Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Mark TeahanMark Teahan Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Stephan GyanS. Gyan77
G
captain1
G
71Matthias HamannM. Hamann
Mariano BenfariM. Benfari68
D
2
D
70Colin BaileyC. Bailey
Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo68
D
3captain
D
72Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff
Barry LobontB. Lobont70
D
4
D
69Darren MckayD. Mckay
Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli64
M
5
M
65Liam WinterburnL. Winterburn
Dario ServideiD. Servidei70
M
6
M
68Abel AlmeidaA. Almeida
Aladino VicariA. Vicari71
M
7
M
75Eddie ImpeyE. Impey
Erwin ElshotE. Elshot73
M
8
M
69Massimiliano FranchiM. Franchi
Florian EiltsF. Eilts70
A
9
A
66Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis
Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte70
A
10
A
63David MorabitoD. Morabito
Antonio MenendezA. Menendez64
A
11
A
70Sieme GentileS. Gentile
 
Colin VassellC. Vassell32
M
12
G
39David NewtonD. Newton
Dominic GlassD. Glass35
M
13
D
72Cristiano JesusC. Jesus
Aimo ZilianiA. Ziliani74
M
14
M
68Michael GowerM. Gower

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 19,418 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Coventry City and Colchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Izzet.


0.00
The first half starts with Colchester United kicking off!
2.10
Marcel Bischoff kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Almeida. Abel Almeida passes the ball forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile whips in a cross ball towards David Morabito. David Morabito powers a header at goal but somehow Stephan Gyan manages to keep it out.
9.15
Aladino Vicari clumsily knocks into Eddie Impey. The referee warns Aladino Vicari to calm down! Eddie Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.04
Antonino Campagnolo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei sees Antonio Menendez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Menendez whips in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Colin Bailey catches Florian Eilts on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
22.16
Abel Almeida knocks the ball forward to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis whips in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Mariano Benfari. That should have been a goal!
24.13
Eddie Impey advances with the ball. Eddie Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Stephan Gyan.
25.27
It's a corner kick. Eddie Impey loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Aladino Vicari reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.54
Erwin Elshot flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Menendez controls it well on his chest. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.30
Aladino Vicari makes a probing pass to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.41
Abel Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, David Morabito. David Morabito whips in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.52
Gianpaolo Malafronte barges into Darren Mckay. The referee warns Gianpaolo Malafronte to calm down! Darren Mckay stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Abel Almeida clumsily knocks into Dario Servidei. Abel Almeida is shown the yellow card! Dario Servidei stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Colchester United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Colchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Coventry City start the second half!
47.05
Abel Almeida clumsily knocks into Aladino Vicari. The referee calls over Abel Almeida and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Aladino Vicari hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.28
Massimiliano Franchi flicks a high pass forward to Michael Blatsis who brings the ball under control. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
51.03
Sieme Gentile kicks a strong pass forward to David Morabito. David Morabito knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis makes a convincing header. Wonderful reactions from Stephan Gyan keeps it out!
55.54
Massimiliano Franchi comes in with a late challenge on Raffaele Mandelli. Massimiliano Franchi is shown the yellow card! Raffaele Mandelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.43
Aladino Vicari hacks Liam Winterburn from behind! Aladino Vicari is given another warning by the referee! Liam Winterburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.06
Raffaele Mandelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Matthias Hamann has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.22
Aladino Vicari flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Menendez collects the pass. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.57
Erwin Elshot knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
83.57
Erwin Elshot chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Colchester United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
14.3%
53.6%
32.1%

Scorers
Florian Eilts 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Florian Eilts of Coventry City

Match Ratings