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“I’m disappointed. Somebody said we forced 12 corners in the game and yet we didn’t make anything from one of them”
A quintet of Swansea players were booked in this clash – Alan Tate, Kevin Austin, Kevin Nugent, Paul Connor and O’Leary – three for dissent by referee Darren Drysdale. And Jackett reflected “That was a disappointing aspect. Regardless of the referee’s performance, there’s no room for that.”
The Swans were unchanged from the side that had taken three points at Rochdale last Tuesday. That meant veteran striker Nugent rattling up his 579th game.
Macclesfield, under former Manchester City manager Brian Horton, have sparked a revival after two successive fights to avoid the COnference, And the Silkmen, who had opened their campaign with two wins, were ahead on 17 minutes.
Mark Bailey, easily skated past Andy Robinson down the right wing and Parkin steadied before thundering right-footed into the net from 12 yards. Swansea’s reply was almost instant and Fettis had to twist in mid-air to divert Robinson’s dipping free kick.
And the Northern Ireland international did even better to keep out Nugent’s low shot.
The Swans continued to press in the second half and Connor wasted an excellent chance. Then near the end Fettis again saved from O’Leary.
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