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Swans Under 23s draw with Peterborough United

Peterborough got the draw at the last, the very least they deserved after a dominant 2nd half performance against a Swans side that fell away after a decent first half. The Swans had gone ahead after 3 minutes when a Posh defender inexplicably handled a harmless looking cross.  Tarrelle Whittaker’s penalty went straight down the …

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Swansea City 0 Bristol City 2 – Under 18 Professional Development League

An entertaining game, but largely due to the performance of the visitors who, as the match progressed, dominated possession and created a host of chances. Fairly uneventful first half. We played 4-3-3 but struggled to get wingers Wilson and Hillier and centre forward Geoff Bony into the game.  Our first attempt on goal came almost …

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Swansea City Under 23s 7 AG Academy 2

An open and entertaining final friendly for the Under 23 at Landore today, resulting in a 7-2 win.  AG Academy is a London-based team designed to give second chances to players who haven’t succeeded at other clubs. Unusually for a friendly, a welcome teamsheet was available today.  At 9 for us was the trialist centre …

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Swansea City 2 Charlton Athletic 4 – Under 23 Premier League Cup

The Under 23 were undone by conceding 3 cheap goals in 8 minutes to go into half-time 4-1 down. Liam Cullen had earlier claimed a fortunate equaliser when the Charlton keeper dithered over a clearance and kicked the ball straight at him. Poor defending had seen Swansea let experienced big striker Aneke score after just …

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