Forest Green

[Yankee_Jack]

Swansea City: Freddie Woodman, Wayne Routledge, Kyle Naughton, Joe Rodon, Jay Fulton, Jake Bidwell, Korey Smith, Yan Dhanda, Morgan Gibbs-White, Andre Ayew (capt).

Subs: Steven Benda, Tivonge Rushesha, Cameron Evans, Joel Asoro, Daniel Williams, Matt Grimes, Jordon Garrick, Kristoffer Peterson.

This is our starting line-up. The defensive line-up looks odd. As written, it implies that Routs is RB and we have a sort of 442; or, 3+2 with Naughton, Rodon, Bidwell, then Routs as one wing back and somebody else as left wing back.

Common sense tells me I am trying to rationalize the irrational. This is an Andy Pandy line-up so who knows.

By the looks of things, McKay has been written off as has Declan John.

 

[ivoralljack]

Half time and it's 2-1 for the Swans. First goal scored by Jamal Lowe from a trademark tight angle after a great pass from Korey Smith. Gibbs-White then put Dhanda in on goal for the second before Forest Green got one back. Reading that a couple of spicy challenges have gone in from both sides with captain Ayew losing his rag after a particularly nasty one. Fulton lucky not to get booked after one tackle.

 

[CroJack]

Stream?

 

[ivoralljack]

Can't find one. Taking my info from WOL live coverage. Sixty minutes gone, not much action second half and still 2-1.

 

[CroJack]

Last year the club streamed all pre-season games. Now nothing.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Club's match center: Swansea City v Forest Green Rovers | Swansea

 

[ivoralljack]

Finished 2-1. Peterson, Asoro plus academy duo Cameron Evans and Dan Williams got 20 minutes at the end. With so many absentees it was pretty much a makeshift side anyway so, in the circumstances, a decent enough result as, @Rainbow tells me, FG are a useful outfit.

 

[Behindthegoal]

@Rainbow makes them thus by sheer force of will

 

[KVetch]

Sounds like Lowe and Morgan Gibbs-White looked lively. That's a good sign at least. Glad to see Dhanda get time. Garrick was the only unused sub.

Saw Dyer is joining non league Grantham Town.

 

[CroJack]

Sounds like Lowe and Morgan Gibbs-White looked lively.

And Smith.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Did Benda get on the field?

 

[CroJack]

Did Benda get on the field?

Yes, in the second half.

 

[CroJack]

 

[ivoralljack]

Woody doing his impression of the wooden indian outside the cigar store again! Might be being a bit harsh as he was partially unsighted but he knew the ball was being hit and didn't bother even with a token dive. Firmly rooted describes it best.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Have to say, two new guys looked sharp on our goals. Lowe definitely has a turn of speed on him relative to FG.

And Woody adds another example to @CroJack's collection. Firmly rooted and biased towards his near post. A truck could have been driven into right side of the goal.