Planet Swans ArchivesEmnes struck with less than twenty minutes left to give the Swans a deserved victory in a game that they dominated for the majority.
The on loan Middlesbrough man turned on the edge of the area and struck a powerful shot that Heaton could only parry into the back of the net to grab the only goal of the game but in truth there can be no complaints from a home side that didn’t really seem to turn up on the day or live up to their billing as the ‘best squad in the Championship’
For long periods Swansea kept hold of the ball and created the higher number of chances with Heaton in particular called upon to deal with long shots from Sinclair, Allen and Dyer in the second half whilst Sinclair also hit the post in a pretty one sided account.
Home captain Craig Bellamy squandered their best two chances firing at De Vries when one on one and with almost the last touch of the game he headed the ball wide when unmarked to secure the win that the Swans so desperately wanted.
The result was no more than the Swans deserved as they took the game to Cardiff who desperately seemed to be missing the influence of Jay Bothroyd on the park whilst the Swans coped without Darren Pratley with strongh midfield performances from Mark Gower, Joe Allen and Andrea Orlandi whilst Sinclair and Dyer were as ever always willing outlets.
It was at the back that the Swans really excelled and the attacking threat normally posed by Bellamy, Chopra, Whittingham et al was nullified by the top class performances of Monk, Williams, Tate and Rangel.
It seemed to be a strange atmosphere for a derby with Cardiff fans struggling to get behind a side who were second best on the day and the 1800 Swans fans appearing to be the loudest throughout the game knowing that they looked set to take home the bragging rights.
And a glance at the league table at the end of the game shows the importance of victory as the Swans close the gap to the top two to three points on a dramatic afternoon at the CCS.
With two games to come in a week at the Liberty and six clean sheets in an unbeaten run of seven, the Swans are the form horse of the division and that could see us in an even stronger position this time next week.
And for the next three months at least it’s bragging rights to Swansea City.
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