Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     LiverpoolLiverpool
Ed DaviesEd Davies Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy
Eishun KaitaE. Kaita83
G
1captain
G
84Diego PeraltaD. Peralta
Hamilton SeguraH. Segura80
D
2
D
76Del DrakeD. Drake
Anthony PriceA. Price82
D
3
D
81Philip LassiterP. Lassiter
Darius PottsD. Potts75
D
captain4
D
80Neil HitchcockN. Hitchcock
Ebi LatoE. Lato83
D
5
D
87Damien AllmanD. Allman
Fernando SantosF. Santos91
M
6
M
78Rio BurgessR. Burgess
Francisco CastroF. Castro85
M
7
M
77Kevin SzepanK. Szepan
Joe PhilipsJ. Philips77
A
8
A
77Adam BeckhamA. Beckham
Les TilerL. Tiler85
A
9
A
84Alan MersonA. Merson
Robert KasperR. Kasper79
A
10
A
79Joe CampbellJ. Campbell
Harvey StandingH. Standing80
A
11
A
77Quim ReisQ. Reis
 
Terry BarmbyT. Barmby76
D
12
A
74Nigel GrondinN. Grondin
Ernesto MarinE. Marin90
M
13
M
75Daniel JedaD. Jeda
Alun BoydA. Boyd84
A
14
M
75Terry NewtonT. Newton

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 17,374 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Williams.


0.00
Liverpool get the match underway!
2.17
Francisco Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Tiler. Les Tiler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rio Burgess.
4.50
Joe Campbell threads a neat ball through to Alan Merson. Alan Merson whips in a cross ball towards Adam Beckham. Adam Beckham makes a deft header but Eishun Kaita reads it well. Fabulous stop!
6.12
Darius Potts flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Santos collects the pass. Fernando Santos flicks a high pass forward. Robert Kasper controls it well on his chest. Robert Kasper knocks in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler makes a looping header on goal. Diego Peralta punches it away to safety.
8.12
Rio Burgess barges into Fernando Santos. The referee warns Rio Burgess to calm down! Fernando Santos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.47
Francisco Castro flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Santos who takes it down. Fernando Santos shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.14
Francisco Castro threads a neat ball through to Joe Philips. Joe Philips knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.33
Anthony Price flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Santos controls it well on his chest. Fernando Santos flicks a high pass forward. Joe Philips collects the pass. Joe Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Drake.
26.56
Fernando Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Joe Philips through on goal. Joe Philips shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Diego Peralta with no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
30.12
Neil Hitchcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan flicks a high ball forward to Alan Merson who takes it down. Alan Merson finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.51
Del Drake passes the ball forward to Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Burgess. Rio Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.15
Darius Potts takes it forward alone. Darius Potts flicks a high pass forward. Joe Philips holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Hitchcock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Coventry City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.36
Francisco Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos threads the ball through to Harvey Standing but he's offside!
51.09
Francisco Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Les Tiler. Les Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Standing. Harvey Standing finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
54.16
Francisco Castro hits a low pass to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Standing. Harvey Standing rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Diego Peralta didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
57.48
Fernando Santos takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Santos who takes it down. Fernando Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Diego Peralta gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
59.44
Fernando Santos makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
60.08
Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with Ernesto Marin replacing Fernando Santos and Alun Boyd replacing Les Tiler .Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Grondin replacing Quim Reis and Daniel Jeda replacing Rio Burgess .
61.09
Kevin Szepan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Campbell. Joe Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.24
Anthony Price chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
67.10
Kevin Szepan chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Campbell. Joe Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Grondin. Nigel Grondin heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.09
Philip Lassiter knocks the ball forward to Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan passes the ball forward to Nigel Grondin. Nigel Grondin shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
73.53
Francisco Castro passes the ball forward to Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Joe Philips. Joe Philips is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Diego Peralta reads it well. Well saved!
77.50
Liverpool have made a substitution with Terry Newton replacing Kevin Szepan .
78.56
Anthony Price flicks a high pass forward to Ebi Lato who brings the ball under control. Ebi Lato threads the ball through to Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Hitchcock.
79.17
Francisco Castro makes a simple pass to Robert Kasper. Robert Kasper shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
84.14
Darius Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro knocks the ball forward to Harvey Standing. Harvey Standing cuts inside the box! Harvey Standing comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Diego Peralta gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
87.21
Philip Lassiter comes in with a late challenge on Harvey Standing. The referee calls over Philip Lassiter and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Standing runs off the knock.
89.55
Damien Allman flicks a high pass forward to Neil Hitchcock who brings the ball under control. Neil Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Liverpool
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.4%
29.6%
Play Area
22.2%
43.2%
34.6%

Scorers
Joe Philips 27
Harvey Standing 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Castro of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
6
2.Hamilton Segura (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Price (DEF)
6
4.Darius Potts (DEF)
8
5.Ebi Lato (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Santos (MID)
7
7.Francisco Castro (MID)
9
8.Joe Philips (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Les Tiler (ATT)
7
10.Robert Kasper (ATT)
6
11.Harvey Standing (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Terry Barmby (DEF)
0
13.Ernesto Marin (MID)
6
14.Alun Boyd (ATT)
6

1.Diego Peralta (GK)
8
2.Del Drake (DEF)
6
3.Philip Lassiter (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Neil Hitchcock (DEF)
6
5.Damien Allman (DEF)
6
6.Rio Burgess (MID)
5
7.Kevin Szepan (MID)
6
8.Adam Beckham (ATT)
6
9.Alan Merson (ATT)
6
10.Joe Campbell (ATT)
6
11.Quim Reis (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Grondin (ATT)
6
13.Daniel Jeda (MID)
6
14.Terry Newton (MID)
6