The Andaluz outfit were largely unconvincing in their second pre-season outing…
Sevilla continued their preparations for the 2009 Peace Cup with an unconvincing 1-0 win over regional Andalucian side Conil.
The Rojiblancos had to make do without their big guns up-front, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute, but they still lined-up with a reasonably strong outfit which included Diego Capel, Adriano, Jesus Navas and new signing Didier Zokora.
But it was Javier Chevanton who scored the only goal of the game, through a direct free kick half an hour into the contest.
There was little fluidity or cohesion in Sevilla’s football and their hosts came close to drawing level in the first half. Manolo Jimenez’s side failed to improve after the restart and Conil again had an opportunity to stun their illustrious guests in the second period.
Los Nervionenses barely threatened to increase their winning margin as they happily held on for a scrappy 1-0 win. The performance and result is a sharp contrast to their 7-0 demolition of Rotena last Saturday in their pre-season friendly opener.
Sevilla will kick-off their Peace Cup campaign against Juventus on July 24.
Sevilla Line-up: Palop – Adriano, Squillaci, Escude, Dragutinovic – Perotti, Zokora, Rentao, Capel – Alfaro, Chevanton
Subs Used: Jesus Navas, Duscher, Lolo, Carreno, Fernando Navarro, Jose Carlos, Casado, Armenteros
KS Leong, Goal.com
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/07/20/1392310/chevanton-helps-sevilla-to-narrow-friendly-win-over-conil