Source: Team_Talk
In-form Swans glide to Iron success
The Swans are the form team in the Championship and they showed precisely why, as Scunthorpe were swept aside by Paulo Sousa's impressive side.[LNB]Craig Beattie opened the scoring with a precise free-kick in the first half, the striker's third goal in his last four games.[LNB]Former Ajax forward Cedric Van der Gun gave the Welsh side breathing space with a second goal after the break and the Swans never looked like surrendering their advantage, as they kept a fifth clean sheet in their last six games.[LNB]Swansea immediately stamped their authority on the game and they were nearly in front just five minutes in but Joe Allen fired wide of Joe Murphy's goal.[LNB]The Welsh side's crisp passing and movement was proving to be too much for Scunthorpe and the visitors fashioned another goalscoring opportunity but Beattie fired wide from 25 yards out.[LNB]The former Celtic striker spurned another chance after 18 minutes, but scuffed his right-footed shot after a defensive error.[LNB]But the big striker made amends 31 minutes in, firing a free-kick beyond Murphy and into the bottom-right corner of the net from 25 yards out.[LNB]Scunthorpe's supporters were becoming disgruntled as Swansea remained on the front foot.[LNB]Van der Gun was proving to be a handful and the Dutchman set up Beattie, who was denied a second goal by a fine fingertip save by Murphy.[LNB]Scunthorpe never got into their stride in the first half, with Swansea proving to be difficult to break down.[LNB]Michael O'Connor had a half chance on the stroke of half-time but his right-footed volley was comfortably dealt with by Dorus de Vries.[LNB]The visitors started where they left off after the break and after some good work from Thomas Butler on the left, Beattie found space in the area before unleashing a left-footed drive which was superbly save by the agile Murphy.[LNB]The Iron showed more desire in the second half and started to ask some questions of the Swansea defence.[LNB]Gary Hooper raced away down the left but misplaced his pass to strike partner Paul Hayes.[LNB]But the home side were caught out after 67 minutes when Darren Pratley broke from midfield and fed Van der Gun, who raced in on goal and produced a clinical right-footed finish which went in off the post.[LNB]Van der Gun looked to have been brought down in the penalty area 12 minutes from time, but referee Karl Evans booked the forward for diving.[LNB][LNB]
