Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     FulhamFulham
Ed DaviesEd Davies Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Eishun KaitaE. Kaita83
G
1
G
77Alvaro BurgosA. Burgos
Anthony PriceA. Price82
D
2
D
77Gregory RaymondG. Raymond
Terry BarmbyT. Barmby76
D
captain3
D
77Nicholas JonesN. Jones
Carlton BarrettC. Barrett80
D
4
D
76Steven SeversS. Severs
Darius PottsD. Potts75
D
5
D
84Stan BaileyS. Bailey
Tobias HallerT. Haller91
M
6
M
88Morris BaileyM. Bailey
Graham PeckhamG. Peckham86
M
7captain
M
92Guillermo LeonG. Leon
Ernesto MarinE. Marin90
M
8
A
80Rui DouglasR. Douglas
Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker80
A
9
A
79Alun EustaceA. Eustace
Les TilerL. Tiler85
A
10
A
88Mark PearceM. Pearce
Alun BoydA. Boyd84
A
11
A
80Eoin NewbyE. Newby
 
Hamilton SeguraH. Segura80
D
12
D
76Alexandru CodreaA. Codrea
Fernando SantosF. Santos91
M
13
M
82Ivo KorogluI. Koroglu
Joe PhilipsJ. Philips77
A
14
A
78Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Fulham. A crowd of 17,439 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hapgood.


0.00
Coventry City kick off!
2.22
Morris Bailey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Eishun Kaita manages to gather it effortlessly.
4.09
Anthony Price flicks a high pass forward to Alun Boyd who brings the ball under control. Alun Boyd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
6.21
Steven Severs makes a probing pass to Eoin Newby. With great vision, Eoin Newby plays the ball forward to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
12.18
Morris Bailey darts forward. Morris Bailey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Potts.
15.03
Tobias Haller barges into Morris Bailey. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Morris Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.40
Graham Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Alun Boyd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Boyd plays a quick one-two with Christian Neudecker and rushes in on goal... Alun Boyd cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Alvaro Burgos!
24.03
Nicholas Jones flicks a high pass forward to Morris Bailey who brings the ball under control. Morris Bailey plays the ball forward to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Eishun Kaita didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
28.12
Carlton Barrett sees Tobias Haller in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Haller flicks a high pass forward to Christian Neudecker who brings the ball under control. Christian Neudecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.18
Guillermo Leon chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Eishun Kaita. Excellent save.
36.06
Gregory Raymond deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Leon. Seeing a gap ahead, Guillermo Leon plays the ball forward to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Leon and stumbles forward towards the goal... Morris Bailey shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Eishun Kaita.
38.25
Darius Potts threads the ball through to Graham Peckham. Graham Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd tries a spectacular long range effort. Alvaro Burgos gets down and covers it.
44.15
Ernesto Marin knocks the ball forward to Les Tiler. Les Tiler edges inside the box! Les Tiler rockets a shot on goal but Alvaro Burgos is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Fulham kick off!
53.02
Graham Peckham clumsily knocks into Guillermo Leon. Graham Peckham is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Leon stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.42
Nicholas Jones makes a beautiful solo run. Nicholas Jones passes the ball forward to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Guillermo Leon!
60.41
Coventry City have made a substitution with Hamilton Segura replacing Anthony Price .
61.42
Nicholas Jones flicks a high pass forward to Guillermo Leon who brings the ball under control. Guillermo Leon chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby rushes past Terry Barmby! Eoin Newby side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
66.49
Guillermo Leon knocks the ball forward to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.16
Guillermo Leon brings the ball forward. Guillermo Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Terry Barmby is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
71.20
Gregory Raymond deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Mark Pearce who takes it down. Mark Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.43
Eoin Newby comes in with a late challenge on Darius Potts. Eoin Newby is shown the yellow card! Darius Potts runs off the knock.
81.25
Morris Bailey catches Tobias Haller on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tobias Haller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.38
Guillermo Leon knocks the ball forward to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Pearce. With a superhuman jump, Mark Pearce connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Mark Pearce scores for Fulham!!
89.48
Alun Boyd barges into Gregory Raymond. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregory Raymond carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Fulham
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Guillermo Leon 54
Eoin Newby 71
Mark Pearce 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Leon of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
7
2.Anthony Price (DEF)
6
3.Terry Barmby (DEF)
6
4.Carlton Barrett (DEF)
6
5.Darius Potts (DEF)
6
6.Tobias Haller (MID)yellow card
5
7.Graham Peckham (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ernesto Marin (MID)
7
9.Christian Neudecker (ATT)
6
10.Les Tiler (ATT)
6
11.Alun Boyd (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Hamilton Segura (DEF)
6
13.Fernando Santos (MID)
0
14.Joe Philips (ATT)
0

1.Alvaro Burgos (GK)
7
2.Gregory Raymond (DEF)
6
3.Nicholas Jones (DEF)
6
4.Steven Severs (DEF)
6
5.Stan Bailey (DEF)
6
6.Morris Bailey (MID)yellow card
7
7.Guillermo Leon (MID)goal scored
9
8.Rui Douglas (ATT)
6
9.Alun Eustace (ATT)
6
10.Mark Pearce (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eoin Newby (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Alexandru Codrea (DEF)
0
13.Ivo Koroglu (MID)
0
14.Stuart Johnstone (ATT)
0