Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Coventry CityCoventry City
James HayesJames Hayes Ed Davies Ed Davies
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
83Eishun KaitaE. Kaita
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt75
D
2captain
D
73Anton Van DalenA. Van Dalen
Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika69
D
3
D
78Claude LeclercqC. Leclercq
Rainer HankeR. Hanke69
D
4
D
74Darius PottsD. Potts
Mario SamsonM. Samson82
M
captain5
D
77Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
6
M
79Teddy MorrisT. Morris
Ben BishopB. Bishop77
M
7
M
83Francisco CastroF. Castro
Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira77
M
8
M
83Danny ClaphamD. Clapham
Peter WeirP. Weir77
A
9
A
83Les TilerL. Tiler
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher76
A
10
A
79Robert KasperR. Kasper
Andy HarleyA. Harley82
A
11
A
76Nigel GrimandiN. Grimandi
 
Daniel Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel68
D
12
D
73J-David RubilJ. Rubil
Quim RamosQ. Ramos75
M
13
A
75Joe PhilipsJ. Philips
Edgar NunesE. Nunes73
A
14
A
74Thomas RubilT. Rubil

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 17,218 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nwankwo Dublin.


0.00
Millwall start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
Rainer Hanke flicks a high pass forward. Peter Weir holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but Eishun Kaita is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
4.31
Danny Clapham flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Grimandi who brings the ball under control. Nigel Grimandi whips in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Kubilay Özalan had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
9.04
Rainer Hanke hacks Robert Kasper from behind! The referee warns Rainer Hanke to calm down! Robert Kasper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.04
Free kick to Coventry City just outside the area...
12.37
Robert Kasper takes a stuttering run up. The ball flies past the wall and inside the right post - goal!!
20.29
Francisco Castro threads the ball through to Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham makes a convincing header but it is deflected wide by Simo Simonpoika.
22.39
Darius Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Tiler. Les Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi takes a shot at goal. Kubilay Özalan gets down and covers it.
24.58
Francisco Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.11
Hauke Matthäus threads the ball through to Peter Weir. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.37
Hauke Matthäus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Weir. Peter Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
32.18
Francisco Castro threads a neat ball through to Teddy Morris. Teddy Morris controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
34.10
With a delightful solo run, Danny Clapham stretches the opposition's defence. Danny Clapham whips in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.01
Nigel Grimandi makes a simple pass to Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper knocks in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler whips the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Kubilay Özalan keeps it out!
39.53
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall 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!
47.33
Danny Clapham darts forward. Danny Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
51.47
Francisco Castro makes an attacking run forward. Francisco Castro plays a quick one-two with Nigel Grimandi and rushes in on goal... Francisco Castro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
53.48
Danny Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Les Tiler controls it well on his chest. Les Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Coventry City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
55.59
Francisco Castro knocks the ball forward to Teddy Morris. Teddy Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.22
Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Daniel Van Gobbel replacing Eirik Soltvedt, Quim Ramos replacing Antonio Ferreira and Edgar Nunes replacing Ronnie Gallagher .Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with J-David Rubil replacing Duncan McCoist and Thomas Rubil replacing Nigel Grimandi .
67.13
Anton Van Dalen gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Robert Kasper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.26
Francisco Castro makes a probing pass to Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Simo Simonpoika blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
73.15
With intelligent imagination, Rainer Hanke plays the ball forward to Peter Weir. Peter Weir flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley controls it well on his chest. Andy Harley knocks the ball forward to Hauke Matthäus but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.47
J-David Rubil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Robert Kasper collects the pass. Robert Kasper shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
81.33
Quim Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.21
Anton Van Dalen receives the ball from a throw-in from Darius Potts. Anton Van Dalen threads a neat ball through to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro sees Thomas Rubil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Rubil whips in a cross ball towards Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham makes a convincing header but Kubilay Özalan is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Coventry City
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
10
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.4%
59.6%
Play Area
33.3%
47.4%
19.3%

Scorers
Robert Kasper 4, 10
Les Tiler 34, 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Les Tiler of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
6
3.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
6
5.Mario Samson (MID)
6
6.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
6
7.Ben Bishop (MID)
6
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
6
9.Peter Weir (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
 
12.Daniel Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
13.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
6

1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
6
2.Anton Van Dalen (DEF)
6
3.Claude Leclercq (DEF)
6
4.Darius Potts (DEF)
6
5.Duncan McCoist (DEF)
6
6.Teddy Morris (MID)
6
7.Francisco Castro (MID)
8
8.Danny Clapham (MID)
8
9.Les Tiler (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Robert Kasper (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Nigel Grimandi (ATT)
7
 
12.J-David Rubil (DEF)
6
13.Joe Philips (ATT)
0
14.Thomas Rubil (ATT)
6