Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stan ScholesS. Scholes64
G
1
G
56Adam BlackA. Black
Nicolas EmmerlichN. Emmerlich67
D
2
D
51Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell
Tim MooreT. Moore53
D
3
D
47Arno RöhnerA. Röhner
Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini52
D
4captain
D
44Julian DeanJ. Dean
Mervin LawrenceM. Lawrence67
M
5
D
44Richard BradyR. Brady
Dale DichioD. Dichio58
M
6
M
51Jean-Luc BanchelliJ. Banchelli
Sylvain TerryS. Terry43
M
captain7
M
50Joe LoweJ. Lowe
Marco GullitM. Gullit41
M
8
M
48Anthony MarshallA. Marshall
Clive LjungbergC. Ljungberg61
A
9
A
57Cleto TerrevoliC. Terrevoli
Stephen SheringhamS. Sheringham47
A
10
A
55Peter KanuP. Kanu
Ali GagnierA. Gagnier47
A
11
A
53Glynn PerryG. Perry
 
Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet49
D
12
M
48Frederico AntunesF. Antunes
Rui GomesR. Gomes42
A
13
M
47Adam EustaceA. Eustace
Sebastian FloresS. Flores39
M
14
M
46Carl GranvilleC. Granville

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,287 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marvin Potts.


0.00
Sheffield United kick off!
2.24
Jean-Luc Banchelli threads a neat ball through to Joe Lowe. Joe Lowe threads the ball through to Cleto Terrevoli but he's offside!
3.46
Anthony Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Cleto Terrevoli controls it well on his chest. Cleto Terrevoli shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sheffield United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
4.21
Jean-Luc Banchelli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jean-Luc Banchelli finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
8.23
Alfredo Rimondini kicks a strong pass forward to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg runs straight at the opposition's defence. Clive Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.26
Joe Lowe threads the ball through to Glynn Perry. Glynn Perry whips in a cross ball towards Cleto Terrevoli. Cleto Terrevoli makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
20.07
Arno Röhner barges into Stephen Sheringham. Arno Röhner is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Sheringham runs off the knock.
21.04
Tim Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Terry. Sylvain Terry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg whips the ball goalwards with his head. Adam Black picks it out of the air!
22.45
Tim Moore flicks a high ball forward to Ali Gagnier who takes it down. Ali Gagnier makes a defence splitting pass to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Adam Black reads it well. Well saved!
28.58
Tim Moore passes the ball forward to Dale Dichio. Dale Dichio passes the ball forward to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg puts a great ball through. Ali Gagnier runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
30.41
Peter Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Perry. Glynn Perry shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.55
Gary Caldwell takes it forward alone. Gary Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Cleto Terrevoli. Cleto Terrevoli directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cleto Terrevoli!
44.39
Mervin Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Ali Gagnier controls it well on his chest. Ali Gagnier shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Adam Black!
45.00
Julian Dean flicks a high pass forward to Glynn Perry who brings the ball under control. Glynn Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Kanu. Some awkward footwork from Peter Kanu provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
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. Sheffield United have changed their lineup with Frederico Antunes replacing Anthony Marshall.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
47.07
Alfredo Rimondini threads a neat ball through to Marco Gullit. Marco Gullit makes a simple pass to Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Dean.
48.05
Sylvain Terry makes a simple pass to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier shoots from 25 yards but Adam Black reads it well. Great keeping!
49.47
Alfredo Rimondini flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Dichio. Dale Dichio makes a probing pass to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier tries a spectacular long range effort but Adam Black reads it well. Great save!
53.11
Tim Moore makes a strong solo run forward. Tim Moore flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Sheringham collects the pass. Stephen Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
60.51
Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with Mario Van Vliet replacing Tim Moore and Rui Gomes replacing Dale Dichio .
63.36
Rui Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.55
Peter Kanu catches Nicolas Emmerlich on the ankles. Peter Kanu is shown the yellow card! Nicolas Emmerlich stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.11
Mario Van Vliet sees Rui Gomes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rui Gomes plays the ball forward to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Clive Ljungberg!
75.21
With some swift thinking, Sylvain Terry plays the ball forward to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arno Röhner.
77.06
Frederico Antunes makes a simple pass to Glynn Perry. Glynn Perry finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.53
With great vision, Arno Röhner plays the ball forward to Peter Kanu. Peter Kanu decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Kanu advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Peter Kanu provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
79.06
Joe Lowe flicks a high pass forward to Cleto Terrevoli who brings the ball under control. Cleto Terrevoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Scholes who gathers it comfortably.
83.06
Frederico Antunes threads a neat ball through to Glynn Perry. Glynn Perry kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Kanu but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.56
Mario Van Vliet advances with the ball. Mario Van Vliet makes a probing pass to Sylvain Terry. Sylvain Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.43
Arno Röhner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Lowe. Joe Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Glynn Perry who takes it down. Glynn Perry whips in a cross ball towards Peter Kanu. Peter Kanu gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Stan Scholes effortlessly picks it out of the air!
90.00
Joe Lowe makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Lowe cuts inside the box! Joe Lowe looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Sheffield United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
36%
40.4%
23.6%

Scorers
Clive Ljungberg 72
Cleto Terrevoli 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Ljungberg of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Stan Scholes (GK)
7
2.Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF)
6
3.Tim Moore (DEF)
7
4.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Lawrence (MID)
6
6.Dale Dichio (MID)
6
7.Sylvain Terry (MID)
7
8.Marco Gullit (MID)
6
9.Clive Ljungberg (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Stephen Sheringham (ATT)
6
11.Ali Gagnier (ATT)
8
 
12.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
7
13.Rui Gomes (ATT)
6
14.Sebastian Flores (MID)
0

1.Adam Black (GK)
9
2.Gary Caldwell (DEF)
7
3.Arno Röhner (DEF)
6
4.Julian Dean (DEF)
6
5.Richard Brady (DEF)
6
6.Jean-Luc Banchelli (MID)
6
7.Joe Lowe (MID)
9
8.Anthony Marshall (MID)
6
9.Cleto Terrevoli (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Peter Kanu (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Glynn Perry (ATT)
7
 
12.Frederico Antunes (MID)
7
13.Adam Eustace (MID)
0
14.Carl Granville (MID)
0