Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     MillwallMillwall
Mark TeahanMark Teahan Ben Couch Ben Couch
Stephan GyanS. Gyan77
G
captain1
G
79Danny ValkD. Valk
Enrico ZampagnaE. Zampagna73
D
2
D
77Matt MatteoM. Matteo
Gavin UpsonG. Upson70
D
3
D
72Azziz CiechelsiA. Ciechelsi
Barry LobontB. Lobont69
D
4
D
80Ramón SerranoR. Serrano
Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli63
M
5
D
73Giampaolo AppoloniG. Appoloni
Dario ServideiD. Servidei69
M
6
M
82Mattia Di MeglioM. Di Meglio
Aladino VicariA. Vicari70
M
7captain
M
75Arturo YanezA. Yanez
Erwin ElshotE. Elshot73
M
8
M
80Sander Ten HagS. Ten Hag
Florian EiltsF. Eilts68
A
9
A
77Colin HansenC. Hansen
Antonio MenendezA. Menendez64
A
10
A
68Ruben JardimR. Jardim
Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni72
A
11
A
84Piotr DeynaP. Deyna
 
Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo67
D
12
D
71James PowerJ. Power
Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli82
M
13
M
74Syd FletcherS. Fletcher
Marco CasaleM. Casale67
A
14
G
74Fouad AmzineF. Amzine

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Millwall. A crowd of 20,921 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nick Fenton.


0.00
Millwall kick off the first half!
2.14
Barry Lobont laces a through ball forward to Dario Servidei. With great vision, Dario Servidei plays the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Danny Valk easily smothers it!
3.28
Without breaking stride, Dario Servidei plays the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Danny Valk!
4.04
Mattia Di Meglio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stephan Gyan manages to gather it.
8.52
Ramón Serrano brings the ball forward. Ramón Serrano threads a neat ball through to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
12.21
Matt Matteo barges into Gianpaolo Maggioni. Matt Matteo is warned by the referee! Gianpaolo Maggioni gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.08
Aladino Vicari flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
15.17
Mattia Di Meglio flicks a high pass forward to Ruben Jardim who brings the ball under control. Ruben Jardim plays a quick one-two with Piotr Deyna and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ruben Jardim provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
18.39
Mattia Di Meglio flicks a high pass forward. Piotr Deyna holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Piotr Deyna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.52
Aladino Vicari catches Mattia Di Meglio on the ankles. The referee brings Aladino Vicari to one side and gives him a warning! Mattia Di Meglio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.20
Arturo Yanez catches Dario Servidei on the ankles. Arturo Yanez is given a warning by the referee! Dario Servidei runs off the knock.
27.46
Enrico Zampagna threads a neat ball through to Aladino Vicari. Aladino Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
28.19
Antonio Menendez comes in with a late challenge on Azziz Ciechelsi. Antonio Menendez is given a warning by the referee! Azziz Ciechelsi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.38
Arturo Yanez flicks a high pass forward to Piotr Deyna who brings the ball under control. Piotr Deyna shoots from 25 yards. Stephan Gyan gets down and covers it.
33.44
Barry Lobont barges into Colin Hansen. The referee warns Barry Lobont to calm down! Colin Hansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.37
Dario Servidei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
36.56
Arturo Yanez passes the ball forward to Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Stephan Gyan!
40.22
Mattia Di Meglio takes it forward alone. Mattia Di Meglio plays a scrappy one-two with Piotr Deyna and advances towards the goal... Mattia Di Meglio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Stephan Gyan keeps it out!
42.29
Mattia Di Meglio hits a low pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Stephan Gyan manages to keep it out.
45.00
Aladino Vicari chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Coventry City start the second half!
47.28
Sander Ten Hag hacks Dario Servidei from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dario Servidei gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Barry Lobont plays the ball forward to Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei flicks a high pass forward. Florian Eilts holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Eilts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Valk who gathers it comfortably.
53.09
Ramón Serrano threads the ball through to Sander Ten Hag. Sander Ten Hag knocks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.36
Ramón Serrano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Yanez. Arturo Yanez flicks a high pass forward. Piotr Deyna holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Piotr Deyna tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.00
Sander Ten Hag makes a simple pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
63.27
Aladino Vicari flicks a high pass forward. Gianpaolo Maggioni controls it well on his chest. Gianpaolo Maggioni threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Antonio Menendez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
65.33
Dario Servidei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.11
Azziz Ciechelsi flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Yanez who takes it down. Arturo Yanez chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Stephan Gyan punches it away to safety.
71.27
Sander Ten Hag makes a probing pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen plays a one-two with Piotr Deyna and advances towards the goal... Colin Hansen shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Stephan Gyan!
75.37
Sander Ten Hag chips the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.34
Ramón Serrano threads a neat ball through to Sander Ten Hag. Sander Ten Hag controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Stephan Gyan easily smothers it!
81.39
Gavin Upson pushes up the pitch. Gavin Upson knocks the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
84.47
Raffaele Mandelli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Raffaele Mandelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Raffaele Mandelli plays the ball forward to Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Matteo.
89.00
Arturo Yanez chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Stephan Gyan!
90.00
Dario Servidei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Valk who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Millwall
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
10
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
26.8%
47.6%
25.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephan Gyan of Coventry City

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

1.Danny Valk (GK)
6
2.Matt Matteo (DEF)
5
3.Azziz Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Ramón Serrano (DEF)
7
5.Giampaolo Appoloni (DEF)
6
6.Mattia Di Meglio (MID)
8
7.Arturo Yanez (MID)
6
8.Sander Ten Hag (MID)yellow card
6
9.Colin Hansen (ATT)
7
10.Ruben Jardim (ATT)
6
11.Piotr Deyna (ATT)
6
 
12.James Power (DEF)
0
13.Syd Fletcher (MID)
0
14.Fouad Amzine (GK)
0