Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Carlisle United | Carlisle United | ||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Taylor | Shawn Taylor | Chris Waddington | Chris Waddington | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rio Harrison | R. Harrison |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Kelvin Ince | K. Ince | |||||||||
| Alistair Edghill | A. Edghill | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Brian Merson | B. Merson | |||||||||
| Lomano Dodd | L. Dodd | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Lomano Beckham | L. Beckham | |||||||||
| Graeme Clarke | G. Clarke | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Paul Whelan | P. Whelan | |||||||||
| Bjšrn Wijngaarden | B. Wijngaarden |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 43 | | Scott Fletcher | S. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Richard Smith | R. Smith | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 41 | | Jeroen Opdam | J. Opdam | |||||||||
| Colin Salako | C. Salako | | 34 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Omer Collymore | O. Collymore | |||||||||
| Anthony Milburn | A. Milburn | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Brian Nicholls | B. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Samuel Arevalo | S. Arevalo |  | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 |  | Saul Baccin | S. Baccin | |||||||||
| Hugo Peiro | H. Peiro |  | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Des Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Eddie Potts | E. Potts | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Stefan Thiele | S. Thiele | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 4,554 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Coventry City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.18
0-0Lomano Dodd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Milburn. Anthony Milburn threads the ball through to Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts shoots from outside the area. Kelvin Ince easily smothers it.
3.37
1-0Graeme Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Milburn. Anthony Milburn sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Arevalo. Samuel Arevalo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Samuel Arevalo scores for Coventry City!!
8.17
1-0Graeme Clarke comes in with a late challenge on Des Cole. Graeme Clarke is warned by the referee! Des Cole hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.00
1-0Graeme Clarke decides to run forward with the ball. Graeme Clarke passes the ball forward to Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts knocks the ball forward to Samuel Arevalo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.55
Scott Fletcher passes the ball forward to Des Cole. Des Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Saul Baccin. Saul Baccin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rio Harrison is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.18
Colin Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Arevalo. Samuel Arevalo goes all the way! Samuel Arevalo shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Kelvin Ince easily smothers it!
21.38
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
22.49
1-1Omer Collymore makes a simple pass to Saul Baccin. Saul Baccin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.01
1-1Graeme Clarke chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Milburn. Anthony Milburn makes a probing pass to Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Arevalo. Samuel Arevalo powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.29
Scott Fletcher sees space and advances. Scott Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.40
Richard Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Peiro. Hugo Peiro knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.25
Brian Merson advances with the ball. Brian Merson passes the ball forward to Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Carlisle United start the second half!
47.37
Jeroen Opdam makes a simple pass to Des Cole. Des Cole lofts in a cross ball towards Saul Baccin. Saul Baccin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rio Harrison easily picks it out of the air!
48.32
Brian Merson makes a simple pass to Brian Nicholls. Brian Nicholls makes a simple pass to Saul Baccin. Saul Baccin finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rio Harrison.
51.06
Richard Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts goes all the way! Eddie Potts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
53.05
Eddie Potts clumsily knocks into Brian Merson. Eddie Potts is warned by the referee! Brian Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.51
Richard Smith hacks Brian Nicholls from behind! The referee calls over Richard Smith and warns him to calm down! Brian Nicholls hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.23
Omer Collymore knocks the ball to his team mate, Saul Baccin. Saul Baccin lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rio Harrison easily smothers it.
63.52
Richard Smith makes a probing pass to Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts makes a probing pass to Hugo Peiro but he's offside!
67.20
Graeme Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Salako. Colin Salako advances with the ball. Colin Salako shoots from outside the area but Kelvin Ince is on top of it.
71.57
Alistair Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Salako. Colin Salako knocks the ball forward to Samuel Arevalo. Samuel Arevalo knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts powers a header at goal but Kelvin Ince is on top of it.
73.38
Anthony Milburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Kelvin Ince!
75.50
Brian Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bjšrn Wijngaarden.
78.23
Paul Whelan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Opdam. Jeroen Opdam brings the ball forward. Jeroen Opdam knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Rio Harrison has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.23
Anthony Milburn makes a probing pass to Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Kelvin Ince!
87.25
Lomano Beckham makes a probing pass to Omer Collymore. Omer Collymore sees a break and surges forward. Omer Collymore controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
89.07
Scott Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rio Harrison who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
29.5%
43.2%
27.3%
Scorers
| Samuel Arevalo 3 | Saul Baccin 16 Stefan Thiele 34, 78 |