Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Swansea City | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Chippo | A. Chippo |  | 83 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Oscar Santos | O. Santos | ||||||||
| Tony Bakker | T. Bakker |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Glenn Hendriks | G. Hendriks | |||||||||
| Ruben Rego | R. Rego |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Juan Pardo | J. Pardo | |||||||||
| Elena Delgado | E. Delgado | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Azziz Casanova | A. Casanova | |||||||||
| Neil Hughes | N. Hughes |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 74 | | Adolfo Crespo | A. Crespo | |||||||||
| Jerome Cobos | J. Cobos | | 73 | M | | 6 | | | M | 72 | | Scott Joseph | S. Joseph | ||||||||
| Titus Cole | T. Cole | | 86 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Tony Lacombe | T. Lacombe | |||||||||
| Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho | | 83 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Enrique Soler | E. Soler | |||||||||
| João Pedro Julinho | J. Julinho |  | 85 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Fernando Mario Brocard | F. Brocard | |||||||||
| Romero P. Zamora | R. Zamora | | 89 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | David Godoy | D. Godoy | |||||||||
| Hugo José Mari | H. José Mari | | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Lamberto Mareggini | L. Mareggini | |||||||||
| Alun Williams | A. Williams | | 67 | D | | 12 | | A | 70 |  | Nicolas Böhm | N. Böhm | |||||||||
| Graham Joachim | G. Joachim | | 86 | M | | 13 | | A | 68 | | Tim Mendez | T. Mendez | |||||||||
| Martin Ince | M. Ince | | 71 | A | | 14 | | D | 68 | | Raul Dicara | R. Dicara | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 18,003 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Swansea City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Swansea City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Swansea City get the match underway!
2.36
0-0Juan Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Brocard controls it well on his chest. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tony Bakker.
3.54
0-0Neil Hughes makes a probing pass to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Oscar Santos comfortably smothers it!
6.16
0-0Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari edges inside the box! Hugo José Mari takes a shot at goal. Adolfo Crespo sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
9.01
0-0Scott Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard makes a pass forward but David Godoy makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
10.36
Titus Cole flicks a high pass forward. João Pedro Julinho collects the pass. João Pedro Julinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora but the linesman indicates offside!
12.34
Elena Delgado makes a probing pass to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.44
Jerome Cobos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jerome Cobos flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Glenn Hendriks's outstretched leg.
16.24
Titus Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glenn Hendriks.
18.31
0-0Juan Pardo barges into Romero P. Zamora. The referee calls over Juan Pardo and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Zamora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.11
0-0Tony Lacombe kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.43
Adolfo Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Lamberto Mareggini collects the pass. Lamberto Mareggini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.22
Hugo José Mari plays the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Oscar Santos.
23.10
Pedro Moutinho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Neil Hughes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
30.23
Scott Joseph threads the ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
42.46
Under pressure, Azziz Casanova clears the ball far upfield. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ali Chippo manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
48.33
Lamberto Mareggini kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from long range. Solid save from Ali Chippo.
53.34
Jerome Cobos kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
54.47
Ruben Rego takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Elena Delgado. Elena Delgado threads a neat ball through to Titus Cole. Titus Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Oscar Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
57.56
João Pedro Julinho flicks a high pass forward. Titus Cole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Titus Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Enrique Soler clears it off the line with his head!
59.33
0-0Tony Lacombe comes in with a very late challenge on Hugo José Mari. Tony Lacombe is shown the red card!! Hugo José Mari grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.51
0-0Watford have made a substitution with Graham Joachim replacing Jerome Cobos .
71.44
0-0With a delightful solo run, Scott Joseph stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Elena Delgado catches Fernando Mario Brocard on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
72.47
Titus Cole comes in with a late challenge on Adolfo Crespo. The referee calls over Titus Cole and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Crespo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.35
Lamberto Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Brocard collects the pass. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
75.36
Graham Joachim knocks the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.32
Juan Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrique Soler. Enrique Soler flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard who takes it down. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ali Chippo manages to gather it.
78.39
1-0Elena Delgado passes the ball forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole makes an attacking run forward. Titus Cole whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Pedro Moutinho scores for Watford!!
84.30
Juan Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Godoy. David Godoy lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ali Chippo punches it away to safety.
89.54
Neil Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Graham Joachim provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
10
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
24.7%
44.7%
30.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Joachim of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ali Chippo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tony Bakker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruben Rego (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Elena Delgado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Hughes (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jerome Cobos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Titus Cole (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) |  | 7 |
| 9. | João Pedro Julinho (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Romero P. Zamora (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Hugo José Mari (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alun Williams (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Joachim (MID) | | 8 |
| 14. | Martin Ince (ATT) | 0 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 7. | Tony Lacombe (MID) |  | 3 |
| 8. | Enrique Soler (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | David Godoy (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Lamberto Mareggini (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicolas Böhm (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tim Mendez (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Raul Dicara (DEF) | 0 | |