Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emile Green | E. Green |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Wes Finney | W. Finney | |||||||||
| Alberto Sanchez | A. Sanchez |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Gary Minto | G. Minto | |||||||||
| Brian Salmon | B. Salmon | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | James Marr | J. Marr | |||||||||
| Wes Kasper | W. Kasper | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Glynn Allman | G. Allman | |||||||||
| Steve Delaney | S. Delaney | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Andy Murphy | A. Murphy | |||||||||
| Danny Ljungberg | D. Ljungberg | | 43 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Ruben Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Carl Davies | C. Davies | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Shaun Peckham | S. Peckham | |||||||||
| Billy Le Tissier | B. Le Tissier | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | |||||||||
| Brendan Armstrong | B. Armstrong | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Teddy Goodwin | T. Goodwin | |||||||||
| Richard Walker | R. Walker | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Ross Adams | R. Adams | |||||||||
| Craig Richards | C. Richards | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Seth Rodgers | S. Rodgers | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,508 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Coventry City and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Coventry City and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off!
6.53
0-0Brian Salmon makes a simple pass to Carl Davies. Carl Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Richards. Craig Richards shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.21
0-0Wes Kasper hacks Ross Adams from behind! Wes Kasper is given a warning by the referee! Ross Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.25
0-0Brian Salmon sees a break and surges forward. Brian Salmon makes a simple pass to Richard Walker. Richard Walker plays a perfect one-two with Craig Richards and rushes in on goal... Richard Walker tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Wes Finney!
15.41
Shaun Peckham makes a probing pass to Seth Rodgers. Seth Rodgers knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Adams. Ross Adams takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Emile Green easily smothers it!
16.03
Brian Salmon clumsily knocks into Ross Adams. Brian Salmon is warned by the referee! Ross Adams runs off the knock.
24.51
0-0Billy Le Tissier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Walker. Richard Walker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.21
James Marr threads the ball through to Shaun Peckham. Shaun Peckham chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Rodgers. Seth Rodgers kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Adams. Ross Adams cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.55
0-1Glynn Allman makes a simple pass to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Rodgers. Seth Rodgers whips in a cross ball towards Ross Adams. Ross Adams directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.56
Billy Le Tissier makes a probing pass to Richard Walker. Richard Walker tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City kick off!
55.26
Carl Davies passes the ball forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Finney who gathers it comfortably.
57.28
Alberto Sanchez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Davies. Carl Davies knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Walker. Richard Walker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Finney who gathers it comfortably.
61.29
Wes Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Davies. Carl Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Finney who gathers it comfortably.
63.11
Gary Eustace knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Adams. Ross Adams goes all the way! Ross Adams shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.10
Brian Salmon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Ljungberg. Danny Ljungberg threads the ball through to Craig Richards. Craig Richards makes a simple pass to Richard Walker. Richard Walker takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.32
0-1Danny Ljungberg passes the ball forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker makes a probing pass to Craig Richards but he's offside!
81.24
Glynn Allman kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Rodgers. Seth Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Sanchez.
87.42
Carl Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Richards. Craig Richards shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Wes Finney.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
25.7%
45.9%
28.4%
Scorers
| Ross Adams 39 |