Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Mark TeahanMark Teahan Dave Weston Dave Weston
Stephan GyanS. Gyan77
G
captain1
G
79Vegard JohnsenV. Johnsen
Mariano BenfariM. Benfari68
D
2
D
70Rio MortensenR. Mortensen
Barry LobontB. Lobont70
D
3captain
D
78Jody MccannJ. Mccann
Gavin UpsonG. Upson70
D
4
D
79Meziane RamdaniM. Ramdani
Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli64
M
5
D
78Pedro CastilloP. Castillo
Dario ServideiD. Servidei70
M
6
M
75Steven SheringhamS. Sheringham
Aladino VicariA. Vicari71
M
7
M
75Colin InglisC. Inglis
Erwin ElshotE. Elshot73
M
8
M
74Dion StoneD. Stone
Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni72
A
9
A
76Darren BoatengD. Boateng
Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte70
A
10
A
79Alfredo MoyaA. Moya
Antonio MenendezA. Menendez64
A
11
A
78Neves Capucho CribariN. Cribari
 
Colin VassellC. Vassell32
M
12
M
74Callum McinnesC. Mcinnes
Dominic GlassD. Glass35
M
13
A
82Ralph MooreR. Moore
Aimo ZilianiA. Ziliani74
M
14
A
66Mike BlackM. Black

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 20,660 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nick Fenton.


0.00
West Ham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.25
Dion Stone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Neves Capucho Cribari provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Mariano Benfari and goes out of play.
4.22
Steven Sheringham takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Colin Inglis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
6.40
Dion Stone makes a probing pass to Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari shoots from distance. Stephan Gyan gets down and covers it.
9.47
Colin Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Neves Capucho Cribari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neves Capucho Cribari advances inside the box! Neves Capucho Cribari tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
14.52
Mariano Benfari flicks a high pass forward. Aladino Vicari easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aladino Vicari hits a low pass to Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.25
Without breaking stride, Dario Servidei plays the ball forward to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
22.37
Gavin Upson flicks a high ball forward to Raffaele Mandelli who gracefully takes it down. Raffaele Mandelli kicks a strong pass forward to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez powers a header at goal. Vegard Johnsen comfortably punches it away to safety.
24.32
Dion Stone knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya whips in a cross ball towards Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Gavin Upson blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.28
Dion Stone threads the ball through to Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari plays a quick one-two with Darren Boateng and rushes in on goal... Neves Capucho Cribari tries a spectacular strike but somehow Stephan Gyan manages to keep it out.
32.08
Steven Sheringham flicks a high pass forward. Neves Capucho Cribari collects the pass. Neves Capucho Cribari knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Mariano Benfari. Excellent block.
34.21
Dario Servidei flicks a high pass forward. Gianpaolo Malafronte holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianpaolo Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.57
Jody Mccann catches Gianpaolo Malafronte on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gianpaolo Malafronte runs off the knock.
40.32
Jody Mccann runs forward with the ball. Jody Mccann flicks a high ball forward to Darren Boateng who takes it down. Darren Boateng whips in a cross ball towards Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
42.22
Aladino Vicari flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Menendez who takes it down. Antonio Menendez whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Coventry City kicking off!
54.24
Jody Mccann sees Colin Inglis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Inglis makes a simple pass to Darren Boateng. Darren Boateng passes the ball forward to Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
57.11
Mariano Benfari flicks a high pass forward to Erwin Elshot who brings the ball under control. Erwin Elshot makes a simple pass to Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Vegard Johnsen!
60.16
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Mike Black replacing Neves Capucho Cribari and Callum Mcinnes replacing Colin Inglis .
67.15
Dario Servidei makes a simple pass to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni finds some space and shoots from distance. Vegard Johnsen gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
69.24
Aladino Vicari hacks Callum Mcinnes from behind! The referee calls over Aladino Vicari and warns him to calm down! Callum Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.57
Steven Sheringham threads the ball through to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Upson.
72.17
Steven Sheringham darts forward. Steven Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
77.34
West Ham United have made a substitution with Ralph Moore replacing Darren Boateng .
78.35
Meziane Ramdani sees a break and surges forward. Meziane Ramdani knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Black. Mike Black whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya makes a convincing header but somehow Stephan Gyan manages to keep it out.
85.47
Steven Sheringham flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.32
Barry Lobont catches Alfredo Moya on the ankles. Barry Lobont is given a warning by the referee! Alfredo Moya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

West Ham United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
32.1%
46.9%
21%

Scorers
Gianpaolo Malafronte 15

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.Mariano Benfari (DEF)
7
3.Barry Lobont (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Upson (DEF)
6
5.Raffaele Mandelli (MID)
6
6.Dario Servidei (MID)
8
7.Aladino Vicari (MID)
6
8.Erwin Elshot (MID)
6
9.Gianpaolo Maggioni (ATT)
6
10.Gianpaolo Malafronte (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Antonio Menendez (ATT)
7
 
12.Colin Vassell (MID)
0
13.Dominic Glass (MID)
0
14.Aimo Ziliani (MID)
0

1.Vegard Johnsen (GK)
7
2.Rio Mortensen (DEF)
6
3.Jody Mccann (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Meziane Ramdani (DEF)
7
5.Pedro Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Steven Sheringham (MID)
8
7.Colin Inglis (MID)
6
8.Dion Stone (MID)
7
9.Darren Boateng (ATT)
6
10.Alfredo Moya (ATT)
6
11.Neves Capucho Cribari (ATT)
8
 
12.Callum Mcinnes (MID)
6
13.Ralph Moore (ATT)
6
14.Mike Black (ATT)
6