Match Report
| Millwall | Millwall |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Crooks | A. Crooks |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Stan Scholes | S. Scholes | |||||||||
| Simon Beckham | S. Beckham | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Nicolas Emmerlich | N. Emmerlich | |||||||||
| Wilfred Versteeg | W. Versteeg |  | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Tim Moore | T. Moore | |||||||||
| Noah Jung | N. Jung | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Mario Van Vliet | M. Van Vliet | |||||||||
| Del Grant | D. Grant | | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Mervin Lawrence | M. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Damien Duberry | D. Duberry | | 44 | D |  | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Dale Dichio | D. Dichio | ||||||||
| Tim Davies | T. Davies | | 59 | M | | 7 | | | M | 43 | | Sylvain Terry | S. Terry | ||||||||
| Richard Froggatt | R. Froggatt | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Marco Gullit | M. Gullit | |||||||||
| Martin Gilchrist | M. Gilchrist | | 52 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Clive Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Michael Howey | M. Howey | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Stephen Sheringham | S. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Jean Pierre Celdran | J. Celdran |  | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Ali Gagnier | A. Gagnier | |||||||||
| Cesar Varela | C. Varela |  | 54 | A | | 12 | | A | 42 | | Rui Gomes | R. Gomes | |||||||||
| Stuart Marr | S. Marr | | 50 | A | | 13 | | G | 38 | | Craig Greening | C. Greening | |||||||||
| Ivan Riza | I. Riza | | 48 | M | | 14 | | M | 36 | | Brian Charles | B. Charles | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,599 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Guppy.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Guppy.
0.00
0-0Coventry City start the match!
2.39
0-0Mervin Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Ali Gagnier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ali Gagnier shoots from 20 yards. Aaron Crooks gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
3.11
Mervin Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
4.05
0-0Mervin Lawrence flicks a high pass forward to Ali Gagnier who brings the ball under control. Ali Gagnier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Crooks who gathers it comfortably.
8.51
With vision, Martin Gilchrist picks a pass forward to Tim Davies. Tim Davies shoots from outside the area but somehow Stan Scholes manages to keep it out.
9.18
Noah Jung breaks forward. Noah Jung flicks a high ball forward to Tim Davies who takes it down. Tim Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.35
Martin Gilchrist changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Martin Gilchrist runs straight at the defence! Martin Gilchrist cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Stan Scholes.
13.54
0-0Tim Davies takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Del Grant. Del Grant flicks the ball across the goal. Stan Scholes jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
14.35
0-0Dale Dichio threads a neat ball through to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.50
Dale Dichio flicks a high pass forward. Ali Gagnier controls it well on his chest. Ali Gagnier knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
24.11
Wilfred Versteeg threads a neat ball through to Del Grant. Del Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Gilchrist. Martin Gilchrist lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Howey. Michael Howey makes a convincing header. Solid save from Stan Scholes.
30.09
1-0Del Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Gilchrist. Martin Gilchrist plays the ball forward to Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Gilchrist. Martin Gilchrist rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Martin Gilchrist scores for Millwall!!
33.22
Richard Froggatt knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.53
Wilfred Versteeg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Howey. Michael Howey shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.13
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.24
Tim Davies threads a neat ball through to Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
42.04
Mervin Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Ali Gagnier controls it well on his chest. Ali Gagnier shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Nicolas Emmerlich chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham plays a one-two with Ali Gagnier and advances towards the goal... Stephen Sheringham takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Millwall kick off the second half!
48.58
Showing composure, Stephen Sheringham plays the ball forward to Sylvain Terry. Sylvain Terry runs straight at the defence! Sylvain Terry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
49.03
2-0Nicolas Emmerlich clumsily knocks into Del Grant. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Del Grant carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.54
Sylvain Terry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Sheringham controls it well on his chest. Stephen Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Dichio. Dale Dichio flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Aaron Crooks. Excellent save.
59.48
2-0Clive Ljungberg catches Del Grant on the ankles. Clive Ljungberg is shown the yellow card! Del Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.40
2-0Millwall have made a substitution with Ivan Riza replacing Richard Froggatt .Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with Rui Gomes replacing Tim Moore and Craig Greening replacing Dale Dichio .
63.33
Martin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Michael Howey. Michael Howey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.38
Mervin Lawrence hits a low pass to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Beckham.
66.42
Noah Jung flicks a high pass forward. Martin Gilchrist controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Martin Gilchrist plays the ball forward to Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
67.26
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.24
Sylvain Terry makes a simple pass to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.41
2-0Mario Van Vliet threads a neat ball through to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham flicks a high pass forward. Clive Ljungberg collects the pass. Clive Ljungberg cuts inside the box! Clive Ljungberg shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball strikes Damien Duberry's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
73.37
2-0It's a corner kick. Sylvain Terry kicks a low ball out wide. Wilfred Versteeg comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
75.57
Tim Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Van Vliet.
77.37
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Marr replacing Jean Pierre Celdran and Cesar Varela replacing Michael Howey .
78.45
Damien Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Gilchrist. Martin Gilchrist knocks the ball forward to Tim Davies. Tim Davies whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
81.16
Sylvain Terry hits a low pass to Marco Gullit. Marco Gullit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Crooks who gathers it comfortably.
83.57
Mario Van Vliet flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Greening. Craig Greening knocks the ball forward to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham whips in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.45
Wilfred Versteeg brings the ball forward. Wilfred Versteeg knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.15
Craig Greening surges forward with the ball. Craig Greening shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.57
Wilfred Versteeg knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Marr controls it well on his chest. Stuart Marr finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Mario Van Vliet runs up as Nicolas Emmerlich takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Mario Van Vliet pushes mid-way up the pitch. Mario Van Vliet passes the ball forward to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Grant.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
31.4%
43%
25.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Martin Gilchrist of Millwall |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Aaron Crooks (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Simon Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Wilfred Versteeg (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Noah Jung (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Del Grant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Damien Duberry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tim Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Gilchrist (MID) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Michael Howey (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Jean Pierre Celdran (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Cesar Varela (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stuart Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ivan Riza (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stan Scholes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Tim Moore (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mario Van Vliet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Mervin Lawrence (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Dale Dichio (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sylvain Terry (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Marco Gullit (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Clive Ljungberg (ATT) | | 6 |
| 10. | Stephen Sheringham (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ali Gagnier (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rui Gomes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Craig Greening (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Brian Charles (MID) | 0 | |