That defining pass is missing as the Swans draw with Coventry City

The third midlands team of the season took on the Swans this afternoon, nothing odd in that except it was only the third game of the campaign for both sides. Coventry hadn’t won in Swansea since 1950 and their last win in the league was back in 1981. Nearly seventeen thousand enjoyed theCoventry city n’s entertainment.

Two evenly matched sides went at it in the first twenty minutes, not so much as feeling each other out than aggressive in their recovery. Jay Fulton (below) looking dogged in midfield and going forwards. With Captain Matt Grimes playing his passes forwards wherever possible, but Jerry Yates was somewhat isolated early on. Two decent crossing opportunities were wasted by the Swans in the first ten minutes. Sadly the script for the game.

y had a snap shot from Wright which whistled four yards wide before that, but it was clear these two teams were player for player on par. Charlie Patino made his home debut, but he too found opportunities at a premium despite his work to provide something positive for his side. The first corner of the game came for the Sky Blues on twenty four minutes, Latibeaudiere wrestling Ashby in the six yard area as a headed opportunity went wide of Carl Rushworth’s right hand post. The warning sides were there with a busy Tatsuhiro Sakamoto causing issues in the centre of the park.

The poor crossing continued from the Swans continued, this time Ashby playing the ball far too deep and out for a throw in. However it did lead to the Swans first corner on twenty seven minutes. Patino put a lovely ball in and Harry Darling connected with the ball on goal, the Swans were looking a threat from set pieces again. On this occasion the Coventry keeper gathered easily. A foul on Josh Key was a straight forward yellow but in true fashion referee Bobby Madley decided against it. Thirteen yellows in two games were not added to. The delivery from Patino was poor and again Ben Wilson in the Coventry goal gathered easily.

The Swans were looking sharp but the final delivery it has to be said was exceptionally poor.

The Swans dogged attitude saw Key clear on thirty minutes but his poor pass inside rescued the visitors, had he executed it better the Swans would have been in with a goalscoring chance. Joel Piroe urged by his manager in midweek to be more involved in the game looked slow as the final third of the half commenced. The Swans press worked with Yates pressing on the Sky Blues defence, however they managed to play round the concerted efforts of the home side. A lull in the game saw both sides exchange neat inter passing but creating little.

The midfield would decide this game. If indeed that was to be the case.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was the catalyst for the first goal of the game with the Swans defence not tight enough on the visitors in the penalty area. The ball fell to Matt Godden who rifled his shot in to the Swansea net. The Swans really had to play their football further up the park and almost immediately a decent cross from Harrison Ashby was met by Jerry Yates (below) who looped his header over the Coventry keeper. The game was alive and the Swans were back in it. Two goals in three minutes brought an already noisy crowd to their feet.