Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     Coventry CityCoventry City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matthew LloydM. Lloyd59
G
1
G
64Sandro ImbrianiS. Imbriani
Pedro ChristanvalP. Christanval55
D
2
D
74Jacob HollowayJ. Holloway
Cristiano MonteiroC. Monteiro55
D
3
D
67Greg RoyceG. Royce
Graham CarrickG. Carrick54
D
captain4
D
62Brian YoudsB. Youds
Rio FowlerR. Fowler64
M
5
M
59Lomano AdamsL. Adams
Stuart SummerbeeS. Summerbee62
M
6
M
57Jason LoweJ. Lowe
Craig MarsdenC. Marsden58
M
7captain
M
53Anthony BrookingA. Brooking
Ross GilchristR. Gilchrist57
M
8
M
52Robert LoweR. Lowe
Graham GeorgeG. George64
A
9
A
68Colin BowyerC. Bowyer
Mark DefoeM. Defoe57
A
10
A
58Dries Van BastenD. Van Basten
Wayne JoachimW. Joachim47
A
11
A
54Omer YoudsO. Youds
 
Dean GoldbergD. Goldberg55
G
12
D
60Jonathan MagnierJ. Magnier
Garry JamesG. James54
D
13
G
59Brendan HowellsB. Howells
Malcolm AthertonM. Atherton53
M
14
D
55Simon WatersS. Waters

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 7,533 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.


0.00
Coventry City kick off the first half!
3.36
Anthony Brooking controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
4.40
Greg Royce makes a probing pass to Anthony Brooking. Anthony Brooking sees Dries Van Basten in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dries Van Basten lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Youds. Omer Youds makes a convincing header his aim is horrendously poor!
6.36
Greg Royce threads a neat ball through to Anthony Brooking. Anthony Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Omer Youds collects the pass. Omer Youds plays a one-two with Dries Van Basten and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Omer Youds provides some space. He shoots at goal. Matthew Lloyd is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.37
Anthony Brooking makes a simple pass to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten skips past Graham Carrick! Dries Van Basten makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.32
Greg Royce hits a low pass to Jason Lowe. Jason Lowe threads a neat ball through to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Coventry City!
18.49
Anthony Brooking knocks the ball to his team mate, Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Monteiro.
20.21
Robert Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten makes a defence splitting pass to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
24.46
Jason Lowe catches Ross Gilchrist on the ankles. The referee brings Jason Lowe to one side and gives him a warning! Ross Gilchrist runs off the knock.
26.11
Jason Lowe passes the ball forward to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
28.55
With a delightful solo run, Ross Gilchrist stretches the opposition's defence. Ross Gilchrist hits a low pass to Mark Defoe. Mark Defoe cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Sandro Imbriani reads it well. Fabulous save!
32.31
Craig Marsden makes a simple pass to Wayne Joachim. Wayne Joachim plays a scrappy one-two with Graham George and stumbles forward towards the goal... Wayne Joachim rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Brian Youds.
33.15
Brian Youds advances with the ball. Brian Youds flicks a high pass forward. Dries Van Basten collects the pass. Dries Van Basten plays a one-two with Colin Bowyer and rushes in on goal... Dries Van Basten comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
36.34
Brian Youds decides to run forward with the ball. With intelligent imagination, Brian Youds plays the ball forward to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matthew Lloyd effortlessly smothers it!
38.14
Robert Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds plays a one-two with Colin Bowyer and advances towards the goal... Omer Youds muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.48
Stuart Summerbee threads a neat ball through to Wayne Joachim. Wayne Joachim plays a one-two with Graham George and advances towards the goal... Wayne Joachim side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oldham Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
48.20
Graham Carrick chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Summerbee. Stuart Summerbee picks a pass forward to Mark Defoe. Mark Defoe shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
54.38
Rio Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Joachim collects the pass. Wayne Joachim makes a probing pass to Mark Defoe but he's offside!
57.07
Rio Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Joachim controls it well on his chest. Wayne Joachim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Sandro Imbriani keeps it out!
59.55
Greg Royce knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Lowe. Jason Lowe threads a neat ball through to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
60.35
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Garry James replacing Ross Gilchrist .
61.42
Anthony Brooking plays the ball forward to Omer Youds. Omer Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Lloyd who gathers it comfortably.
66.20
Stuart Summerbee kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Defoe. Mark Defoe lofts in a cross ball towards Graham George. Graham George beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.43
Jason Lowe barges into Craig Marsden. Jason Lowe is warned by the referee again! Craig Marsden stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.40
Lomano Adams sees a break and surges forward. Lomano Adams plays a scrappy one-two with Dries Van Basten and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lomano Adams looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.14
Robert Lowe makes a simple pass to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Lloyd who gathers it comfortably.
81.02
Craig Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Defoe. Mark Defoe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.15
Anthony Brooking flicks a high pass forward to Dries Van Basten who brings the ball under control. Dries Van Basten shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
89.09
Craig Marsden flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Joachim. Wayne Joachim knocks in a cross ball towards Graham George. Graham George whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Coventry City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.2%
62.8%
Play Area
29.1%
46.5%
24.4%

Scorers
Omer Youds 6
Colin Bowyer 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Bowyer of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Matthew Lloyd (GK)
7
2.Pedro Christanval (DEF)
6
3.Cristiano Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Graham Carrick (DEF)
6
5.Rio Fowler (MID)
6
6.Stuart Summerbee (MID)
6
7.Craig Marsden (MID)
7
8.Ross Gilchrist (MID)
6
9.Graham George (ATT)
6
10.Mark Defoe (ATT)
6
11.Wayne Joachim (ATT)
7
 
12.Dean Goldberg (GK)
0
13.Garry James (DEF)
6
14.Malcolm Atherton (MID)
0

1.Sandro Imbriani (GK)
7
2.Jacob Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Greg Royce (DEF)
7
4.Brian Youds (DEF)
8
5.Lomano Adams (MID)
6
6.Jason Lowe (MID)
7
7.Anthony Brooking (MID)
9
8.Robert Lowe (MID)
7
9.Colin Bowyer (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Dries Van Basten (ATT)
8
11.Omer Youds (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jonathan Magnier (DEF)
0
13.Brendan Howells (GK)
0
14.Simon Waters (DEF)
0