Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Ed DaviesEd Davies Dimitri Bocharov Dimitri Bocharov
Eishun KaitaE. Kaita83
G
1
G
83Ralph BrittonR. Britton
Anthony PriceA. Price82
D
2
D
77Trevor DraperT. Draper
Terry BarmbyT. Barmby75
D
captain3
D
75Pierre-Yves KeitaP. Keita
Anton Van DalenA. Van Dalen73
D
4
D
75Steven PowerS. Power
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist77
D
5
D
77Pierre G. TarozziP. Tarozzi
Vittorio RinaldiniV. Rinaldini86
M
6
M
85Jamie SalmonJ. Salmon
Teddy MorrisT. Morris79
M
7
M
93Francis MarsdenF. Marsden
Francisco CastroF. Castro83
M
8captain
M
85Peter McManamanP. McManaman
Les TilerL. Tiler83
A
9
A
84Max PetersM. Peters
Robert KasperR. Kasper79
A
10
A
78Tommy DeaneT. Deane
Nigel GrimandiN. Grimandi76
A
11
A
81Paulo GomesP. Gomes
 
J-David RubilJ. Rubil73
D
12
M
88Robert EustaceR. Eustace
Danny ClaphamD. Clapham83
M
13
A
80Marcos TrevinoM. Trevino
Thomas RubilT. Rubil74
A
14
D
74Eduardo ButraguenoE. Butragueno

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Blackburn Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Omer Gray.


0.00
Coventry City start the match!
2.09
Pierre G. Tarozzi flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Salmon controls it well on his chest. Jamie Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Peter McManaman controls it well on his chest. Peter McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.55
Peter McManaman makes a probing pass to Max Peters. Max Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eishun Kaita who gathers it comfortably.
10.19
Teddy Morris passes the ball forward to Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini beats his man to it with a header but Ralph Britton reads it well. Good save!
14.34
Francisco Castro flicks a high pass forward. Les Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Les Tiler shoots from distance. Ralph Britton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.31
Francisco Castro knocks the ball forward to Les Tiler. Les Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper makes a convincing header but is denied by Ralph Britton. Excellent save.
20.12
Pierre-Yves Keita comes in with a late challenge on Les Tiler. The referee calls over Pierre-Yves Keita and warns him to calm down! Les Tiler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.57
Teddy Morris flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Castro collects the pass. Francisco Castro whips in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.37
Steven Power makes a simple pass to Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon makes a simple pass to Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman plays a sublime one-two with Tommy Deane and races in on goal... Peter McManaman comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
26.10
Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Castro flicks a high pass forward. Robert Kasper holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robert Kasper shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Ralph Britton!
32.33
Francis Marsden changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francis Marsden shoots from 20 yards but Eishun Kaita reads it well. Fabulous save!
44.09
Francis Marsden brings the ball forward. Francis Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers kick off!
48.41
Terry Barmby plays the ball forward to Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Castro controls it well on his chest. Francisco Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper flicks the ball with his head. Wonderful reactions from Ralph Britton keeps it out!
53.09
Pierre-Yves Keita makes a beautiful solo run. Pierre-Yves Keita tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.48
Duncan McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward to Robert Kasper who brings the ball under control. Robert Kasper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Power.
60.22
Coventry City have made a substitution with Danny Clapham replacing Vittorio Rinaldini .
61.31
Trevor Draper passes the ball forward to Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden threads a neat ball through to Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
63.09
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Barmby. Terry Barmby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Tiler. Les Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Britton who gathers it comfortably.
66.51
Pierre-Yves Keita threads a neat ball through to Steven Power. Steven Power runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Steven Power shoots from 20 yards. Eishun Kaita comfortably gets down and covers it.
69.39
Francisco Castro flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Grimandi collects the pass. Nigel Grimandi threads the ball through to Les Tiler but he's offside!
72.33
Terry Barmby hits a low pass to Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Les Tiler controls it well on his chest. Les Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Ralph Britton manages to keep it out.
77.14
Teddy Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.04
Francis Marsden flicks a high ball forward to Max Peters who takes it down. Max Peters shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Eishun Kaita. What a save!
81.17
Peter McManaman darts forward. Peter McManaman plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Gomes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Peter McManaman provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.54
Anton Van Dalen comes in with a late challenge on Steven Power. Anton Van Dalen is shown the yellow card! Steven Power hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.29
Jamie Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Max Peters. Max Peters rushes past Duncan McCoist! Max Peters looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
89.15
Trevor Draper makes a probing pass to Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks the ball forward, putting Paulo Gomes through on goal. Some silky footwork from Paulo Gomes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Eishun Kaita as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Francis Marsden takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Some good footwork from Pierre-Yves Keita provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Blackburn Rovers are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.4%
48.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Pierre-Yves Keita 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierre-Yves Keita of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
8
2.Anthony Price (DEF)
6
3.Terry Barmby (DEF)
6
4.Anton Van Dalen (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Duncan McCoist (DEF)
8
6.Vittorio Rinaldini (MID)
6
7.Teddy Morris (MID)
6
8.Francisco Castro (MID)
7
9.Les Tiler (ATT)
6
10.Robert Kasper (ATT)
6
11.Nigel Grimandi (ATT)
6
 
12.J-David Rubil (DEF)
0
13.Danny Clapham (MID)
6
14.Thomas Rubil (ATT)
0

1.Ralph Britton (GK)
9
2.Trevor Draper (DEF)
6
3.Pierre-Yves Keita (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Steven Power (DEF)
7
5.Pierre G. Tarozzi (DEF)
6
6.Jamie Salmon (MID)
7
7.Francis Marsden (MID)
8
8.Peter McManaman (MID)
8
9.Max Peters (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Deane (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Gomes (ATT)
6
 
12.Robert Eustace (MID)
0
13.Marcos Trevino (ATT)
0
14.Eduardo Butragueno (DEF)
0