Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play Sporting Covilha in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Covilha appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Covilha appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sporting Covilha start the match!
3.09
0-0Arno Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Hennie Vonk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hennie Vonk lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Ferdinand. Eoin Ferdinand flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Carl Stone. Excellent save.
6.10
0-0Cristiano Castro threads the ball through to Eoin Ferdinand. Eoin Ferdinand knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.04
Fernando Costa sees Arno Emmerlich in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arno Emmerlich kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Ferdinand. Eoin Ferdinand plays a scrappy one-two with Hennie Vonk and advances towards the goal... Eoin Ferdinand cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
12.40
Arno Emmerlich flicks a high ball forward to Hennie Vonk who takes it down. Hennie Vonk shoots from distance but Carl Stone reads it well. Nice keeping!
18.10
0-0Arno Emmerlich threads a neat ball through to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Ferdinand but the linesman indicates offside!
21.49
Leonardo Stendardo makes a beautiful solo run. Leonardo Stendardo shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
26.39
Arjen Sluiter makes a probing pass to Sebastiano Maccarone. Sebastiano Maccarone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kevin Eberle reads it well. Quality keeping!
33.58
Leonardo Stendardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Hennie Vonk. Hennie Vonk runs straight at the defence! Hennie Vonk looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
0-0Sol Batty clumsily knocks into Cristiano Castro. The referee calls over Sol Batty and shows him a yellow card! Cristiano Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Covilha also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Swansea City kick off!
49.52
0-0Leonardo Stendardo threads a neat ball through to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros whips in a cross ball towards Hennie Vonk. Hennie Vonk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is deflected wide by Kew Sier.
51.11
0-0Corner kick to Sporting Covilha. Cristiano Castro chips it to the near post. Jerome Fabrie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
53.04
Sol Batty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Dickov. John Dickov runs straight at the defence! John Dickov shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
59.29
Fernando Costa takes it forward alone. Fernando Costa takes it forward alone. Fernando Costa plays a quick one-two with Hennie Vonk and rushes in on goal... Fernando Costa side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
60.10
Cristiano Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Ferdinand. Eoin Ferdinand shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Carl Stone!
61.22
Daniele Anderton flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Maccarone who gracefully takes it down. Sebastiano Maccarone shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
63.03
0-1Cristiano Castro threads the ball through to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.59
Leonardo Stendardo flicks a high pass forward to Hennie Vonk who brings the ball under control. Hennie Vonk whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros heads the ball goalwards. Carl Stone manages to gather it.
67.01
Arno Emmerlich kicks a strong pass forward to Hennie Vonk. Hennie Vonk plays a scrappy one-two with Eoin Ferdinand and advances towards the goal... Hennie Vonk looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Carl Stone.
69.19
Leonardo Stendardo threads a neat ball through to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros deftly passes the ball to Hennie Vonk, releasing him through on goal. Hennie Vonk takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Carl Stone manages to gather it comfortably.
75.07
0-1Simon Simonsen sees Sol Batty in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Batty makes an attacking run forward. Sol Batty skips past Cesar Nunes! Cesar Nunes barges into Sol Batty. Sol Batty appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
79.22
Ellery Versteeg makes a probing pass to Cristiano Castro. Cristiano Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros makes a probing pass to Eoin Ferdinand but he's offside!
89.45
0-1Cristiano Castro hacks Arjen Sluiter from behind! Cristiano Castro is warned by the referee! Arjen Sluiter carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Carl Stone (GK)
9
2. Simon Simonsen (DEF)
6
3. Mike Gronkjaer (DEF)
7
4. Kew Sier (DEF)
6
5. Ugo Fletcher (DEF)
6
6. Les Lawton (MID)
6
7. Sol Batty (MID)
6
8. Arjen Sluiter (MID)
6
9. Daniele Anderton (MID)
6
10. John Dickov (DEF)
6
11. Sebastiano Maccarone (ATT)
6
12. Ramiro Rico (DEF)
0
13. Jos Van Der Doelen (MID)
0
14. Quim Veloso (ATT)
0
1. Kevin Eberle (GK)
6
2. Fernando Costa (DEF)
7
3. Cesar Nunes (DEF)
6
4. Jerome Fabrie (DEF)
6
5. Ellery Versteeg (DEF)
6
6. Leonardo Stendardo (MID)
7
7. Cristiano Castro (MID)
7
8. Arno Emmerlich (MID)
7
9. Eoin Ferdinand (ATT)
7
10. Hennie Vonk (ATT)
7
11. Duarte Barros (ATT)
8
12. Ricardo Andrade (MID)
0
13. Eduardo Barbosa (GK)
0
14. Pedro Campos (DEF)
0