Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emile Green | E. Green |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Alberto Sanchez | A. Sanchez |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | |||||||||
| Darius Rowett | D. Rowett | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Ben Standing | B. Standing | |||||||||
| Adolfo Martin | A. Martin | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Richard Lawton | R. Lawton | |||||||||
| Wes Kasper | W. Kasper | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Kieron Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Oleg Mann | O. Mann | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 |  | Ricardo Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Ronnie Youds | R. Youds | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 |  | Johan Ferri | J. Ferri | |||||||||
| Billy Le Tissier | B. Le Tissier | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Brendan Weir | B. Weir | |||||||||
| Carl Davies | C. Davies | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Jonathan Peters | J. Peters | |||||||||
| Richard Mowbray | R. Mowbray | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Marc Bridge | M. Bridge | |||||||||
| Craig Richards | C. Richards | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Marc Bridge | M. Bridge | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,455 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Coventry City and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Coventry City and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Coventry City kick off the first half!
4.14
0-0Alberto Sanchez kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Le Tissier. Billy Le Tissier takes it forward alone. Billy Le Tissier shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.20
0-0Ben Standing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Ribeiro. Ricardo Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge whips in a cross ball towards Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Emile Green manages to gather it comfortably.
10.18
0-0Darius Rowett flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Mann. Oleg Mann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.36
Jonathan Peters makes a simple pass to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.04
Ricardo Ribeiro threads the ball through to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge goes all the way! Marc Bridge rockets a shot on goal but somehow Emile Green manages to keep it out.
18.20
Ronnie Youds makes a simple pass to Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Richards. Craig Richards connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.42
Jonathan Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
24.16
Alberto Sanchez plays a long ball forward. Richard Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.40
0-0Johan Ferri passes the ball forward to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks the ball forward to Marc Bridge but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
30.11
0-0Port Vale are easily keeping Coventry City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
33.56
Ben Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Weir. Brendan Weir flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge whips in a cross ball towards Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Emile Green is on top of it.
44.53
Jonathan Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Rowett.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Port Vale kick off!
48.49
0-0Brendan Weir hacks Billy Le Tissier from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Le Tissier stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.08
Oleg Mann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Richards. Craig Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.34
0-0Billy Le Tissier comes in with a late challenge on Johan Ferri. The referee calls over Billy Le Tissier and warns him to calm down! Johan Ferri stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.32
Wes Kasper catches Johan Ferri on the ankles. The referee calls over Wes Kasper and warns him to calm down! Johan Ferri runs off the knock.
79.05
Ronnie Youds hacks Brendan Weir from behind! Ronnie Youds is warned by the referee! Brendan Weir runs off the knock.
81.04
Billy Le Tissier threads the ball through to Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Richards. Craig Richards heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.20
Brendan Weir makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Green who gathers it comfortably.
87.13
Johan Ferri advances with the ball. Johan Ferri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Green who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
30.9%
49.4%
19.8%