Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Croft | P. Croft |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Billy Adams | B. Adams | |||||||||
| Juan Aguilar | J. Aguilar |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Stan Milligan | S. Milligan | |||||||||
| Simon Unsworth | S. Unsworth | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Jonathan Murrin | J. Murrin | |||||||||
| Danny Shields | D. Shields | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Max Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Simon Minto | S. Minto | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Ruel Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Harvey Rodgers | H. Rodgers | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Warren Bowyer | W. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Jan Knapp | J. Knapp |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Simon Merson | S. Merson | |||||||||
| Henry Lockley | H. Lockley | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Julian Gray | J. Gray | |||||||||
| Stuart Ferguson | S. Ferguson |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Nigel Best | N. Best | |||||||||
| Marcus Dean | M. Dean | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Mauricio Reyes | M. Reyes | |||||||||
| Samuel Jardim | S. Jardim |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Daniele Cort | D. Cort | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Tranmere Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Coventry City and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Coventry City and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Coventry City kick off!
3.50
0-0Warren Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Best. Nigel Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.01
Harvey Rodgers makes a simple pass to Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Milligan.
6.57
0-0Daniele Cort hacks Danny Shields from behind! Daniele Cort is warned by the referee! Danny Shields gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.26
Warren Bowyer makes a beautiful solo run. Warren Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Minto.
10.13
0-0Henry Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Jardim. Samuel Jardim knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.59
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.26
Simon Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Lockley. Henry Lockley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean goes all the way! Marcus Dean makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.14
0-0Simon Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Knapp. Jan Knapp surges forward with the ball. Jan Knapp kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Jardim but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.51
Harvey Rodgers knocks the ball forward to Samuel Jardim. Samuel Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
24.38
0-1Julian Gray threads the ball through to Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Peter Croft had no chance!! Goal for Tranmere Rovers!
27.53
0-1Harvey Rodgers brings the ball forward. Harvey Rodgers knocks the ball forward to Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Billy Adams manages to gather it comfortably.
34.46
Simon Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Rodgers. Harvey Rodgers threads the ball through to Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.54
Julian Gray makes a simple pass to Nigel Best. Nigel Best finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.53
Tranmere Rovers are easily keeping Coventry City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Tranmere Rovers kick off the second half!
49.27
Simon Unsworth chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Lockley. Henry Lockley passes the ball forward to Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Billy Adams had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
54.56
Jan Knapp makes a simple pass to Samuel Jardim. Samuel Jardim goes all the way! Samuel Jardim rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.02
Ruel Mcgreal takes it forward alone. Ruel Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Peter Croft had no chance!! Goal for Tranmere Rovers!
61.16
Tranmere Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.37
Harvey Rodgers flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Ferguson and rushes in on goal... Marcus Dean shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Marcus Dean scores for Coventry City!!
75.45
Julian Gray threads the ball through to Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Unsworth.
78.20
Jonathan Murrin passes the ball forward to Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer takes it forward alone. Warren Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Peter Croft is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.12
Simon Minto surges forward with the ball. Simon Minto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Harvey Rodgers takes it forward alone. Harvey Rodgers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Dean but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
25.8%
45.2%
29%
Scorers
| Stuart Ferguson 49 Marcus Dean 71 | Daniele Cort 24, 57, 78 |