Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     Coventry CityCoventry City
David BennettDavid Bennett Maurice Joseph Cole Maurice Joseph Cole
Ferdinand DayllyF. Daylly68
G
1
G
73Ruben GomesR. Gomes
Duncan SounessD. Souness64
D
2
D
73Ian VieiraI. Vieira
Darl ZijmD. Zijm67
D
3
D
78Youri ChislenkoY. Chislenko
Teddy MustoeT. Mustoe59
D
4
D
74Hakan IzzetH. Izzet
Paul CaldwellP. Caldwell62
D
5
D
79Alex TelferA. Telfer
Seth KoncheskyS. Konchesky65
M
captain6
M
77Mansour MarchandM. Marchand
Neil McNeillN. McNeill70
M
7
M
77Barry BrownB. Brown
Raffaele De SanctisR. De Sanctis62
A
8
A
75Laurent ChagotL. Chagot
Marcos MerinoM. Merino58
M
9captain
A
76Nick BarrettN. Barrett
Rafael SantosR. Santos67
A
10
A
77Jean-Philippe FanchoneJ. Fanchone
Eduardo CarcedoE. Carcedo64
A
11
A
77Isaiah SalmonI. Salmon
 
Alan HuckerbyA. Huckerby66
D
12
D
72Giampiero De SanctisG. De Sanctis
Jean-Marc BraudJ. Braud66
D
13
M
77Marcus WardM. Ward
Gary DaviesG. Davies61
A
14
A
68Patricio OrtegaP. Ortega

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 19,751 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mccall.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off the first half!
2.16
Seth Konchesky flicks the ball to his team mate, Raffaele De Sanctis. Raffaele De Sanctis shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
3.56
Youri Chislenko sweeps the ball long. Nick Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Laurent Chagot scores for Coventry City!!
8.56
Youri Chislenko flicks a high pass forward. Barry Brown collects the pass. Barry Brown hits a low pass to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Souness.
14.55
Seth Konchesky hacks Mansour Marchand from behind! Seth Konchesky is shown the yellow card! Mansour Marchand stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.46
Isaiah Salmon catches Darl Zijm on the ankles. The referee brings Isaiah Salmon to one side and gives him a warning! Darl Zijm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.15
Duncan Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky plays the ball forward to Marcos Merino. Marcos Merino tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
24.38
Neil McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Raffaele De Sanctis who takes it down. Raffaele De Sanctis skips past Youri Chislenko! Raffaele De Sanctis strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.59
Neil McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Carcedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Carcedo advances inside the box! Eduardo Carcedo shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
28.21
Barry Brown threads a neat ball through to Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone shoots from long range but Ferdinand Daylly is on top of it.
39.23
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
49.37
Neil McNeill hits a low pass to Marcos Merino. Marcos Merino shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
51.18
Barry Brown plays the ball forward to Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone powers a header at goal. Ferdinand Daylly manages to gather it easily.
59.54
Teddy Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Neil McNeill collects the pass. Neil McNeill threads a neat ball through to Raffaele De Sanctis. Raffaele De Sanctis knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Carcedo. Eduardo Carcedo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Ruben Gomes is on top of it.
66.54
Barry Brown flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
67.11
Hakan Izzet hacks Eduardo Carcedo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Carcedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.10
Teddy Mustoe threads the ball through to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill threads the ball through to Eduardo Carcedo. Eduardo Carcedo tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
71.08
Youri Chislenko flicks a high pass forward. Mansour Marchand controls it well on his chest. Mansour Marchand flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Fanchone controls it well on his chest. Jean-Philippe Fanchone shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
72.20
Hakan Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Mansour Marchand. Mansour Marchand knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon plays a quick one-two with Nick Barrett and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Isaiah Salmon provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Ferdinand Daylly as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
73.17
Barry Brown takes a quick corner, playing it short to Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Rafael Santos jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
77.15
Neil McNeill threads the ball through to Eduardo Carcedo. Eduardo Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Ruben Gomes.
78.17
Neil McNeill takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Paul Caldwell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.03
Darl Zijm clumsily knocks into Isaiah Salmon. Darl Zijm is warned by the referee! Isaiah Salmon grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.12
Alex Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Barry Brown. Barry Brown passes the ball forward to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
89.10
Neil McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rafael Santos provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Ruben Gomes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Coventry City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
24.2%
43.9%
31.8%

Scorers
Rafael Santos 89
Laurent Chagot 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Santos of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Ferdinand Daylly (GK)
7
2.Duncan Souness (DEF)
6
3.Darl Zijm (DEF)
5
4.Teddy Mustoe (DEF)
6
5.Paul Caldwell (DEF)
6
6.Seth Konchesky (MID)yellow card
6
7.Neil McNeill (MID)
8
8.Raffaele De Sanctis (ATT)
7
9.Marcos Merino (MID)
6
10.Rafael Santos (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Eduardo Carcedo (ATT)
7
 
12.Alan Huckerby (DEF)
0
13.Jean-Marc Braud (DEF)
0
14.Gary Davies (ATT)
0

1.Ruben Gomes (GK)
7
2.Ian Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Youri Chislenko (DEF)
6
4.Hakan Izzet (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
6.Mansour Marchand (MID)
6
7.Barry Brown (MID)
7
8.Laurent Chagot (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Nick Barrett (ATT)
7
10.Jean-Philippe Fanchone (ATT)
6
11.Isaiah Salmon (ATT)
6
 
12.Giampiero De Sanctis (DEF)
0
13.Marcus Ward (MID)
0
14.Patricio Ortega (ATT)
0