Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sandro Imbriani | S. Imbriani |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Marinus Houtman | M. Houtman | |||||||||
| Jacob Holloway | J. Holloway |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 78 |  | Lars Götz | L. Götz | ||||||||
| Greg Royce | G. Royce | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Tomas Maini | T. Maini | |||||||||
| Jonathan Magnier | J. Magnier |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Jody Westwood | J. Westwood | |||||||||
| Lomano Adams | L. Adams | | 59 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Brian Minto | B. Minto | |||||||||
| Jason Lowe | J. Lowe | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Seth Benali | S. Benali | |||||||||
| Anthony Brooking | A. Brooking | | 53 | M | | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Dion Tiler | D. Tiler | ||||||||
| Robert Lowe | R. Lowe | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Darius Benali | D. Benali | |||||||||
| Colin Bowyer | C. Bowyer | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Kai Helmer | K. Helmer | |||||||||
| Omer Youds | O. Youds | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Chris Laver | C. Laver | |||||||||
| Adam Mortensen | A. Mortensen | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Gabriel Cruz | G. Cruz | |||||||||
| Brendan Howells | B. Howells | | 59 | G | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Malcolm Charlton | M. Charlton | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Ball | N. Ball | | 54 | D | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Leon Kuzorra | L. Kuzorra | |||||||||
| Fredrik Finney | F. Finney | | 52 | M | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Isaiah Atherton | I. Atherton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 8,442 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Chadwick.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Chadwick.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Crewe Alexandra kick off!
4.37
0-0Lomano Adams flicks a high pass forward. Omer Youds holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Youds controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Adam Mortensen through on goal. Adam Mortensen strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
8.47
Jacob Holloway sees Jason Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Lowe decides to run forward with the ball. Jason Lowe shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
15.15
0-0Jacob Holloway threads the ball through to Lomano Adams. Lomano Adams flicks a high pass forward. Omer Youds controls it well on his chest. Omer Youds makes a great pass forward. Adam Mortensen runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.33
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.26
1-0With vision, Robert Lowe picks a pass forward to Omer Youds. Omer Youds runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Omer Youds provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Marinus Houtman had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
27.28
With some swift thinking, Dion Tiler plays the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
28.34
Seth Benali plays the ball forward to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
36.03
1-0Anthony Brooking controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Marinus Houtman reads it well. Good keeping!
42.53
Jody Westwood flicks a high pass forward. Dion Tiler collects the pass. Dion Tiler sees Kai Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Helmer tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Sandro Imbriani!
45.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Crewe Alexandra also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Coventry City kicking off!
47.18
Jacob Holloway flicks a high ball forward to Jason Lowe who takes it down. Jason Lowe hits a low pass to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
48.10
Tomas Maini flicks a high pass forward to Dion Tiler who brings the ball under control. Dion Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Chris Laver collects the pass. Chris Laver finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.51
Jody Westwood sees Dion Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Tiler advances with the ball. Dion Tiler edges inside the box! Dion Tiler takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
59.40
Darius Benali threads a neat ball through to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer advances inside the box! Kai Helmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.39
Seth Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz shoots from long range. It's there!! Sandro Imbriani has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.16
Tomas Maini flicks a high pass forward. Darius Benali controls it well on his chest. Darius Benali makes a probing pass to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Sandro Imbriani. Excellent save.
72.58
Anthony Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.53
1-3Tomas Maini plays the ball forward to Darius Benali. Darius Benali flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sandro Imbriani who gathers it comfortably.
79.38
Seth Benali kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.16
Jonathan Magnier threads a neat ball through to Lomano Adams. Lomano Adams plays the ball forward to Omer Youds. Omer Youds knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Colin Bowyer is offside!
89.18
Lomano Adams takes it forward alone. Lomano Adams shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
90.00
Seth Benali flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.7%
47%
25.3%
Scorers
| Omer Youds 21 | Dion Tiler 52 Kai Helmer 59 Gabriel Cruz 63, 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Cruz of Crewe Alexandra |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Sandro Imbriani (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jacob Holloway (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Greg Royce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonathan Magnier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lomano Adams (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jason Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Anthony Brooking (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Robert Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Colin Bowyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Omer Youds (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Adam Mortensen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Brendan Howells (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nwankwo Ball (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Finney (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Marinus Houtman (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Lars Götz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomas Maini (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jody Westwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Brian Minto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Seth Benali (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dion Tiler (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Darius Benali (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kai Helmer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Chris Laver (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gabriel Cruz (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Malcolm Charlton (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Leon Kuzorra (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Isaiah Atherton (ATT) | 0 | |