Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matteo SottilM. Sottil53
G
1
G
54Aaron BarryA. Barry
Schumann DarchevilleS. Darcheville58
D
2
D
68Don StrachanD. Strachan
Aniello CastorinaA. Castorina52
D
captain3
D
63Mick FinneyM. Finney
Ruggiero De PalmaR. De Palma50
D
4
D
58Gennaro MicilloG. Micillo
Jody Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips57
M
5
M
73Claudio M. Di StefanoC. Di Stefano
Dagui MarchandD. Marchand55
M
6
M
52Alfred LjungbergA. Ljungberg
Dennis HeskeyD. Heskey51
M
7
M
46Alfredo LilloA. Lillo
Luis CárdenasL. Cárdenas46
M
8
M
43Francis GodberF. Godber
Daniel HuntD. Hunt57
A
9
A
74Jan BackesJ. Backes
Stuart NichollsS. Nicholls47
A
10
A
45Peter WeaverP. Weaver
Brian GordonB. Gordon46
A
11captain
A
44Dion AndertonD. Anderton
 
Nicholas VernazzaN. Vernazza50
D
12
D
54Adam JoachimA. Joachim
Anthony NichollsA. Nicholls49
D
13
G
48Malcolm MooreM. Moore
Cataldo LonghiC. Longhi44
A
14
G
46Tim JosephT. Joseph

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 4,431 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Coventry City and Colchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Frank Barton.


0.00
Coventry City get the match underway!
8.19
Dennis Heskey clumsily knocks into Don Strachan. Dennis Heskey is given a warning by the referee! Don Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.38
Dennis Heskey threads the ball through to Daniel Hunt. Daniel Hunt whips in a cross ball towards Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Mick Finney is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
12.46
Dagui Marchand receives the ball from a throw-in from Dennis Heskey. Dagui Marchand threads the ball through to Stuart Nicholls. Stuart Nicholls edges inside the box! Stuart Nicholls shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Aaron Barry is on top of it.
15.38
Stuart Nicholls clumsily knocks into Gennaro Micillo. Stuart Nicholls is shown the yellow card! Gennaro Micillo stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.54
Schumann Darcheville runs forward with the ball. Schumann Darcheville threads the ball through to Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hunt. Daniel Hunt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.04
Alfredo Lillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Anderton. Dion Anderton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Backes but the linesman indicates offside!
21.40
Alfred Ljungberg makes a simple pass to Peter Weaver. Peter Weaver shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.07
Dennis Heskey clumsily knocks into Alfred Ljungberg. The referee warns Dennis Heskey again to calm down! Alfred Ljungberg gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.37
With some swift thinking, Ruggiero De Palma plays the ball forward to Jody Wright-Phillips. Jody Wright-Phillips flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Nicholls and advances towards the goal... Brian Gordon tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
30.08
Mick Finney flicks a high pass forward to Claudio M. Di Stefano who brings the ball under control. Claudio M. Di Stefano flicks a high pass forward. Dion Anderton collects the pass. Dion Anderton shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
40.01
Schumann Darcheville passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dagui Marchand. Dagui Marchand threads the ball through to Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mick Finney.
44.50
Schumann Darcheville knocks the ball to his team mate, Dagui Marchand. Dagui Marchand hits a low pass to Daniel Hunt. Daniel Hunt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Colchester United have changed their lineup with Malcolm Moore replacing Alfredo Lillo. The Coventry City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Colchester United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.30
Francis Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Anderton. Dion Anderton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.44
Gennaro Micillo flicks a high pass forward. Francis Godber holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francis Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Backes. Jan Backes lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Anderton. Aniello Castorina barges into Dion Anderton. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
54.03
Ruggiero De Palma makes a probing pass to Dennis Heskey. Dennis Heskey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gennaro Micillo.
55.46
Dagui Marchand makes a probing pass to Brian Gordon. Brian Gordon lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Nicholls. Stuart Nicholls knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.14
Claudio M. Di Stefano takes a long throw-in. Alfred Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Peter Weaver. Peter Weaver shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.33
Don Strachan picks a pass forward to Francis Godber. Francis Godber hits a low pass to Dion Anderton. Dion Anderton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.35
Coventry City have made a substitution with Anthony Nicholls replacing Dennis Heskey .Colchester United have made 2 substitutions with Adam Joachim replacing Don Strachan and Tim Joseph replacing Dion Anderton .
67.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Schumann Darcheville plays the ball forward to Dagui Marchand. Dagui Marchand decides to run forward with the ball. Dagui Marchand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
77.07
Coventry City have made a substitution with Nicholas Vernazza replacing Ruggiero De Palma .
78.11
Malcolm Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Joseph. Tim Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aniello Castorina.
83.18
Nicholas Vernazza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Wright-Phillips. Jody Wright-Phillips passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stuart Nicholls. Stuart Nicholls cuts inside the box! Stuart Nicholls makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.16
Claudio M. Di Stefano flicks a high pass forward. Tim Joseph collects the pass. Tim Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Vernazza.
89.14
Nicholas Vernazza catches Peter Weaver on the ankles. Nicholas Vernazza is warned by the referee! Peter Weaver stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Colchester United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
29.3%
41.3%
29.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dagui Marchand of Coventry City

Match Ratings