SWANSEA WATWAA KOMBE LA LIGI ENGLAND

SWANSEA WATWAA KOMBE LA LIGI ENGLAND

Ten years after they teetered on the edge of oblivion, Swansea City will stride into Europe after a Capital One Cup final stroll against 10-man Bradford.

After beating three Barclays Premier League outfits on their way to Wembley, League Two Bradford found Swansea an altogether different proposition.

Nathan Dyer scored twice, Michu found the net before the break and Jonathan de Guzman's double confirmed the biggest win in final history as Swansea secured the first meaningful silverware in their entire existence.

Silverware: Swansea lift the Capital One Cup after their 5-0 thrashing of Bradford

Historic: Captain Ashley Williams and his team-mates celebrate winning Swansea's first major trophy

Drenched: The champagne sprays as Swansea players lift the Capital One Cup

Downbeat: Bradford City players look dejected after their defeat

Contrast: Swansea's Michael Laudrup lifts the cup while Bradford boss Phil Parkinson applauds supporters

MATCH FACTS

Bradford: Duke, Darby, McHugh, McArdle, Good (Davies 46), Atkinson, Jones, Doyle, Thompson (Hines 73), Wells (McLaughlin 57), Hanson.

Subs Not Used: Ravenhill, Reid, Connell, Turgott.

Sent Off: Duke (56).

Swansea: Tremmel, Rangel, Williams, Ki (Monk 62), Davies (Tiendalli 84), Dyer (Lamah 77), Britton, de Guzman, Routledge, Hernandez, Michu.

Subs Not Used: Vorm, Shechter, Moore, Agustien.

Booked: Ki.

Goals: Dyer 16, Michu 40, Dyer 47, de Guzman 59 pen, 90.

Att: 82,597

Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).

Indeed, the only blemish on an otherwise perfect day for Michael Laudrup's team was the row between Dyer and De Guzman over who should take the spot-kick after the latter had been felled by Matt Duke, which resulted in the keeper's dismissal.

It meant the big fairytale did not come true.

The little one did though. For, as Laudrup rightly pointed out, Swansea have emerged from the depths Bradford find themselves in now, one game away from going out of the Football League completely.

And now they can plan for a Europa League campaign which, 10 years ago, was as unlikely as Bradford being present for today's showpiece.

Bradford were led out by two mascots whose individual stories epitomised their favourite football team's scrap for existence.

But the joy in little nine-year old cancer survivor Jake Turton and 12-year-old Ryan Siddall, who is only alive after his father donated a kidney, was them actually being there to witness their team become the first fourth-tier side to play in a major Wembley final.