Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
We’ve been rather spoilt to date with the strength of the U21s playing squad. That all changed in Wednesday’s Nathaniel MG Cup 3rd Round tie with Cymru Premier Haverfordwest. With a number of players absent either on loan or international duty, coach Anthony Wright was reduced the bare bones of a squad that featured players …
A comfortable 5-0 win for our U21s in this Nathaniel MG Cup 2nd round tie against Afan Lido, held at Goytre United’s picturesque Glenhafod Park due to Lido’s own ground undergoing necessary improvement work. We started 3-4-3 and rotated to 4-3-3 after half-time, maintaining this shape for the rest of the game. Both styles worked well. …
After we reacted positively to an unexpected equaliser, our U21s completed a comfortable 4-1 victory over Carmarthen in Round 1 of this season’s Nathaniel MG Cup. There was a crowd of 572 at Richmond Park for a pleasant day in the sun. Carmarthen play one division below the Cymru Premier and finished 7th in Cymru …
No MG Cup run for us this season, as we went out at the first hurdle at sunny Baglan, losing after a 1-1 draw went straight to penalties without extra time. Baglan scored all 5 of theirs, we missed our first and that was that, really. Anthony Wright played the hand he was dealt – …
High anxiety at the end of a tough Nathaniel MG Cup semi-final here at Landore this evening. The Swans and Cardiff Met couldn’t be separated at 90 minutes. The 0-0 tie went straight to penalties, the Swans triumphing 5-4 when the contest moved to sudden death. A very decent crowd at the academy, with a …
A nice touch to award Michel Bates the skipper’s role. A regulation win for our U21 this evening at Stade de la Old Road. We played 3-5-2 and were in complete control from start to finish. Ferry never gave in, but the gig was up when their centre half was dismissed on 26 minutes. Ferry …
A thrilling cup victory via penalties over this evening over our near neighbours. It wasn’t plain sailing. We should have been out of sight well before having to go to penalties – although our players came through that challenge with flying colours. The particulars: we played 4-2-3-1 – Evan Watts; Sam Parker, Kai Ludvigsen, Filip …
Here in blustery and rainy Carmarthen, it was a performance to cheer the soul. Our U21 won 4-0, it could’ve been far more, but that’s not important. What was most important is that we played a fluent attacking game and one that the players clearly thrive on. We were 4 up by half-time, Carmarthen were …