Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a crushing 5-1 victory over Swansea at Bloomfield Road.
Ormerod scores brace in emphatic win for Seasiders
Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a crushing 5-1 victory over Swansea City at Bloomfield Road.
Ian Holloway's side were in devastating form on home soil and took a 13th minute lead through Brett Ormerod before Ian Evatt added the second on the stroke of half-time.
Ben Burgess netted a third early in the second period, Ormerod grabbed his second of the night on 68 minutes and Gary Taylor-Fletcher then got in on the act with eight minutes to go.
Cedric van der Gun did reply with a consolation on 84 minutes, but it was not enough to prevent Swansea from crashing to their heaviest defeat of the season.
Blackpool began in vibrant fashion and they could have led in the sixth minute when Taylor-Fletcher hit a shot from 25 yards which Dorus De Vries comfortably saved.
In the 12th minute, Evatt fired over the bar but moments later Blackpool were ahead when Taylor-Fletcher fired goalwards from 25 yards.
The ball found its way to Ormerod and he rifled home a low right-foot shot into the bottom corner from six yards out.
Moments later, free-scoring midfielder Charlie Adam hit a left-footed drive from 25 yards which flew narrowly wide.
Swansea sought to find a response in the 28th minute when Nathan Dyer fired goalwards from 12 yards only for Evatt to make a fine block.
On the stroke of half-time, Evatt made his mark at the other end of the field when he collected a pass from Seamus Coleman and drilled a right-footed shot into the net from six yards.
Swansea replaced Darren Pratley with David Cotterill at half-time but five minutes after the restart it was 3-0 to the home side.
Simple task
Billy Clarke's cross-shot came back off the upright and Burgess had the simplest of tasks to tap the ball home from in front of goal.
Swansea showed little as an attacking force and in the 51st minute they fashioned a clear opening when striker Shefki Kuqi powered a header goalwards but Matthew Gilks made a fine stop to turn the ball around a post.
Kuqi went close again and Adam threatened for Blackpool but the hosts added a fourth with 22 minutes remaining.
Coleman, on loan from Everton, found Ormerod 18 yards from goal and he curled a brilliant left-footed shot into the top corner.
It could have been worse for Swansea in the 72nd minute when Coleman crossed dangerously and Burgess headed over the crossbar.
Taylor-Fletcher added a fifth for Blackpool in the 82nd minute when he rifled home Coleman's cross before Van der Gun fired in a left-footed consolation for Swansea two minutes later.
