A stunning late strike from Ghana forward Andre Ayew earned Swansea a narrow 1-0 victory in their Championship play-off semi-final first leg against 10-man Brentford.
An open first 45 minutes made way for a dramatic second, as Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew had a penalty saved by Brentford’s David Raya moments before defender Rico Henry was controversially sent off after a challenge on Connor Roberts.
30 year old Ayew atoned for the spot-kick miss with nine minutes to play, when he smashed an unstoppable effort home after Jay Fulton’s knock-on, to set up a tense second leg, which takes place at Griffin Park on Wednesday July 29.
The winner of the semi-finals will advance to the play-off final at Wembley on Tuesday August 4 with the eventual winner gaining promotion to the English Premier League.
The goal was Andre Ayew’s 18th goal of the season in all competitions for promotion chasing Swansea City.