Swansea City hosted Swindon Town in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday.
The match took place at Swansea’s training base in Fairwood and resulted in a 3-1 win for the home side.
Goals from Matt Grimes, Liam Cullen and Mykola Kuharevich sealed the win for Luke Williams’ outfit, with the Robins on the scoresheet through Jaxon Brown.
Williams named a number of first-teamers in the starting XI, with the likes of Ben Cabango and Joe Allen getting minutes under their belts.
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Cullen gave Swansea the lead, latching onto a cross from Ronald in the 13th minute. Allen was next to go close, meeting a Josh Key cross but was denied.
Ollie Cooper was tripped in the box and skipper Grimes made no mistake from the spot.
Williams made wholesale changes at the break, with Kristian Pedersen getting some game-time, while there was also a runout for John Bostock, who is training with the club to maintain his fitness.
Brown got one back for the visitors, shooting from distance at Nathan Broome’s goal, but Kuharevich made sure of the victory, firing in a left-footed shot in the 71st minute.
The game came too soon for new signing Gonçalo Franco but the Portguese midfielder was in attendance to watch his new team-mates in action.
He said upon his arrival at the club yesterday: “Pre-season has started and I’m going to get prepared to the best of my ability, so I am ready to help the team.
“I’m looking forward to the first match against Middlesbrough and this makes me want to work a lot, because I need to work hard to start the season in the best way I possibly can.
“I’m very happy with the welcome I have received from the fans, and my message to them is that I will always work to the maximum to help the team and the club bring victories home, because that is the reason people watch matches!”
Swansea City (first half): Andy Fisher, Josh Key, Ben Cabango, Filip Lissah, Josh Tymon, Matt Grimes, Joe Allen, Ollie Cooper, Ronald, Azeem Abdulai, Liam Cullen.
Swansea City (second half): Nathan Broome, Kyle Naughton, Harry Jones, Kristian Pedersen, Sebastian Dabrowski, Joel Cotterill, Jay Fulton, John Bostock, Liam Smith, Cameron Congreve, Mykola Kuharevich.
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