Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     ChelseaChelsea
Si WilliamsSi Williams Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
Stan ScholesS. Scholes64
G
1captain
G
75Mads LaursenM. Laursen
Patrick WrightP. Wright52
D
2
D
70Paul BarmbyP. Barmby
Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright50
D
3
D
69Andres DelgadoA. Delgado
Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet51
D
4
D
74Neil MortonN. Morton
Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini52
D
5
D
66Hauke SeifertH. Seifert
Stephen HendryS. Hendry52
M
captain6
M
70Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Jo‘l TamazoutJ. Tamazout51
M
7
M
74Pedro CarcedoP. Carcedo
Simon IzzetS. Izzet53
A
8
M
76Jose CarrascoJ. Carrasco
Seb LetiziS. Letizi48
A
9
M
70Jonas HässlerJ. Hässler
Ledley JacobsL. Jacobs50
A
10
M
73Alfredo DelgadoA. Delgado
Ernesto MonteroE. Montero49
A
11
A
72Oscar CarmonaO. Carmona
 
Nicholas WoodgateN. Woodgate46
D
12
D
37Matjaz RamoraM. Ramora
Craig NewtonC. Newton53
M
13
M
74Mihai YonescuM. Yonescu
Glynn ColeG. Cole42
A
14
A
69Harvey PowerH. Power

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 9,695 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Coventry City kick off!
8.41
Mario Van Vliet kicks a strong pass forward to Jo‘l Tamazout. Jo‘l Tamazout flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Jacobs controls it well on his chest. Ledley Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Seb Letizi. Seb Letizi makes a convincing header but it flies wide!
18.37
Jose Carrasco makes a simple pass to Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patrick Wright.
20.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Hauke Seifert laces a weighted ball forward to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Carmona. With a superhuman jump, Oscar Carmona connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.40
Patrick Wright threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Rimondini. Alfredo Rimondini flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Montero collects the pass. Ernesto Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.50
Neil Morton makes a simple pass to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stan Scholes with no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
30.53
Stephen Hendry makes a probing pass to Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.25
Jo‘l Tamazout makes a simple pass to Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.34
Andres Delgado flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Carcedo who takes it down. Pedro Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.36
Oscar Carmona hacks Adrian Wainwright from behind! The referee brings Oscar Carmona to one side and gives him a warning! Adrian Wainwright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.44
With a delightful solo run, Jose Carrasco stretches the opposition's defence. Jose Carrasco lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Patrick Wright clears it off the line with his head!
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. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. The Coventry City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
47.55
Stephen Hendry runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stephen Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hendry.
49.24
Stephen Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Jo‘l Tamazout controls it well on his chest. Jo‘l Tamazout finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.57
Stephen Hendry sees space and advances. Stephen Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.47
Neil Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Delgado. Andres Delgado knocks the ball forward to Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Van Vliet.
61.07
Hauke Seifert kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona makes a defence splitting pass to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
73.10
Simon Izzet barges into Hauke Seifert. The referee calls over Simon Izzet and warns him to calm down! Hauke Seifert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.11
Pedro Carcedo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pedro Carcedo shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.41
Paul Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona passes the ball forward to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.44
Neil Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry threads the ball through to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.12
Ledley Jacobs flicks the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Tamazout. Jo‘l Tamazout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Chelsea
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
32.9%
45.6%
21.5%

Scorers
Stephen Hendry 55
Oscar Carmona 26, 33
Pedro Carcedo 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Carmona of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Stan Scholes (GK)
6
2.Patrick Wright (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
6
4.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
6
5.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Hendry (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jo‘l Tamazout (MID)
6
8.Simon Izzet (ATT)
5
9.Seb Letizi (ATT)
6
10.Ledley Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Ernesto Montero (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicholas Woodgate (DEF)
0
13.Craig Newton (MID)
0
14.Glynn Cole (ATT)
0

1.Mads Laursen (GK)
6
2.Paul Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Andres Delgado (DEF)
6
4.Neil Morton (DEF)
6
5.Hauke Seifert (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Hendry (MID)
6
7.Pedro Carcedo (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jose Carrasco (MID)
7
9.Jonas Hässler (MID)
6
10.Alfredo Delgado (MID)
6
11.Oscar Carmona (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Matjaz Ramora (DEF)
0
13.Mihai Yonescu (MID)
0
14.Harvey Power (ATT)
0