PS Match Day Programme - Flipbook - Page 9
LAST TIME OUT
From www.swanseacity.com
Swansea City got more valuable minutes in the tank as they
played out two hour-long 昀椀xtures against Stevenage in sweltering
conditions at the Pinatar Arena. They came out on top 3-2 across the
two games, drawing the 昀椀rst 2-2 and winning by the solitary goal of
the second contest.
GAME ONE
In the 昀椀rst 昀椀xture, the Swans took an early lead with a slick attack.
Ollie Cooper and Zeidane Inoussa took play forward and the latter
fed Josh Tymon into space.
The left-back delivered a low cross into the box, and Stevenage’s
trialist goalkeeper could only divert it into his own net.
Stevenage had a chance to equalise in the 14th minute as a
snapshot from Phoneix Patterson had Lawrence Vigouroux
scrambling, but his effort bounced wide of the far post.
Swansea responded with a lovely move after winning possession
high up the pitch, and the patient build-up ended with Melker
Widell’s pass allowing Cooper to get away a shot that was blocked.
Seconds later the Stevenage keeper denied Wales, after a driving
run and cross from Inoussa had found him in front of goal.
But the Swans did double their lead within 90 seconds of the restart
as an outstanding 昀椀rst-time pass from Cameron Burgess sent
Tymon into space, and his trademark pinpoint delivery was turned
in by the arriving Wales at the near post.
Cameron Congreve then got in down the right, but his pull-back
could not 昀椀nd another white shirt before the same player cut inside
and got away a 昀椀rm low shot that was well held by the keeper.
Stevenage had rarely threatened but they got a goal back late on as
Sweeney’s looping header arched over Vigouroux and dropped
under the crossbar and into the net.
And they then grabbed an equaliser as a trialist was adjudged to
have beaten the offside trap and held his nerve to 昀椀re home into
the far corner.
WELCOME
BACK!
Josh Key
A warm SJP welcome back to
Josh Key who returns for the
昀椀rst time on the pitch since his
transfer to South Wales two
years ago.
The now 25-year-old has made
78 appearances for the Swans
and scored three times – two
of which have come against
Argyle - including the club’s
goal of the season in the last
campaign.
Final score: Swansea City 2 Stevenage 2
GAME TWO
The Swans also made a fast start to the second contest, with
Vipotnik running on to a 昀椀ne through ball on the right and calmly
steering a low 昀椀nish beyond the advancing keeper.
It was nearly 2-0 a few minutes later as the Swans won the ball and
Goncalo Franco surged forward before 昀椀nding Liam Cullen on the
edge of the area, but the Wales international saw his shot blocked.
Stevenage had a chance to level when a far-post cross dropped
kindly in the box, but the 昀椀nal shot was scuffed and struck a
defender before bouncing into the arms of Andy Fisher.
Florian Bianchini could not take a Cullen pass in stride after a swift
昀氀owing Swansea move, before Cullen could not connect cleanly as
he arrived onto a pull-back in the box.
Fisher palmed a stinging lone-range drive from Ryan Doherty over
the bar heading into the last quarter.
And Luther James-Wildin then spurned a big chance to equalise
when he lashed wildly over the bar after the Swans had not been able
to fully clear a corner.
Final score: Swansea City 1 Stevenage 0
ON THE BOOKS
GOALKEEPERS: Andy Fisher,
Lawrence Ian Vigouroux,
Nathan Lee Broome
DEFENDERS: Josh Key,
Ben Cabango, Josh Tymon,
Samueal David Parker, Filip
Lissah, Cameron Congreve
MIDFIELDERS: Jay Fulton,
Gonçalo Franco, Ollie Cooper,
Ben Lloyd, Aimar Govea, Daniel
Watts
FORWARDS: Žan Vipotnik,
Jisung Eom, Josh Ginnelly,
Florian Bianchini, Liam Cullen,
Ronald Pereira Martin, Joshua
John Thomas, Bobby Wales,
Jerry Yates
