Joe Allen.
• 31:03 GOAL - Craig Beattie:Scunthorpe 0 - 1 Swansea Free kick scored by Craig Beattie from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 0-1 Swansea.
• 30:13 Alan Tate fouled by Gary Hooper, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Tate restarts play with the free kick. Darren Pratley fouled by Sam Togwell, the ref awards a free kick.
• 29:59 Mark Gower produces a cross, clearance by Cliff Byrne.
• 29:16 The ball is crossed by Cedric Van der Gun, clearance made by Cliff Byrne. Mark Gower takes the inswinging corner, comfortable save by Joe Murphy.
• 27:30 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Beattie by Cliff Byrne. Free kick crossed by Mark Gower, save by Joe Murphy.
• 25:58 Shot from 30 yards by Mark Gower. David Mirfin gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken by Mark Gower from the right by-line, Foul by Ashley Williams on Joe Murphy, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
• 24:15 The ball is delivered by Sam Togwell, Michael O'Connor takes a shot. Dorus De Vries makes a comfortable save.
• 21:21 Shot by Craig Beattie from 20 yards. Niall Canavan gets a block in. Angel Rangel has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.
• 20:53 Mark Gower produces a cross, Marcus Williams makes a clearance.
• 20:10 Michael O'Connor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leon Britton. Free kick taken by Alan Tate.
• 18:42 Craig Beattie has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 17:05 Cliff Byrne delivers the ball, clearance made by Ashley Williams. Short corner taken by Grant McCann. Shot by Michael O'Connor. Ashley Williams gets a block in.
• 15:53 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Josh Wright by Darren Pratley. David Mirfin takes the free kick.
• 15:28 Darren Pratley takes a shot. David Mirfin gets a block in.
• 14:26 Cross/shot by Joe Allen, clearance made by David Mirfin.
• 13:44 Craig Beattie is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
• 10:16 Shot from a long way out by Craig Beattie goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 6:23 Cliff Byrne crosses the ball.
• 5:14 Angel Rangel produces a cross, Shot from deep inside the area by Joe Allen clears the crossbar.
• 4:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joe Allen by Michael O'Connor. Alan Tate takes the direct free kick.
• 3:59 The ball is swung over by Gary Hooper, clearance by Ashley Williams. Corner taken by Grant McCann from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Craig Beattie.
• 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

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