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| A major police operation has taken place in a bid to ensure the south Wales city football derby was trouble-free. | A major police operation has taken place in a bid to ensure the south Wales city football derby was trouble-free. |
| The Swansea v Cardiff match, which ended in a 2-2 draw was a sell-out with more than 18,000 fans attending. | The Swansea v Cardiff match, which ended in a 2-2 draw was a sell-out with more than 18,000 fans attending. |
| South Wales Police said there had been a "small number" of arrests after the game at the Liberty Stadium. | |
| There were no problems reported ahead of match, which kicked off early at 1115 GMT to try to avoid trouble. | |
| Police, the clubs and supporters' groups had appealed to both sets of fans to enjoy the game and behave. | |
| Police wanted to stop a repeat of violent scenes that September's cup match between the clubs. | Police wanted to stop a repeat of violent scenes that September's cup match between the clubs. |
| There were more than 30 arrests around that evening's match. | There were more than 30 arrests around that evening's match. |
| All of those people were kept away from the stadium either by court banning orders or as part of their bail conditions. | All of those people were kept away from the stadium either by court banning orders or as part of their bail conditions. |
| Cardiff fans were allocated around 1,650 tickets and were transported on coaches from Ninian Park, which was then escorted into Swansea by police. | Cardiff fans were allocated around 1,650 tickets and were transported on coaches from Ninian Park, which was then escorted into Swansea by police. |
| Officers said they would have a "significant" presence throughout the day to ensure that "genuine" fans enjoyed the game. | Officers said they would have a "significant" presence throughout the day to ensure that "genuine" fans enjoyed the game. |
| 'Genuine supporters' | 'Genuine supporters' |
| Police have stressed the vast majority of those who attended September's Carling Cup match between the Championship rivals were well behaved. | Police have stressed the vast majority of those who attended September's Carling Cup match between the Championship rivals were well behaved. |
| Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, match day commander chief supt Mark Mathias said: "We will have a significant amount of officers on duty and for those genuine supporters my officers will welcome you to the city and assist you in anyway possible. | Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, match day commander chief supt Mark Mathias said: "We will have a significant amount of officers on duty and for those genuine supporters my officers will welcome you to the city and assist you in anyway possible. |
| "For those people - and I will not call them football supporters - who are thinking of turning up and causing the same violent scenes that we saw in September, the message is simple: Stay away." | "For those people - and I will not call them football supporters - who are thinking of turning up and causing the same violent scenes that we saw in September, the message is simple: Stay away." |
| His sentiments have been echoed by the management teams at both clubs and by both supporters' trusts. | His sentiments have been echoed by the management teams at both clubs and by both supporters' trusts. |