Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     WalsallWalsall
Si WilliamsSi Williams Computer Player Computer Player
Stan ScholesS. Scholes65
G
1captain
G
73Eoin BrandE. Brand
Ashley LawrenceA. Lawrence50
D
2
D
67Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio
Carl WatsonC. Watson53
D
3
D
63Stephen HurstS. Hurst
Niccolo HurstN. Hurst53
D
4
D
63Brendan LampardB. Lampard
Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini54
D
5
D
58Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Jo‘l TamazoutJ. Tamazout51
M
captain6
M
72Arthur HapgoodA. Hapgood
Duncan VassellD. Vassell57
M
7
M
71Morris SeamanM. Seaman
Fredrik McManamanF. McManaman53
A
8
M
70Rafael MartinR. Martin
Seb LetiziS. Letizi49
A
9
A
71Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi
Simon IzzetS. Izzet53
A
10
A
65Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin
Ledley JacobsL. Jacobs51
A
11
A
59Teddy DoddT. Dodd
 
Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet51
D
12
M
59Edward MillsE. Mills
Stephen HendryS. Hendry52
M
13
M
57Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk
Ernesto MonteroE. Montero50
A
14
D
53James VenusJ. Venus

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Walsall. A crowd of 8,456 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
Walsall kick off and get the first half underway!
4.17
Fredrik McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Vassell. Duncan Vassell finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
8.48
Morris Seaman sees a break and surges forward. Morris Seaman knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
9.59
Duncan Vassell hacks Morris Seaman from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Morris Seaman runs off the knock.
12.03
Kewullay Di Livio passes the ball forward to Brendan Lampard. Brendan Lampard makes a simple pass to Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.29
Niccolo Hurst breaks forward. Niccolo Hurst makes a simple pass to Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.17
Brendan Lampard threads the ball through to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Benjamin collects the pass. Brendan Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Martin. With a superhuman jump, Rafael Martin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper, Stan Scholes, sees it late!! Goal for Walsall!
24.25
Rafael Martin barges into Duncan Vassell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Vassell stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.07
Rafael Martin threads a neat ball through to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Hapgood controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Arthur Hapgood tries a spectacular strike but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
32.52
Oscar Jr. Gissi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
33.19
Niccolo Hurst sees Alfredo Rimondini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Rimondini decides to run forward with the ball. Alfredo Rimondini edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alfredo Rimondini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.36
Brendan Lampard makes a probing pass to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arthur Hapgood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Scholes who gathers it comfortably.
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. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Coventry City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Coventry City kick off!
49.47
With vision, Morris Seaman plays the ball forward to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd shoots from 25 yards. Stan Scholes gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
60.28
Walsall have made a substitution with Edward Mills replacing Kewullay Di Livio .
67.41
Fredrik McManaman flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Vassell who brings the ball under control. Duncan Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fredrik McManaman but he's offside!
75.40
Carl Watson flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Vassell who brings the ball under control. Duncan Vassell threads a neat ball through to Jo‘l Tamazout. Jo‘l Tamazout whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Vassell. Duncan Vassell heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.30
Morris Seaman knocks the ball forward to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Stan Scholes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.20
Niccolo Hurst barges into Brendan Benjamin. The referee warns Niccolo Hurst to calm down! Brendan Benjamin runs off the knock.
87.08
Brendan Lampard passes the ball forward to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Morris Seaman controls it well on his chest. Morris Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Scholes who gathers it comfortably.
89.48
Arthur Hapgood knocks the ball forward to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Dodd controls it well on his chest. Teddy Dodd whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Walsall
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
28.8%
42.5%
28.8%

Scorers
Rafael Martin 21
Brendan Benjamin 79, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brendan Benjamin of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Stan Scholes (GK)
6
2.Ashley Lawrence (DEF)
6
3.Carl Watson (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Hurst (DEF)
6
5.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)
6
6.Jo‘l Tamazout (MID)
6
7.Duncan Vassell (MID)yellow card
7
8.Fredrik McManaman (ATT)
6
9.Seb Letizi (ATT)
6
10.Simon Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Ledley Jacobs (ATT)
6
 
12.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
0
13.Stephen Hendry (MID)
0
14.Ernesto Montero (ATT)
0

1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Hurst (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
7
5.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Hapgood (MID)
7
7.Morris Seaman (MID)
7
8.Rafael Martin (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
6
10.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
7
 
12.Edward Mills (MID)
6
13.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)
0
14.James Venus (DEF)
0