Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     Coventry CityCoventry City
Computer Player Computer Player Mark Teahan Mark Teahan
Steve RedknappS. Redknapp53
G
1captain
G
77Stephan GyanS. Gyan
Tony HollowayT. Holloway68
D
captain2
D
68Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo
Diogo JesusD. Jesus66
D
3
D
70Gavin UpsonG. Upson
John SimonsenJ. Simonsen66
D
4
D
69Barry LobontB. Lobont
Adrian RampullaA. Rampulla68
M
5
M
64Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli
Oscar GilO. Gil67
M
6
M
83Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli
Daniel CharlesD. Charles62
M
7
M
70Dario ServideiD. Servidei
Julian ZieglerJ. Ziegler62
M
8
M
71Aladino VicariA. Vicari
Yoann CoulibalyY. Coulibaly79
A
9
A
67Marco CasaleM. Casale
Craig NewtonC. Newton68
A
10
A
70Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte
Frank PalmerF. Palmer65
A
11
A
72Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni
 
Julian HibbsJ. Hibbs65
D
12
M
32Colin VassellC. Vassell
Titus PearsonT. Pearson61
D
13
M
35Dominic GlassD. Glass
Billy PhilipsB. Philips59
D
14
A
70Florian EiltsF. Eilts

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 20,755 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Royce.


0.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the match underway!
3.45
Barry Lobont clumsily knocks into Tony Holloway. The referee brings Barry Lobont to one side and gives him a warning! Tony Holloway carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.23
Tony Holloway kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Charles. Daniel Charles hits a low pass to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
8.31
Antonino Campagnolo passes the ball forward to Aladino Vicari. Aladino Vicari makes a simple pass to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni whips the ball goalwards with his head. Steve Redknapp didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.50
Oscar Gil flicks a high pass forward. Craig Newton controls it well on his chest. Craig Newton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
22.45
Girolamo Miceli makes an attacking run forward. Girolamo Miceli tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.44
Diogo Jesus threads a neat ball through to Oscar Gil. Oscar Gil flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer runs straight at the defence! Frank Palmer rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.13
Craig Newton hacks Barry Lobont from behind! The referee warns Craig Newton to calm down! Barry Lobont stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.47
Antonino Campagnolo plays the ball forward to Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei makes a beautiful solo run. Dario Servidei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianpaolo Malafronte but he's offside!
40.42
Tony Holloway threads a neat ball through to Oscar Gil. Oscar Gil flicks a high pass forward. Craig Newton controls it well on his chest. Craig Newton knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Frank Palmer!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
51.14
With a delightful solo run, Dario Servidei stretches the opposition's defence. Dario Servidei whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Steve Redknapp reads it well. Fabulous stop!
53.37
Aladino Vicari flicks a high pass forward. Gianpaolo Maggioni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianpaolo Maggioni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Redknapp who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
Aladino Vicari flicks a high pass forward to Gianpaolo Malafronte who brings the ball under control. Gianpaolo Malafronte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Redknapp who gathers it comfortably.
61.00
Barry Lobont kicks a strong pass forward to Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli makes a high pass forward. Gianpaolo Maggioni shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Gianpaolo Maggioni shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
63.58
Antonino Campagnolo makes a probing pass to Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei knocks the ball forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
65.11
Frank Palmer comes in with a late challenge on Antonino Campagnolo. Frank Palmer is given a warning by the referee! Antonino Campagnolo stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.56
Gavin Upson sees Dario Servidei in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dario Servidei surges forward with the ball. Dario Servidei controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Steve Redknapp manages to keep it out.
67.33
Diogo Jesus makes a simple pass to Adrian Rampulla. Adrian Rampulla flicks a high pass forward. Craig Newton collects the pass. Craig Newton skips past Gavin Upson! Craig Newton comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Wonderful reactions from Stephan Gyan keeps it out!
71.04
Girolamo Miceli hits a low pass to Marco Casale. Marco Casale lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by John Simonsen. That should have been a goal!
78.13
Julian Ziegler kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer knocks in a cross ball towards Yoann Coulibaly. Barry Lobont barges into Yoann Coulibaly. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
83.59
Antonino Campagnolo flicks a high pass forward. Aladino Vicari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aladino Vicari makes an attacking run forward. Aladino Vicari tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
85.12
Craig Newton barges into Gavin Upson. Craig Newton is warned by the referee again! Gavin Upson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

Coventry City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
28.2%
40.8%
31%

Scorers
Frank Palmer 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frank Palmer of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Steve Redknapp (GK)
8
2.Tony Holloway (DEF)
8
3.Diogo Jesus (DEF)
6
4.John Simonsen (DEF)
6
5.Adrian Rampulla (MID)
6
6.Oscar Gil (MID)
6
7.Daniel Charles (MID)
6
8.Julian Ziegler (MID)
6
9.Yoann Coulibaly (ATT)
6
10.Craig Newton (ATT)
7
11.Frank Palmer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Julian Hibbs (DEF)
0
13.Titus Pearson (DEF)
0
14.Billy Philips (DEF)
0

1.Stephan Gyan (GK)
7
2.Antonino Campagnolo (DEF)
7
3.Gavin Upson (DEF)
6
4.Barry Lobont (DEF)
6
5.Raffaele Mandelli (MID)
6
6.Girolamo Miceli (MID)
7
7.Dario Servidei (MID)
8
8.Aladino Vicari (MID)
7
9.Marco Casale (ATT)
6
10.Gianpaolo Malafronte (ATT)
6
11.Gianpaolo Maggioni (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Vassell (MID)
0
13.Dominic Glass (MID)
0
14.Florian Eilts (ATT)
0