Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Beresford | C. Beresford |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Daniele Chadwick | D. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Marcus Lowe | M. Lowe | | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Helder Nascimento | H. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Patrick Weaver | P. Weaver | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 39 | | James Defoe | J. Defoe | |||||||||
| Steve Stockdale | S. Stockdale | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Teddy Summerbee | T. Summerbee | |||||||||
| Adam Banks | A. Banks | | 39 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Anthony Carlton | A. Carlton | |||||||||
| Brian Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Ralph Mustoe | R. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Alun Vassell | A. Vassell | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Dion Bridges | D. Bridges | |||||||||
| Cosimo Gobbi | C. Gobbi |  | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Jody Edwards | J. Edwards | |||||||||
| Graeme Laver | G. Laver | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Danny Dean | D. Dean | |||||||||
| Dion Sinclair | D. Sinclair | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Ugo Mccann | U. Mccann | |||||||||
| Jacob Eadie | J. Eadie | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Morris Ball | M. Ball | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,879 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Coventry City and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Coventry City and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rotherham United kick off and get the first half underway!
4.19
0-0Danny Dean threads the ball through to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.47
0-0Dion Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Chris Beresford manages to gather it comfortably.
10.03
0-0Dion Bridges passes the ball forward to Morris Ball. Morris Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
12.59
Patrick Weaver chips the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Gobbi. Cosimo Gobbi chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Eadie. Jacob Eadie finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
20.20
Steve Stockdale threads the ball through to Graeme Laver. Graeme Laver flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teddy Summerbee.
30.11
1-0Cosimo Gobbi sees a break and surges forward. Cosimo Gobbi knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dion Sinclair!
34.18
James Defoe makes a beautiful solo run. James Defoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Ball. Morris Ball knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Stockdale.
36.11
Alun Vassell passes the ball forward to Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Eadie. Jacob Eadie heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
39.42
Teddy Summerbee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe threads the ball through to Morris Ball. Morris Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.10
Marcus Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Wright-Phillips. Brian Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Eadie. Jacob Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Daniele Chadwick has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.20
2-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Coventry City start the second half!
48.38
2-0Ralph Mustoe comes in with a late challenge on Cosimo Gobbi. The referee calls over Ralph Mustoe and warns him to calm down! Cosimo Gobbi runs off the knock.
59.53
Coventry City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rotherham United's defence.
61.14
Steve Stockdale threads the ball through to Graeme Laver. Graeme Laver flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.47
Danny Dean takes it forward alone. Danny Dean knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcus Lowe.
71.57
James Defoe advances with the ball. James Defoe makes a probing pass to Morris Ball. Morris Ball knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Stockdale.
79.29
Dion Bridges hacks Alun Vassell from behind! The referee calls over Dion Bridges and warns him to calm down! Alun Vassell runs off the knock.
81.18
Alun Vassell makes a simple pass to Jacob Eadie. Jacob Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.31
Dion Bridges advances with the ball. Dion Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.35
Dion Bridges makes a probing pass to Morris Ball. Morris Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Patrick Weaver decides to run forward with the ball. Patrick Weaver kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair threads the ball through to Jacob Eadie. Jacob Eadie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Daniele Chadwick!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
30.1%
47%
22.9%
Scorers
| Dion Sinclair 30, 40 |