Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Stoke CityStoke City
Si WilliamsSi Williams Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Stan ScholesS. Scholes64
G
1
G
75Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano
Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet51
D
2
D
73Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra
Dean BoltonD. Bolton52
D
3
D
72Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru
Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini52
D
4
D
71Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Nicholas WoodgateN. Woodgate46
D
5
M
73Herve YapiH. Yapi
Craig NewtonC. Newton53
M
captain6
M
77Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn
Vasco SemedoV. Semedo53
M
7
M
71Ben WoodgateB. Woodgate
Simon IzzetS. Izzet53
A
8
M
76Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira
Ledley JacobsL. Jacobs50
A
9
A
74Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
Ernesto MonteroE. Montero49
A
10captain
A
74Norman JohnsonN. Johnson
Seb LetiziS. Letizi47
A
11
A
71Tommy MercerT. Mercer
 
Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright50
D
12
M
79Graham KingG. King
Stephen HendryS. Hendry52
M
13
M
73Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez
Jason TaylorJ. Taylor45
A
14
A
71Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,252 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Clemence.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the match underway!
2.46
Daniel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Garcia who brings the ball under control. Claudio Garcia finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
3.18
Ben Woodgate makes a simple pass to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Bolton.
4.29
Vasco Semedo threads the ball through to Simon Izzet. Simon Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
8.01
Norman Johnson comes in with a late challenge on Mario Van Vliet. Norman Johnson is shown the yellow card! Mario Van Vliet stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.31
Dean Bolton flicks a high pass forward to Ledley Jacobs who brings the ball under control. Ledley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Semedo. With a superhuman jump, Vasco Semedo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.36
Claudio Garcia hacks Alfredo Rimondini from behind! Claudio Garcia is warned by the referee! Alfredo Rimondini stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.53
Craig Newton clumsily knocks into Garry Dijkstra. Craig Newton is shown the yellow card! Garry Dijkstra gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.57
Alfredo Rimondini comes in with a late challenge on Ben Woodgate. Alfredo Rimondini is shown the yellow card! Ben Woodgate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.12
With imagination, Vasco Semedo plays the ball forward to Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs runs straight at the defence! Ledley Jacobs takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.50
Norman Johnson flicks a high pass forward to Omer Winterburn who brings the ball under control. Omer Winterburn shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
22.47
Omer Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.42
Karim Latuheru takes a long throw-in. Omer Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicholas Woodgate.
28.54
Eddie Tiler plays the ball forward to Claudio Garcia. Seeing a gap ahead, Claudio Garcia laces a weighted ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.34
Dean Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Craig Newton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Semedo. Vasco Semedo shoots from distance but Eduardo Serrano reads it well. Great keeping!
33.07
Omer Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia collects the pass. Claudio Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Johnson. Dean Bolton catches Norman Johnson on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
33.07
The referee points to the spot..
34.06
Tommy Mercer takes a slow run up. It's in!! Stan Scholes had no chance!!
36.12
Karim Latuheru passes the ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Graham King replacing Omer Winterburn and Eduardo Gonzalez replacing Ben Woodgate.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
49.08
Alfredo Rimondini flicks a high pass forward. Seb Letizi controls it well on his chest. Seb Letizi lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero powers a header at goal. Solid save from Eduardo Serrano.
51.25
Nicholas Woodgate takes it forward alone. Nicholas Woodgate passes the ball forward to Craig Newton. Craig Newton shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.53
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
55.56
Vasco Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Seb Letizi. Seb Letizi makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
61.29
Daniel Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Stan Scholes. What a great pair of hands!
63.17
Vasco Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Vasco Semedo makes a simple pass to Seb Letizi. Seb Letizi makes a probing pass between the defence to Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Eduardo Serrano gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
71.07
Graham King flicks a high ball forward to Norman Johnson who takes it down. Norman Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Stan Scholes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
79.43
Vasco Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Jacobs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Jacobs shoots from long range but Eduardo Serrano is on top of it.
83.07
Garry Dijkstra threads a neat ball through to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira sees Graham King in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham King threads the ball through to Tommy Mercer but he's offside!
87.14
Dean Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Semedo collects the pass. Vasco Semedo threads the ball through to Craig Newton. Craig Newton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Stoke City
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
29.6%
42.3%
28.2%

Scorers
Ernesto Montero 4
Vasco Semedo 9
Tommy Mercer 22, 34 (p)
Norman Johnson 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vasco Semedo of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Stan Scholes (GK)
7
2.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
6
3.Dean Bolton (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Nicholas Woodgate (DEF)
6
6.Craig Newton (MID)yellow card
5
7.Vasco Semedo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Simon Izzet (ATT)
6
9.Ledley Jacobs (ATT)
7
10.Ernesto Montero (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Seb Letizi (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
0
13.Stephen Hendry (MID)
0
14.Jason Taylor (ATT)
0

1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
8
2.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
3.Karim Latuheru (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
6
5.Herve Yapi (MID)
6
6.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
7.Ben Woodgate (MID)
6
8.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
6
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Tommy Mercer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Graham King (MID)
7
13.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
6
14.Antonino Regonesi (ATT)
0