<table class="competitionResults" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="c1">Bristol City</td><td class="c2">1 - 0 (1 - 0) </td><td class="c3">Swansea</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="c1">L Carey 45 </td><td class="c2"> </td><td class="c3"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="c1">Bookings: B Orr 43 S Brooker 51 </td><td class="c2"> </td><td class="c3">Bookings: <font color="#ff0000">G Monk 16 S Watt 32 T Williams 45 </font>R Martinez 45 A Robinson 45 I Iriekpen 55 D Way 72 </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="c1"></td><td class="c2"> </td><td class="c3">Sent off: <font color="#ff0000">T Williams 82</font></td></tr></tbody></table>
Interesting... I wonder if Bristol's goal was controversial or something, as the dirty Welshmen had three players booked in the 45th minute? Good old Mad Tom! I hope he plays against us, it'll be funny ff
nope <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Louis Carey scored the only goal as City defeated <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Swansea</city></place> at Ashton Gate to move out of the League One relegation zone. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">In a bruising, tense encounter referee Clive Penton issued nine yellow cards and a red card to <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Swansea</place></city>'s Tom Williams at the death. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">At the final whistle it was the City fans who were celebrating Carey's winner, scored in first-half stoppage time as the defender bundled the ball home in front of the Atyeo Stand. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">City started brightly with Steve Brooker firing straight at Willy Gueret inside five minutes after a long ball forward from Carey. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Alex Russell then sent Dave Cotterill racing clear two minutes later. The Cardiff-born winger rounded Gueret but saw Kevin Austin scramble back to hack the ball off the line. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Garry Monk received the first caution of the game with 17 minutes gone after cynically blocking Scott Murray's prosperous run. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">City survived a penalty claim as the half wore on, Matt Heywood seemingly handling Williams' cross from the left wing. Official Penton waved away the appeals from away players and supporters. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Russell was the next City player to test Gueret, although the Swans keeper dealt comfortably with the powerful strike from distance. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">After Steven Watt had been booked for a reckless lunge on Savage, Gary Johnson replaced the hobbling David Noble with Cole Skuse. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Tempers continued to flare up as Carey and <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Swansea</city></place> new boy Rory Fallon wrestled each other to the ground before receiving a dressing down from official Penton. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Ten minutes from the break Trundle turned his marker before shooting straight at Adriano Basso to register <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Swansea</place></city>'s first goalbound effort of the afternoon. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Three more players entered the notebook in quick succession a minute from the break. Williams for a crude challenge from behind on Bradley Orr, and the City man for retaliating. Roberto Martinez then talked himself into a caution for dissent. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Penton's notebook was again in action in stoppage time as Andy Robinson upended Cotterill. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">With the last kick of the half City finally made the breakthrough, Carey latching onto Russell's direct free kick before stabbing the ball past Gueret from a couple of yards out. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">The second half began as the first had ended, with Brooker receiving a caution for an off-the-ball incident with Monk. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Izzy Iriekpen should have received the first red card of the afternoon on 55 minutes for an awful two-footed, high lunge on Craig Woodman. To the dismay of the home supporters Penton issued just a caution, the Swans' sixth of the game earning a £2,500 fine from the FA. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Darren Way - on in the place of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Martinez</place></city> on the hour - forced Basso into a diving save almost immediately, and the Brazilian managed to parry away Trundle's follow up attempt. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">From the resultant corner Basso made another great save, diving low to his left to hold <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Austin</city></place>'s goalbound header. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">After Way had become <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Swansea</place></city> booking number seven, Leon Knight replaced Forbes as the Welsh club went for broke. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000"><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Murray</place></city> should have wrapped the game up with ten minutes left as Cotterill's direct run presented the Scotsman with an open goal to aim at, but he crashed his effort against the bar. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#ff0000">Swansea were left to play the final seven minutes with ten men after Williams received a second yellow card for a foul on Savage. </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">A crescendo of noise came from the stands as the final whistle sounded and boss Gary Johnson danced in celebration with the supporters. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">City: Basso; Orr, Carey, Heywood, Woodman; Cotterill, Russell, Noble (Skuse 34), Murray; Brooker, Savage (Fontaine 90). </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Subs not used: Phillips, Stewart, Brown. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><placename w:st="on">Swansea</placename> <placetype w:st="on">City</placetype>: Gueret; Austin, Iriekpen, Watt (Britton 61), Monk; Forbes (Knight 79), <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Martinez</place></city> (Way 61), Williams, Robinson; Trundle, Fallon. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Subs not used: Murphy, Akinfenwa. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Attendance: 12,859 (1,448 away fans). </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Bookings: City - Orr (44, unsporting behaviour), Brooker (52, unsporting behaviour); <placename w:st="on">Swansea</placename> <placetype w:st="on">City</placetype> - Monk (17, foul), Watt (33, foul), Williams (44, foul), <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Martinez</place></city> (45, dissent), Robinson (45, foul), Iriekpen (56, foul), Way (73, dissent). </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Sending-off: City - none; Williams (83, second bookable offence). </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Referee: Mr C Penton (<country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Sussex</place></country-region>). </font></p>
