Swansea City claimed a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Monday afternoon, a result that reflected their greater composure across the ninety minutes despite a frantic second half that tested the home side.
Swansea settled quickly. Alex Bangura opened the scoring in the twelfth minute, and Zan Vipotnik doubled the advantage eight minutes later. At that point, the hosts looked in control, moving the ball with purpose and pressing Middlesbrough high up the pitch. The visitors struggled to find any rhythm in the first half, and Riley McGree's booking on the stroke of half-time underlined their frustration.
Middlesbrough made changes at the break and improved markedly after the interval. Gonçalo Franco came on at fifty-one minutes, and Ronald and Adam Idah followed shortly after, adding energy in midfield and attack. Alan Browne was booked in the sixty-second minute as tensions rose, and Dael Fry followed him into the referee's book four minutes later.
Swansea responded with their own alterations, bringing on Sontje Hansen and Kaly Sène in the sixty-sixth minute, and those changes steadied the game. Tommy Conway, introduced in the seventy-fifth minute, added presence up front in the closing stages.
Malick Yalcouyé received a yellow card in the final minute, but Swansea saw out the game without alarm. Three points move them up the table and continue a positive run of form at home.
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