Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     ChelseaChelsea
Mark TeahanMark Teahan David Bacon David Bacon
Stephan GyanS. Gyan77
G
captain1
G
74Clive LoweC. Lowe
Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo68
D
2
D
72Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence
Gavin UpsonG. Upson70
D
3
D
73Darl JanssenD. Janssen
Barry LobontB. Lobont70
D
4
D
76Carsten TimmC. Timm
Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli64
M
5
M
75Tommy VickersT. Vickers
Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli83
M
6
M
76Clarence JansenC. Jansen
Dario ServideiD. Servidei70
M
7captain
M
74Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano
Aladino VicariA. Vicari71
M
8
M
79Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas
Florian EiltsF. Eilts70
A
9
A
73Tobias BeckT. Beck
Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte70
A
10
A
74Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger
Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni72
A
11
A
73Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin
 
Colin VassellC. Vassell32
M
12
G
51Mick WrightM. Wright
Dominic GlassD. Glass35
M
13
D
57Tim ClemenceT. Clemence
Erwin ElshotE. Elshot73
M
14
A
68Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 18,986 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Coventry City and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Naylor.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the match underway!
8.27
Carsten Timm passes the ball forward to Thanassis Tsoukalas. Thanassis Tsoukalas threads a neat ball through to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Barry Lobont.
12.28
Aladino Vicari threads a neat ball through to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Clive Lowe.
13.44
It's a corner kick. Girolamo Miceli loops the ball in to towards the near post. Thanassis Tsoukalas chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
14.01
Clarence Jansen sees Tobias Beck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Beck tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
16.42
Thanassis Tsoukalas passes the ball forward to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonino Campagnolo.
22.09
Gavin Upson receives the ball from a throw-in from Barry Lobont. Gavin Upson flicks the ball to his team mate, Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Girolamo Miceli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.01
From the throw-in, Raffaele Mandelli picks out Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli makes a probing pass to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts finds some space and shoots from distance. Clive Lowe gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
26.53
Carsten Timm chips the ball to his team mate, Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen threads a neat ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonino Campagnolo.
27.14
Seeing Raffaele Mandelli's run, Aladino Vicari quickly throws the ball into his path. Raffaele Mandelli flicks a high ball forward to Gianpaolo Malafronte who takes it down. Gianpaolo Malafronte knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.35
Dario Servidei makes a probing pass to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts skips past Carsten Timm! Some silky footwork from Florian Eilts provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Clive Lowe manages to keep it out.
32.55
Giuseppe Romano sees a break and surges forward. Giuseppe Romano puts a great ball through. Alun Coppinger runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
33.24
Girolamo Miceli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte edges inside the box! Gianpaolo Malafronte comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Clive Lowe manages to keep it out.
40.50
Clarence Jansen flicks a high pass forward to Bojan Dahlin who brings the ball under control. Bojan Dahlin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.55
With some swift thinking, Tommy Vickers plays the ball forward to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck skips past Gavin Upson! Some silky footwork from Tobias Beck provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
Dario Servidei hits a low pass to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
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 Chelsea players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
47.24
Marvin Clemence threads a neat ball through to Tommy Vickers. Without breaking stride, Tommy Vickers plays the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger chips the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Stephan Gyan.
53.09
Clarence Jansen sees a break and surges forward. Clarence Jansen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stephan Gyan!
57.46
Tommy Vickers makes a probing pass to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Upson.
59.05
Barry Lobont flicks a high pass forward to Girolamo Miceli who brings the ball under control. Girolamo Miceli flicks the ball to his team mate, Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts threads a neat ball through to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Clive Lowe.
60.32
Darl Janssen flicks the ball to his team mate, Thanassis Tsoukalas. Thanassis Tsoukalas flicks a high pass forward. Alun Coppinger collects the pass. Alun Coppinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.41
Dario Servidei chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Clive Lowe manages to keep it out.
63.33
Clarence Jansen threads a neat ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Bojan Dahlin is offside!
72.46
Giuseppe Romano darts forward. Giuseppe Romano plays a one-two with Alun Coppinger and advances towards the goal... Gavin Upson barges into Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
73.29
Marvin Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Thanassis Tsoukalas collects the pass. Thanassis Tsoukalas sees a break and surges forward. Thanassis Tsoukalas passes the ball forward but Tobias Beck is offside!
78.11
Dario Servidei flicks a high pass forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni who brings the ball under control. Gianpaolo Maggioni shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
83.46
Aladino Vicari sees space and advances. Aladino Vicari shoots from 20 yards. Clive Lowe comfortably gets down and covers it.
85.43
Marvin Clemence chips the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Stephan Gyan.
86.53
Tommy Vickers takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Marvin Clemence takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Barry Lobont hacks Tobias Beck from behind! Barry Lobont is shown the yellow card! Tobias Beck carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Chelsea
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.8%
61.3%
Play Area
28.7%
45%
26.2%

Scorers
Florian Eilts 27
Marvin Clemence 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Lowe of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Stephan Gyan (GK)
7
2.Antonino Campagnolo (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Upson (DEF)
6
4.Barry Lobont (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Raffaele Mandelli (MID)
6
6.Girolamo Miceli (MID)
7
7.Dario Servidei (MID)
7
8.Aladino Vicari (MID)
6
9.Florian Eilts (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Gianpaolo Malafronte (ATT)
7
11.Gianpaolo Maggioni (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Vassell (MID)
0
13.Dominic Glass (MID)
0
14.Erwin Elshot (MID)
0

1.Clive Lowe (GK)
9
2.Marvin Clemence (DEF)goal scored
8
3.Darl Janssen (DEF)
6
4.Carsten Timm (DEF)
6
5.Tommy Vickers (MID)
7
6.Clarence Jansen (MID)
8
7.Giuseppe Romano (MID)
7
8.Thanassis Tsoukalas (MID)
7
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)
6
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)
6
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)
6
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0