Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Swansea CitySwansea City
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Ruben GomesR. Gomes73
G
1captain
G
65Angelo ZanottiA. Zanotti
Hakan IzzetH. Izzet74
D
2
D
67Kemal VernazzaK. Vernazza
Tsuneo FujitaT. Fujita76
D
3
D
62Cosmin Van VlietC. Van Vliet
Alex TelferA. Telfer79
D
4
D
65Brendan PearceB. Pearce
Giampiero De SanctisG. De Sanctis73
D
5
D
69Jurek KozminskiJ. Kozminski
Mansour MarchandM. Marchand77
M
6
M
65George GascoigneG. Gascoigne
Barry BrownB. Brown79
M
7
M
65Ronnie MccannR. Mccann
Laurent ChagotL. Chagot75
A
8
M
73James KitsonJ. Kitson
Jean-Philippe FanchoneJ. Fanchone77
A
captain9
M
63Steven BishopS. Bishop
Nick BarrettN. Barrett76
A
10
M
64Billy BarrettB. Barrett
Isaiah SalmonI. Salmon78
A
11
A
67Wes CharltonW. Charlton
 
Peter InceP. Ince72
M
12
A
63Frank MyersF. Myers
Marcus WardM. Ward78
M
13
M
63Harry ClarkeH. Clarke
Claudio TorresC. Torres68
A
14
M
63Marc BellamyM. Bellamy

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 17,609 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mccall.


0.00
Coventry City kick off!
2.08
James Kitson flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Bishop. Steven Bishop shoots from outside the area but Ruben Gomes is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
4.14
Barry Brown clumsily knocks into Ronnie Mccann. Barry Brown is warned by the referee! Ronnie Mccann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.48
Wes Charlton barges into Tsuneo Fujita. The referee warns Wes Charlton to calm down! Tsuneo Fujita runs off the knock.
9.23
Brendan Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Mccann. Ronnie Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Steven Bishop easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Bishop threads a neat ball through to Wes Charlton. Wes Charlton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.43
Barry Brown flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Chagot controls it well on his chest. Laurent Chagot lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. With a superhuman jump, Isaiah Salmon connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.21
Mansour Marchand flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Salmon collects the pass. Isaiah Salmon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cosmin Van Vliet.
16.19
Brendan Pearce flicks a high pass forward. James Kitson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Kitson makes a simple pass to Steven Bishop. Steven Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Barrett. Billy Barrett beats his man to it with a header. Hakan Izzet clears it off the line with his head!
21.32
Barry Brown barges into Ronnie Mccann. The referee brings Barry Brown to one side and gives him another warning! Ronnie Mccann runs off the knock.
22.25
Barry Brown clumsily knocks into Ronnie Mccann. The referee brings Barry Brown to one side and gives him yet another warning! Ronnie Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.01
Swansea City are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
28.42
Cosmin Van Vliet advances with the ball. Cosmin Van Vliet runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cosmin Van Vliet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Telfer.
32.11
Barry Brown threads a neat ball through to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.47
Barry Brown deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Angelo Zanotti is on top of it.
38.09
Mansour Marchand makes a probing pass to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Angelo Zanotti effortlessly picks it out of the air!
42.28
Mansour Marchand surges forward with the ball. Mansour Marchand lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone makes a deft header. Jean-Philippe Fanchone scores for Coventry City!!
45.00
Barry Brown makes a simple pass to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Angelo Zanotti smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Swansea City kick off!
47.07
Barry Brown changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Barry Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon makes a deft header but Angelo Zanotti reads it well. Great keeping!
48.33
Kemal Vernazza barges into Nick Barrett. Kemal Vernazza is warned by the referee! Nick Barrett runs off the knock.
51.12
Mansour Marchand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. With a superhuman jump, Nick Barrett connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Angelo Zanotti is on top of it.
53.47
Mansour Marchand hacks Kemal Vernazza from behind! The referee calls over Mansour Marchand and shows him a yellow card! Kemal Vernazza stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.11
Barry Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone advances inside the box! Jean-Philippe Fanchone shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.39
Swansea City have made a substitution with Harry Clarke replacing Ronnie Mccann and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
67.21
Barry Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.43
Swansea City have made a substitution with Frank Myers replacing Cosmin Van Vliet .
79.47
Barry Brown passes the ball forward to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. With a superhuman jump, Nick Barrett connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent block by Kemal Vernazza!
81.27
Barry Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
83.39
George Gascoigne catches Barry Brown on the ankles. The referee calls over George Gascoigne and shows him a yellow card! Barry Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.59
Tsuneo Fujita hits a low pass to Mansour Marchand. Mansour Marchand flicks a high pass forward to Isaiah Salmon who brings the ball under control. Isaiah Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
85.20
Mansour Marchand knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Angelo Zanotti is on top of it.
87.11
George Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Billy Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Barrett controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Swansea City
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
12
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
21.5%
44.3%
34.2%

Scorers
Isaiah Salmon 10
Nick Barrett 32
Jean-Philippe Fanchone 42, 54
Laurent Chagot 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Laurent Chagot of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Ruben Gomes (GK)
6
2.Hakan Izzet (DEF)
6
3.Tsuneo Fujita (DEF)
6
4.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
5.Giampiero De Sanctis (DEF)
6
6.Mansour Marchand (MID)yellow card
7
7.Barry Brown (MID)
8
8.Laurent Chagot (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Jean-Philippe Fanchone (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Nick Barrett (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Isaiah Salmon (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Peter Ince (MID)
0
13.Marcus Ward (MID)
0
14.Claudio Torres (ATT)
0

1.Angelo Zanotti (GK)
7
2.Kemal Vernazza (DEF)
6
3.Cosmin Van Vliet (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Pearce (DEF)
6
5.Jurek Kozminski (DEF)
6
6.George Gascoigne (MID)yellow card
5
7.Ronnie Mccann (MID)
6
8.James Kitson (MID)
6
9.Steven Bishop (MID)
6
10.Billy Barrett (MID)
6
11.Wes Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.Frank Myers (ATT)
6
13.Harry Clarke (MID)
6
14.Marc Bellamy (MID)
0