Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Watford. A crowd of 16,112 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Swansea City and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
Swansea City start the match!
2.52
Salvatore Stanic makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari kicks a strong pass forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho makes a defence splitting pass to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Oscar Santos is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
6.56
Azziz Casanova deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
8.48
Corner kick to Swansea City. Enrique Soler chips it out wide. Romero P. Zamora reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
9.07
Ruben Rego kicks a strong pass forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho hits a low pass to Hugo José Mari. Some silky footwork from Hugo José Mari provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Oscar Santos.
10.55
Titus Cole deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari hits a low pass to Romero P. Zamora. Some good footwork from Romero P. Zamora provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.23
Alejandro Romero sees space and advances. Alejandro Romero advances inside the box! Alejandro Romero tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Oscar Santos manages to gather it.
16.35
Alejandro Romero comes in with a late challenge on Tony Lacombe. The referee calls over Alejandro Romero and warns him to calm down! Tony Lacombe runs off the knock.
18.26
Lamberto Mareggini brings the ball forward. Lamberto Mareggini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
20.38
Glenn Hendriks flicks a high pass forward. Scott Joseph controls it well on his chest. Scott Joseph takes it forward alone. Scott Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
21.36
Corner kick to Swansea City. Scott Joseph plays it short to Enrique Soler. Alejandro Romero comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
27.50
Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Titus Cole collects the pass. Titus Cole passes the ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora puts a great ball through. Hugo José Mari runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
30.51
João Pedro Julinho hacks Glenn Hendriks from behind! The referee motions to João Pedro Julinho to come over. It's a red card!! Glenn Hendriks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.55
Tony Lacombe makes a probing pass to David Godoy. David Godoy knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
38.07
Ruben Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Stanic. Salvatore Stanic makes a beautiful solo run. Salvatore Stanic finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
47.36
With vision, Enrique Soler picks a pass forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.05
Azziz Casanova knocks the ball forward to Scott Joseph. With great vision, Scott Joseph plays the ball forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.39
Enrique Soler flicks a high pass forward. Tony Lacombe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Lacombe threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ali Chippo manages to gather it.
60.21
Watford have made 3 substitutions with Tim Galli replacing Salvatore Stanic, Neil Hughes replacing Graham Joachim and Martin Ince replacing Romero P. Zamora .
63.43
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
69.54
Azziz Casanova pushes up the pitch. Azziz Casanova flicks a high pass forward. David Godoy collects the pass. David Godoy shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
71.58
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.55
Juan Pardo knocks the ball forward to Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe passes the ball forward to David Godoy. David Godoy shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Swansea City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
79.49
Neil Hughes sees a break and surges forward. Neil Hughes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Azziz Casanova.
81.37
Tony Lacombe threads the ball through to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
83.51
Scott Joseph clumsily knocks into Hugo José Mari. Scott Joseph is shown the yellow card! Hugo José Mari runs off the knock.
84.08
Titus Cole takes a short throw-in bringing Pedro Moutinho into play. Pedro Moutinho makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Moutinho shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
34.5%
40.2%
25.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Zamora of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Oscar Santos (GK)
7
2.Glenn Hendriks (DEF)
6
3.Juan Pardo (DEF)
6
4.Azziz Casanova (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Crespo (MID)
6
6.Scott Joseph (MID)yellow card
6
7.Tony Lacombe (MID)
7
8.Enrique Soler (MID)
6
9.Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT)
6
10.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)
6
11.David Godoy (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Böhm (ATT)
0
13.Tim Mendez (ATT)
0
14.Raul Dicara (DEF)
0

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
8
2.Elena Delgado (DEF)
7
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Romero (MID)
7
6.Graham Joachim (MID)
6
7.Titus Cole (MID)
6
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)red card
3
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
7
 
12.Tim Galli (DEF)
6
13.Neil Hughes (MID)
6
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
6