How to complete the Match Report in Squadd
The Match Report is the final step after every game. It pulls together everything recorded during the live match — goals, saves, and the result — and gives you the chance to pick your Player of the Match, recognise your goalkeeper, and add your own notes before the match record is complete.
Getting to the Match Report
The Match Report opens automatically after you tap Full Time on the Live Match screen.
If you've already tapped Full Time and want to return to the Match Report, go to the Fixtures tab, find the fixture in the Results section and tap it, then tap "View match report". The button reads "Write match report" if you haven't published a report for that game yet.
If the game was part of a match day or festival, tap the match day first, then tap the individual game inside it.
What the Match Report shows
When the Match Report opens, you'll see:
[Screenshot: Match Report screen — full view showing the result card at the top ("v Northside United · 2–1 · Sun 17 May"), the GOALS section with a list of goal events, the SAVES section, the PLAYER OF THE MATCH section with a "Pick Player of the Match" button, the GOALKEEPER OF THE MATCH section with a "Pick GK of the Match" button, and the top of the COACH NOTES section below.] The Match Report screen — results, goals, saves, and award sections all in one place.
Result card — the final score and date at the top of the screen.
RECORDED LIVE line (live-recorded matches only) — one line under the result showing the score, how many players have minutes saved, and who kept goal, all taken straight from the live match. Nothing here needs entering again. Tap Edit on that line if something needs changing.
GOALS section — every goal recorded during the live match, listed with the scorer's name, any assist, and the minute. Opposition goals are shown as "Opposition [N]'".
SAVES section — the total saves recorded per goalkeeper during the match (requires the Goalkeeper tracking module to be active).
PLAYER OF THE MATCH section — pick your standout player here. While the report is still a draft, this section and GK of the Match sit directly under the result, so the awards are the first thing you pick.
GOALKEEPER OF THE MATCH section — tap to select your GK of the Match (requires the Goalkeeper tracking module).
STICKERS section: tap Award stickers to give character stickers for this game, draft or published. Each sticker saves as you tap it, so there's nothing to publish. Requires the Character stickers module and Squadd Pro. See Awarding stickers.
COACH NOTES section — a free-text field for your own notes about the match.
📝 Note — If you don't see the PLAYER OF THE MATCH section, check that the Player of the Match module is turned on in Settings > Team modules > Customise features. Similarly, GOALKEEPER OF THE MATCH only appears when the Goalkeeper tracking module is active.
Step 1 — Review goals and saves
Check the GOALS list against what you remember from the match. This is populated by the + Goal taps recorded during the live match.
If any goals are missing or incorrectly attributed, you can fix them after full time — see Correcting the score and match events below.
Step 2 — Pick your Player of the Match
It used to be called Man of the Match. Only the name changed.
Tap "Pick Player of the Match" in the PLAYER OF THE MATCH section.
Select the player from the list.
[Screenshot: Match Report screen showing the PLAYER OF THE MATCH section in its pre-award state, with a "Pick Player of the Match" button visible. Red box around the button.] Tap "Pick Player of the Match" to choose your standout player.
The selected player's name appears with a ⭐ icon.
[Screenshot: Match Report screen showing the PLAYER OF THE MATCH section after selection: ⭐ followed by the player's name (e.g. "Mason Clarke") and a chevron. Red box around the awarded section.] After selecting, the player's name shows with a ⭐. Tap it to choose again while you're editing.
💡 Tip — Changed your mind? Tap the player to pick someone else. Your choice is saved when you save or publish the Match Report.
Step 3 — Award GK of the Match
Tap "Pick GK of the Match" in the GOALKEEPER OF THE MATCH section.
Select the goalkeeper from the list.
The selected player's name appears with a 🧤 icon.
[Screenshot: Match Report screen showing both award sections in their post-award state: ⭐ Mason Clarke as Player of the Match and 🧤 Ethan Brooks as GK of the Match.] Both awards selected: Player of the Match and GK of the Match. Tap either player to choose again while you're editing.
📝 Note — Player of the Match and GK of the Match are coach-only awards. Parents cannot select or change them. You can revise either award at any time by reopening the Match Report. If you have the Parents' Player of the Match module enabled, parents vote for a separate award through their own app. See Player of the Match and Parents' Player of the Match.
Step 4 — Add coach notes (optional)
The COACH NOTES section lets you add your own written notes about the match — observations, things to work on, or a record of how the game went.
🔒 Coach Notes are private to coaching staff only — parents and players cannot see them. Use this section freely for personal observations, things to work on, or anything you wouldn't want shared with the wider team.
Step 5 — Publish or save the Match Report
Two buttons stay pinned at the bottom of the screen while the report is in edit mode, so you can publish from anywhere on the page without scrolling to the end:
- "Save draft": saves the report privately without posting anything to the Feed. Use this if you want to record the result but aren't ready to share the match summary yet.
- "Publish to feed": saves the report and publishes the MATCH SUMMARY post to your team's Feed. This is the button to tap when you're ready to share the result.
Both buttons also save any changes you made to the score, minutes or goalkeepers that you haven't saved yet, so nothing is lost whichever you tap.
[Screenshot: Match Report screen in edit mode with the pinned bar at the bottom — a secondary "Save draft" button and a green "Publish to feed" button.] Two options: save privately as a draft, or publish the match summary to the Feed immediately.
📝 Note: if you've already published this report and come back to make changes, "Publish to feed" becomes "Update report". It replaces the match summary post in the Feed with the revised information.
Sharing the result card
"Share result" makes a picture of the result for WhatsApp or social media. If there's a Player of the Match or recorded goal scorers, Squadd asks whether to put their names on the card; choose "Score only" to leave names off.
Irish (FAI) teams at U6 to U11: the FAI doesn't allow results at those ages to be posted, so the card shows the two teams, the date and the venue with no score, no win, draw or loss and no goal scorers. The message that goes with it leaves the score out too, and so does the weekend roundup. Inside the app, the score is still there for your team.
Correcting the score and match events
A finished match isn't locked. The Match Report has a built-in post-match editor so you can fix anything that was missed or recorded incorrectly during the live game.
Start by tapping "Edit report" at the bottom of the Match Report. Once a report has been published, the post-match editor is hidden until you tap that button, which is why a published report can look locked. If the report is still a draft, the editor sits at the top of the screen. For a match you recorded live it starts as a single RECORDED LIVE line (score, saved minutes, keeper); tap Edit on that line to open the score, minutes and goalkeeper editors. A match logged after the event, with no live recording, opens with the editors already expanded because there is nothing recorded to summarise.
In edit mode you can correct:
- Final score: adjust each team's score with the + / − steppers.
- Per-player minutes: set how long each player was on the pitch, using the + / − buttons or by typing the number straight in. Not sure? "Even split" shares the match time out fairly across the squad as a starting point, then you can change anyone who played more or less. The line underneath shows how many minutes you've shared out so far.
- Who kept goal: use the "Who kept goal?" picker to set or correct the keeper(s). This drives clean-sheet credit and GK of the Match, and you can pick two keepers who split a match.
- Scorers, assists, own goals, shots and saves: tap "Add or fix match stats" to open the match timeline, where you can add what you missed, re-attribute a goal to the right scorer, fix or add an assist, and record own goals for either team. Everyone in the squad can be picked, with whoever was on the pitch when the goal went in listed first. The stats update as you edit, and so does the final score while it matches the goals. A score you set yourself with the steppers that doesn't match the goals stays as you set it.
When you're done, tap "Save changes" under the editors. It saves only what you changed, and your stats update straight away, so you don't need to republish the report for a score or minutes correction to count. If you're offline, the changes are kept on your phone and sync when you're back online. If the report is already on the Feed and you want the post itself refreshed too, tap "Update report" at the bottom.
📝 Note — A fixture can't be moved back to "In progress" once Full Time has been recorded. You don't need to: "Add or fix match stats" opens the same match timeline on a completed fixture, so you can still add, remove or re-attribute events after the final whistle.
What happens after saving
Two things happen automatically when you complete the Match Report:
1. A MATCH SUMMARY post is published to your team's Feed.
Squadd auto-generates a post with the result, the scorers, your Player of the Match, GK of the Match, and save count. It appears with a MATCH SUMMARY badge so parents and players can see the match outcome at a glance.
[Screenshot: Feed screen showing the auto-generated MATCH SUMMARY post — post card with "MATCH SUMMARY" badge, "Match Report: v Northside United" title, result, Player of the Match name, GK of the Match name, saves count, and a "View fixture" link.] The auto-generated MATCH SUMMARY post on the Feed — Squadd publishes this automatically when you complete the Match Report.
2. The fixture moves to the Results section of the Fixtures screen (once published — drafts may not immediately move to Results).
The completed match appears in the Results section with the final score and a Full Time badge.
📝 Note — Individual GOAL posts (with a GOAL badge) are generated in the Feed during the live match itself when the opposition scores — not when the Match Report is saved. By the time you complete the Match Report, those posts may already be visible in your Feed.
Tips
💡 Tip — Complete the Match Report as soon as possible after the final whistle — while the goals and key moments are still fresh. The GOALS list gives you a prompt if you need to remember who scored.
💡 Tip — Even if you don't want to pick a Player of the Match every game, opening the Match Report and saving it completes the fixture record and publishes the match summary to your Feed.
💡 Tip — If your team didn't use Goalkeeper tracking, the SAVES section and GK of the Match section won't appear. The Match Report is still fully usable without them.
Troubleshooting
I can't see the Player of the Match section. It only appears if the Player of the Match module is turned on. Go to Settings > Team modules > Customise features and enable it. See Player of the Match.
I can't see the GK of the Match section. This section requires the Goalkeeper tracking module to be active. Go to Settings > Team modules > Customise features and enable it. See Goalkeeper tracking.
The GOALS list is wrong — a goal is missing or attributed to the wrong player. You can fix this on the Match Report after full time. Tap "Add or fix match stats" to open the match timeline, then re-attribute the goal to the correct scorer, fix or add the assist, or record an own goal for either team. If the final score itself is wrong, tap "Edit report" at the bottom of the Match Report and adjust it with the + / − steppers. Either way the stats update straight away. See Correcting the score and match events.
A MATCH SUMMARY post hasn't appeared in the Feed after I saved. Check that you tapped "Publish to feed" rather than "Save draft". A draft saves the report privately without publishing to the Feed. Return to the fixture in the Results section, open the Match Report, and tap "Publish to feed" to share it.
I completed the Match Report but want to change the Player of the Match. Return to the fixture via Fixtures > Results and tap to open the completed match record. Awards can be revised at any time. Open the Match Report, tap "Edit report" at the bottom, pick a different Player of the Match (or GK of the Match), and save. If you've already published, save again to update the Feed post.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to pick a Player of the Match?
No. You can complete and save the Match Report without picking one. If you leave the module on but don't pick anyone, the MATCH SUMMARY post publishes without a Player of the Match.
Can parents see what I've written in Coach Notes?
No — Coach Notes are private to coaching staff only. Parents and players cannot see them. Use the field freely for personal observations, things to work on, or anything you wouldn't want shared with the wider team.
What's the difference between Player of the Match and Parents' Player of the Match?
Player of the Match is picked by you, the coach, on the Match Report screen. Parents' Player of the Match is voted for by parents through a separate module. They are independent awards. See Parents' Player of the Match.
Can I complete the Match Report days after the match?
Yes — the Match Report is accessible from the Results section of the Fixtures screen and can be completed at any time after Full Time is tapped. However, the MATCH SUMMARY post will publish to the Feed whenever you save it, even if that's several days later.
The fixture isn't showing in Results — where is it?
If the match hasn't moved to Results, it may not have had Full Time tapped during the live session. Check the Fixtures screen — if it's still showing under Upcoming Matches, the live match may not have been completed.