
Dartford vs Swindon Town, 2017-18 English FA Cup, Round 1
· English FA CupTimi Elsnik at the double as Swindon put five past Dartford
Timi Elsnik at the double as Swindon put five past Dartford
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, Dartford. Alex Brown tries a through ball, but Alfie Pavey is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Bonner.
- 4': Foul by Lee Noble (Dartford).
- 4': James Dunne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hayes (Dartford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Lee Noble (Dartford).
- 6': Matthew Taylor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Taylor.
- 8': Corner, Dartford. Conceded by Matt Preston.
- 10': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Danny Harris.
- 10': Attempt missed. Oliver Lancashire (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Alex Brown (Dartford).
- 11': Timi Max Elsnik (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Alex Brown (Dartford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Goal! Dartford 0, Swindon Town 1. Timi Max Elsnik (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik.
- 22': Attempt saved. Donal McDermott (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Dunne.
- 22': Offside, Swindon Town. Donal McDermott tries a through ball, but Harry Smith is caught offside.
- 23': Goal! Dartford 0, Swindon Town 2. Harry Smith (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Donal McDermott.
- 26': Goal! Dartford 0, Swindon Town 3. Timi Max Elsnik (Swindon Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Donal McDermott (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Bonner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Matt Preston (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Offside, Swindon Town. Amine Linganzi tries a through ball, but Harry Smith is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Dartford. Alfie Pavey tries a through ball, but Lyle Della Verde is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alex Brown (Dartford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 34': Foul by Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford).
- 34': Timi Max Elsnik (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Paul Mullin (Swindon Town).
- 35': Lyle Della Verde (Dartford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Dartford. Conceded by Reice Charles-Cook.
- 38': Substitution, Swindon Town. John Goddard replaces Timi Max Elsnik because of an injury.
- 39': Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Amine Linganzi (Swindon Town).
- 40': Attempt saved. Tom Bonner (Dartford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hayes.
- 40': Corner, Dartford. Conceded by Reice Charles-Cook.
- 40': Attempt saved. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Bonner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Harry Smith (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Mullin with a headed pass.
- 45': Attempt missed. Lee Noble (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+2': Foul by Amine Linganzi (Swindon Town).
- 45'+2': Lyle Della Verde (Dartford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Dartford 0, Swindon Town 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Dartford 0, Swindon Town 3.
- 47': Goal! Dartford 0, Swindon Town 4. Amine Linganzi (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 48': Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Amine Linganzi (Swindon Town).
- 49': Attempt missed. Ryan Hayes (Dartford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 50': Goal! Dartford 0, Swindon Town 5. Paul Mullin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Purkiss.
- 51': Foul by Lee Noble (Dartford).
- 51': Matt Preston (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Swindon Town. Harry Smith tries a through ball, but Paul Mullin is caught offside.
- 54': Substitution, Swindon Town. Kaiyne Woolery replaces Paul Mullin.
- 54': Substitution, Dartford. Tom Murphy replaces Lyle Della Verde.
- 55': Foul by Lee Noble (Dartford).
- 55': James Dunne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Alfie Pavey (Dartford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Ben Purkiss (Swindon Town).
- 57': Attempt saved. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hayes.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Alex Brown (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Harris with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Bonner.
- 59': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Bonner.
- 62': Offside, Dartford. Danny Harris tries a through ball, but Elliot Bradbrook is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt missed. John Goddard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaiyne Woolery.
- 66': Substitution, Dartford. Keaton Wood replaces Alex Brown.
- 67': Substitution, Dartford. Warren Mfula replaces Ryan Hayes.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lee Noble (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Richard Sho Silva.
- 74': Substitution, Swindon Town. Kellan Gordon replaces Donal McDermott.
- 74': Attempt saved. Harry Smith (Swindon Town) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross.
- 74': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom Bonner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Oliver Lancashire (Swindon Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Alfie Pavey (Dartford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Amine Linganzi (Swindon Town).
- 76': Attempt missed. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Pavey with a headed pass.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Lee Noble (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Murphy.
- 78': Attempt saved. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt missed. Keaton Wood (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elliot Bradbrook.
- 81': Foul by Harry Smith (Swindon Town).
- 81': Tom Bonner (Dartford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Offside, Dartford. Lee Noble tries a through ball, but Keaton Wood is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Dartford. Conceded by John Goddard.
- 82': Tom Murphy (Dartford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 83': Goal! Dartford 1, Swindon Town 5. Richard Sho Silva (Dartford) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Murphy.
- 83': Attempt missed. Kellan Gordon (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Dunne.
- 85': Attempt missed. Warren Mfula (Dartford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Pavey.
- 87': Foul by Warren Mfula (Dartford).
- 87': Kaiyne Woolery (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Tom Bonner (Dartford).
- 88': Harry Smith (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Harry Smith (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross.
- 89': Offside, Dartford. Warren Mfula tries a through ball, but Alfie Pavey is caught offside.
- 89': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Richard Sho Silva.
- 90': Attempt missed. Harry Smith (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Goddard with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Matthew Taylor (Swindon Town).
- 90': Keaton Wood (Dartford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Dartford 1, Swindon Town 5.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Dartford 1, Swindon Town 5.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 5 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
61.3 | Possession | 38.7 |
18 | SHOTS | 16 |
7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
378 | Accurate Passes | 194 |
499 | Passes | 308 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
20 | Crosses | 23 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
97 | Long Balls | 86 |
41 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
11 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
30 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
30 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Princes Park
Location: Dartford, England
Attendance: 2,705
Venue: Princes Park
Location: Dartford, England
Attendance: 2,705
Line-Ups
Dartford (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Deren Ibrahim (GK) |
4 | Tom Bonner |
5 | Richard Sho Silva |
3 | Mark Onyemah |
2 | Danny Harris |
8 | Elliot Bradbrook |
6 | Alex Brown ![]() |
10 | Lee Noble |
11 | Lyle Della Verde |
7 | Ryan Hayes |
9 | Alfie Pavey |
Swindon Town (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Reice Charles-Cook (GK) |
4 | Matt Preston |
6 | Oliver Lancashire |
31 | Matthew Taylor |
2 | Ben Purkiss |
8 | James Dunne |
19 | Timi Elsnik |
16 | Amine Linganzi |
7 | Paul Mullin |
17 | Harry Smith |
18 | Donald McDermott |
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