Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Leicester CityLeicester City
Kevin DickinsonKevin Dickinson Computer Player Computer Player
Noah BabbelN. Babbel62
G
1
G
55Dale DichioD. Dichio
Patrick SheringhamP. Sheringham68
D
2
D
71Jody FletcherJ. Fletcher
Daniel CadamarteriD. Cadamarteri58
D
captain3
D
54Ugo DaviesU. Davies
Terry GilchristT. Gilchrist61
D
4
D
49Phil EustaceP. Eustace
Graham GrantG. Grant61
D
5captain
D
40Darius KingD. King
Daniel LjungbergD. Ljungberg58
M
6
M
72Peter ShearerP. Shearer
Norman TaylorN. Taylor47
M
7
M
68Dennis HuntD. Hunt
Robbie CadamarteriR. Cadamarteri56
A
8
M
56Linus SchöllL. Schöll
Nicholas BlackN. Black52
A
9
A
67Baldur SigurjónssonB. Sigurjónsson
Ivan BridgesI. Bridges67
A
10
A
60Tomasz WilimowskiT. Wilimowski
Gavin WrightG. Wright63
A
11
A
56Morris FormonM. Formon
 
Des OwenD. Owen54
M
12
M
55Paolo HarrisonP. Harrison
Joe ImpeyJ. Impey59
D
13
M
53Kelvin BrandK. Brand
Cesar AlmeidaC. Almeida67
M
14
A
51Stephen PennantS. Pennant

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Leicester City in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Edworthy.


0.00
Coventry City kick off the first half!
3.06
Norman Taylor hacks Peter Shearer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Shearer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.47
Dennis Hunt passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Morris Formon. Morris Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
6.51
Linus Schöll flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski cuts inside the box! Tomasz Wilimowski cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.41
Ugo Davies takes it forward alone. Ugo Davies flicks a high pass forward. Linus Schöll collects the pass. Linus Schöll shoots from 25 yards but somehow Noah Babbel manages to keep it out.
10.25
With some swift thinking, Dennis Hunt plays the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Shearer but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.17
Daniel Ljungberg hacks Linus Schöll from behind! Daniel Ljungberg is warned by the referee! Linus Schöll grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.46
Phil Eustace barges into Ivan Bridges. The referee calls over Phil Eustace and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Bridges grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.12
Norman Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Cadamarteri controls it well on his chest. Robbie Cadamarteri whips in a cross ball towards Norman Taylor. Ugo Davies hacks Norman Taylor from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
18.28
Patrick Sheringham hits it upfield. Gavin Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Dale Dichio!
21.22
Gavin Wright hacks Phil Eustace from behind! Gavin Wright is shown the red card!! Phil Eustace runs off the knock.
22.27
Daniel Ljungberg runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Ljungberg shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.32
Norman Taylor makes a probing pass to Robbie Cadamarteri. Robbie Cadamarteri knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Ljungberg. Daniel Ljungberg knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Dale Dichio picks it out of the air!
33.14
Terry Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Bridges controls it well on his chest. Ivan Bridges advances with the ball. Ivan Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
34.12
Jody Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Baldur Sigurjónsson controls it well on his chest. Baldur Sigurjónsson shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Noah Babbel.
35.42
It's a corner kick. Peter Shearer kicks a low ball out wide. Ugo Davies side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.37
Patrick Sheringham plays the ball forward to Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ivan Bridges. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ivan Bridges provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Coventry City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
47.17
Norman Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Cadamarteri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Cadamarteri shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
48.08
Ugo Davies hits a low pass to Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.24
Phil Eustace takes it forward alone. Phil Eustace passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Morris Formon. Morris Formon shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.58
Peter Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
60.02
Coventry City have made a substitution with Joe Impey replacing Graham Grant .Leicester City have made a substitution with Kelvin Brand replacing Dennis Hunt .
61.04
Norman Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.29
Terry Gilchrist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Cadamarteri. Robbie Cadamarteri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robbie Cadamarteri!
66.53
Kelvin Brand passes the ball forward to Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.09
Peter Shearer clumsily knocks into Daniel Ljungberg. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Ljungberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.16
Norman Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Ljungberg. Daniel Ljungberg lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
90.00
Ugo Davies threads the ball through to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski surges forward with the ball. Tomasz Wilimowski knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kelvin Brand is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

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

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28.2%

Scorers
Robbie Cadamarteri 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Cadamarteri of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Noah Babbel (GK)
7
2.Patrick Sheringham (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Cadamarteri (DEF)
6
4.Terry Gilchrist (DEF)
6
5.Graham Grant (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Ljungberg (MID)
6
7.Norman Taylor (MID)yellow card
6
8.Robbie Cadamarteri (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Nicholas Black (ATT)
6
10.Ivan Bridges (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Wright (ATT)red card
3
 
12.Des Owen (MID)
0
13.Joe Impey (DEF)
6
14.Cesar Almeida (MID)
0

1.Dale Dichio (GK)
6
2.Jody Fletcher (DEF)
6
3.Ugo Davies (DEF)
6
4.Phil Eustace (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Darius King (DEF)
6
6.Peter Shearer (MID)yellow card
5
7.Dennis Hunt (MID)
6
8.Linus Schöll (MID)
6
9.Baldur Sigurjónsson (ATT)
6
10.Tomasz Wilimowski (ATT)
6
11.Morris Formon (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Harrison (MID)
0
13.Kelvin Brand (MID)
6
14.Stephen Pennant (ATT)
0