Coventry City 3 - 3 Swansea City

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Coventry City 3 - 3 Swansea City

Postby dutchman » Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:38 pm

Second half collapse sees Sky Blues give up three goal lead

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Coventry City gave up a three goal lead to Swansea at the CBS Arena where they were lucky to settle for a point after an incredible second half fightback from the visitors.

Jonathan Panzo gave the Sky Blues a deserved first half lead before two goals in the space of seven second half minutes from Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres looked to have secured the victory for Mark Robins’ men.

But Joel Piroe pulled one back in the 68th minute, swiftly followed by a second from Jay Fulton in the 76th as City looked all at sea. And then substitute Liam Cullen tapped home an equaliser from close range six minutes from time to put an dampener on what should have been a superb home win.

Swansea, quite predictably, enjoyed long spells of possession as City played largely on the counter attack which they did to good effect in the opening ten minutes when they forced three corners and the keeper to make on half decent stop to deny Gyokeres.

A slick three-man move resulted in Callum O’Hare sending a half volley inches wide in the 22nd minute as the Sky Blues had the better chances, none more so than when O’Hare slipped Gyokeres in behind with just the keeper to beat. But the inspired Sven Benda made himself big and blocked his shot. The goalie then dived to his left to get a firm hand to an angled Callum Doyle shot following the resulting corner but the visiting stopper was static on his line and well beaten when Jonathan Panzo rose to get on the end of a Gus Hamer corner, heading firmly into the back of the net from seven yards out to give City a 29th minute lead.

Swansea, meanwhile, had their first shot on target from a 22-yard Joel Piroe free-kick in the 36th minute despite having been credited with 72 percent of possession in the opening half an hour.

Jamie Paterson was denied by a Callum Doyle block on the line on the stroke of half-time but Robins’ men came flying out of the blocks after the break with a slick three-man move resulting in Jamie Allen hitting a superb strike into the top corner. And seven minutes later in the 54th, Allen and O’Hare combined to feed Gyokeres who twisted and turned his way into the box and hit a powerful finish that went in off the post to make it 3-0.

Swansea got one back in the 68th minute when Ryan Manning broke free down the left and sent in a square ball to the six-yard box where Joel Piroe was on hand to tap home unmarked as the visitors attempted a fight-back. Jay Fulton then added a second in the 78th minute to make for a nervous end to the game as City were suddenly hanging on to a slender lead.

And then substitute Liam Cullen tapped home from close range from a headed cross that came off the post and into his path to make it 3-3 with six minutes of normal tie and four minutes added to play.

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Re: Coventry City 3 - 3 Swansea City

Postby dutchman » Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:42 pm

Swansea fight back from 3-0 down for Coventry draw

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Swansea City fought back from 3-0 to claim a point in a remarkable game at Coventry City.

Jonathan Panzo headed in a first senior goal before second-half strikes from Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres put Coventry in total control.

But Joel Piroe swept in before Jay Fulton lashed home the Welsh club's second.

Russell Martin's team completed a memorable comeback when Liam Cullen tapped in six minutes from time.

The draw means Swansea's winless run stretches to seven matches, although this will feel like a victory given that the game looked over after Gyokeres struck.

Swansea climb to 10th in the Championship, while Coventry move up only one place, to 14th, having let two points slip from their grasp.

This fixture began a run of five in six at the CBS Arena for Coventry, who are still calling the place home after a rental agreement was reached with the stadium's new owners this week.

It has been a happy hunting ground in recent times for Mark Robins' team and, for all Swansea's possession, it was Coventry who looked the more menacing side from the outset.

Callum O'Hare volleyed their first big opportunity wide, before Gyokeres - a thorn in the side for his former club throughout - burst clear only to be denied by Steven Benda's save.

With Swansea wobbling, it was no surprise when they fell behind.

Panzo's movement was enough to take away from his marker, giving the on-loan Nottingham Forest defender space to head Gustavo Hamer's corner beyond a flat-footed Benda for his first senior goal.

Benda was soon in action again, beating Jack Burroughs' effort away at the near post and then breathing a sigh of relief as Gyokeres drove forward once more only to hit the side netting.

Swansea threats were sporadic, with Ben Cabango heading over before Piroe's shot was comfortably saved by Ben Wilson.

The visitors needed a response in the second half - but, initially at least, got the opposite.

Coventry doubled their advantage when Hamer picked off Joel Latibeaudiere's loose ball and found Gyokeres, whose lay-off allowed Allen to steer home from 20 yards.

There was more lacklustre defending as Coventry strolled in for their third, with Gyokeres stepping inside a couple of challenges before rolling a shot in off the base of the post.

Piroe registered a first open-play goal since mid-September as he swept Ryan Manning's cross into the net from close range, but still there appeared little hope of Swansea denying Coventry what would have been a fifth win in six matches.

The mood shifted when Fulton hooked in on the rebound after Wilson saved from Armstrong Oko-Flex.

Matt Grimes' cross was then headed onto the post by Piroe, with Cullen steering the rebound into the empty net just two minutes after coming off the bench.

Coventry, who had conceded only six home league goals all season before this, had been breached three times in 16 minutes.

They, like Swansea, are left with a point from two games since the Championship resumed last weekend.

Coventry manager Mark Robins:

"We had the game in a position where we should be putting it to bed, and it should've been game over and we ended up playing it like we were behind in the game.

"To try to win the game, we had to be calm and take the sting out of it and go on and continue to do things we've been doing, but we didn't, we gave the ball away and turned it over, which is the worst thing we can do against Swansea.

"We could have won it but it was a ridiculous game of football. It's easy to be angry, but that isn't the right emotion in my opinion, we have to learn and there's a lot of learning to do again.

"We won nothing against Swansea last year and we've got a point today, but it's the fact we were 3-0 up and the game was dead."

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