Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Coventry CityCoventry City
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Mark Teahan Mark Teahan
Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots83
G
1captain
G
77Stephan GyanS. Gyan
André MolinaA. Molina77
D
2
D
67Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo
Nelson BlatsisN. Blatsis76
D
3
D
73Enrico ZampagnaE. Zampagna
Saidu A. WestS. West73
D
4
D
69Barry LobontB. Lobont
Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu77
M
5
M
63Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli
Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome79
M
6
M
82Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli
Martin PartinM. Partin80
M
7
M
69Dario ServideiD. Servidei
Peter GranadosP. Granados83
M
8
M
71Aimo ZilianiA. Ziliani
Frans JohanssonF. Johansson88
A
captain9
A
67Marco CasaleM. Casale
Arturo SierraA. Sierra86
A
10
A
71Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni
Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko75
A
11
A
64Antonio MenendezA. Menendez
 
Youri NettoY. Netto72
D
12
D
70Gavin UpsonG. Upson
Noboyuki AkioN. Akio79
M
13
M
73Erwin ElshotE. Elshot
Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski76
A
14
A
70Aldo CerboneA. Cerbone

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 17,480 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Manchester City and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Naylor.


0.00
Manchester City start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.04
André Molina passes the ball forward to Petre Ovidiu. Petre Ovidiu flicks a high pass forward. Siaka Bakayoko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
4.45
Girolamo Miceli makes a probing pass to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Casale. Marco Casale powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Saidu A. West is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
5.25
It's a corner kick. Aimo Ziliani loops the ball over to the far post. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Antonio Menendez provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
10.39
Peter Granados passes the ball forward to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra whips in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.43
Joseph-Desire Wome chips the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.25
Martin Partin plays the ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Stephan Gyan!
26.03
Peter Granados makes a simple pass to Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Stephan Gyan manages to gather it.
27.05
André Molina gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra makes a deft header. Antonino Campagnolo clears it off the line with his head!
32.10
Aimo Ziliani darts forward. Aimo Ziliani lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni makes a deft header. Sebastien Wilmots gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.56
Antonino Campagnolo threads a neat ball through to Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli passes the ball forward to Marco Casale. Marco Casale plays a quick one-two with Antonio Menendez and rushes in on goal... Marco Casale cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
34.03
Nelson Blatsis passes the ball forward to Peter Granados. Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Granados laces a weighted ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stephan Gyan!
36.29
Nelson Blatsis threads a neat ball through to Joseph-Desire Wome. Joseph-Desire Wome makes a probing pass to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stephan Gyan easily smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City have changed their lineup with Gavin Upson replacing Barry Lobont. The Manchester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
47.39
Nelson Blatsis kicks a strong pass forward to Joseph-Desire Wome. Joseph-Desire Wome flicks a high pass forward to Siaka Bakayoko who brings the ball under control. Siaka Bakayoko lofts in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Antonino Campagnolo barges into Frans Johansson. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
47.39
The referee points to the spot..
48.15
Arturo Sierra takes a short run up but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.08
Girolamo Miceli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.13
Enrico Zampagna flicks a high ball forward to Girolamo Miceli who takes it down. Girolamo Miceli flicks a high pass forward. Marco Casale holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Casale knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Saidu A. West. Excellent block.
54.30
Saidu A. West threads the ball through to Petre Ovidiu. Petre Ovidiu flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Sierra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Sierra plays a quick one-two with Siaka Bakayoko and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Arturo Sierra provides some space. He shoots at goal. Stephan Gyan gets down and covers it.
55.46
André Molina knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Partin. Martin Partin flicks a high pass forward. Siaka Bakayoko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.16
Nelson Blatsis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joseph-Desire Wome. Joseph-Desire Wome deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.36
Manchester City have made a substitution with Noboyuki Akio replacing Joseph-Desire Wome .
61.42
Showing fabulous composure, Aimo Ziliani plays the ball forward to Marco Casale. Marco Casale shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.39
Martin Partin flicks a high ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko who takes it down. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
66.39
André Molina threads a neat ball through to Martin Partin. Martin Partin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
67.20
Martin Partin sees a break and surges forward. Martin Partin whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Stephan Gyan!
69.20
Saidu A. West barges into Antonio Menendez. The referee calls over Saidu A. West and warns him to calm down! Antonio Menendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.28
Manchester City have made a substitution with Yuri Yanovski replacing Arturo Sierra .
78.30
Petre Ovidiu runs straight at the opposition's defence. Petre Ovidiu lofts in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Stephan Gyan didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
81.03
André Molina hacks Antonio Menendez from behind! The referee calls over André Molina and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Menendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.41
Martin Partin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski whips in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Gavin Upson is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
90.00
André Molina flicks a high pass forward. Petre Ovidiu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Petre Ovidiu threads the ball through to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski lofts in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson directs the ball goalwards with his head but Stephan Gyan reads it well. Excellent save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Coventry City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
14
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
24.4%
40.7%
34.9%

Scorers
Siaka Bakayoko 10
Arturo Sierra 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Sierra of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.Sebastien Wilmots (GK)
6
2.André Molina (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Nelson Blatsis (DEF)
6
4.Saidu A. West (DEF)
6
5.Petre Ovidiu (MID)
7
6.Joseph-Desire Wome (MID)
6
7.Martin Partin (MID)
7
8.Peter Granados (MID)
6
9.Frans Johansson (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Sierra (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Siaka Bakayoko (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Youri Netto (DEF)
0
13.Noboyuki Akio (MID)
6
14.Yuri Yanovski (ATT)
6

1.Stephan Gyan (GK)
9
2.Antonino Campagnolo (DEF)
6
3.Enrico Zampagna (DEF)
6
4.Barry Lobont (DEF)
6
5.Raffaele Mandelli (MID)
6
6.Girolamo Miceli (MID)
6
7.Dario Servidei (MID)
6
8.Aimo Ziliani (MID)
6
9.Marco Casale (ATT)
6
10.Gianpaolo Maggioni (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Menendez (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Upson (DEF)
6
13.Erwin Elshot (MID)
0
14.Aldo Cerbone (ATT)
0