Substitute Ronald scored a last-minute winner to keep Swansea top of the Championship after their match at Millwall was held up due to alleged racist chanting aimed at the visitors\u2019 Eom Ji-Sung.<\/p>\n
Referee Edward Duckworth halted the match in the 65th minute and walked to the dug-outs at the Den to speak with Lions boss Alex Neil, Swans counterpart Vitor Matos and fourth official Ruebyn Ricardo. Eom had been warming up as a substitute at the time.<\/p>\n
A security guard was also on the scene, with referee Duckworth seeming to point to an area in the stands behind the Swansea dug-out.<\/p>\n
When play eventually resumed after almost seven minutes it was announced in the stadium that there had been a report of racist chanting, adding that police were working to identify any offenders using CCTV.<\/p>\n
The game itself had a dramatic finale with table-topping Swansea scoring a last-gasp winner.<\/p>\n
Swansea arrived in south London with the best defensive record in the division and they showed why as Millwall dominated the first half.<\/p>\n
The Lions should have gone ahead after 10 minutes when Mark Sykes crossed low to Kyrell Lisbie, who looked set for a tap-in until Filip Lissah made a last-ditch tackle.<\/p>\n
Moments later Jenson Metcalfe thought he was through on goal but this time on-loan Sunderland defender Jenson Seelt, making his first Swans start, got back to make a vital challenge.<\/p>\n
A neat flick from Lyndon Dykes then teed up Sykes six yards out but Swans goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux made a fine save.<\/p>\n
Vigouroux then came for and missed a Metcalfe corner, but Jordi Osei-Tutu’s header was deflected onto the roof of the net.<\/p>\n
Swansea managed just one shot on target in a one-sided first half, a tame effort from Zan Vipotnik which was easily dealt with by Lions keeper Filip Marschall.<\/p>\n
The visitors got a sniff of a chance early in the second half after Derek Mazou-Sacko was booked for a foul on Moussa Yeo, but Josh Tymon sent the free-kick over the crossbar.<\/p>\n
Lions captain Jake Cooper then had to hack Joseph Opoku’s shot off the line before Yeo fired narrowly over as the leaders began to exert more authority.<\/p>\n
Vipotnik slipped in Yeo but Cooper was on hand to make a timely interception, before Mazou-Sacko made another goal-line clearance to deny Ross Stewart.<\/p>\n
After the delay in play, Millwall searched for a winner and Vigouroux made a point-blank save to deny Dykes and Tristan Crama headed the resulting corner over.<\/p>\n
But Swansea nicked it at the death when Opoku crossed, Millwall hesitated and Brazilian winger Ronald crashed home the winner.<\/p>\n
The managers<\/p>\n
Millwall’s Alex Neil:<\/p>\n
“I’m disappointed. I didn’t think we deserved to lose.<\/p>\n
“First half I thought we were the team looking threatening and they were under the cosh. But we didn’t take our chances.”<\/p>\n
Swansea’s Vitor Matos:<\/p>\n
“I think it was a lucky substitution by the manager.<\/p>\n
“It was a really intense game, a good game, Millwall started really well. But I think we did it really well to deal with that, we stayed organised. That allowed us to grow into the game.”<\/p>\n
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