ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Venue: LIBERTY STADIUM (1)
SWANSEA CITY 1 SUNDERLAND 1
Scorers: Ki; Defoe
37 hour marathon to follow Sunderland to Swansea and visit a new ground! Trip started just after 8pm on Friday with a train into Glasgow, then overnight travel on the Megabus sleeper service to Cardiff. The final leg of the to journey to Swansea was completed by train plus the local No. 4 bus from town to ground. We eventually arrived home at 9am on Sunday.
This was my first match in Wales therefore a new ground. The modern Liberty Stadium is neat to say the least, holding just over 20,000. There is a good atmosphere at the away side of the ground.
As for the game it wasn't a classic so the goals were welcome. A typical Defoe strike out of nothing opened the scoring giving Sunderland a half time advantage. The equaliser came in the second half from ex-Celt Ki Sung-yueng.
Personal note:
14th country to watch football in.
67th top division match in England
33rd Sunderland match in 8 different grounds
2nd Swansea match (other one in Carlisle Apr 2008)
This was my first match in Wales therefore a new ground. The modern Liberty Stadium is neat to say the least, holding just over 20,000. There is a good atmosphere at the away side of the ground.
As for the game it wasn't a classic so the goals were welcome. A typical Defoe strike out of nothing opened the scoring giving Sunderland a half time advantage. The equaliser came in the second half from ex-Celt Ki Sung-yueng.
Personal note:
14th country to watch football in.
67th top division match in England
33rd Sunderland match in 8 different grounds
2nd Swansea match (other one in Carlisle Apr 2008)
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| Cardiff, 7.30am |
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| Swansea Train Station |
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| The away support |
