Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Keith Mcdonald Keith Mcdonald
Ruben GomesR. Gomes74
G
1
G
87Steinar TessemS. Tessem
Giampiero De SanctisG. De Sanctis73
D
2
D
77Nigel NewbyN. Newby
Tsuneo FujitaT. Fujita76
D
3
D
85Mike MoncurM. Moncur
Frank WhelanF. Whelan69
D
4
D
85Úlfar AdalbjarnarsonÚ. Adalbjarnarson
Alex TelferA. Telfer79
D
5
M
77Edward ThatcherE. Thatcher
Mansour MarchandM. Marchand77
M
6
M
82Wes GallagherW. Gallagher
Marcus WardM. Ward78
M
7captain
M
87Artur BelodediciA. Belodedici
Barry BrownB. Brown80
M
8
M
75Gary HutchisonG. Hutchison
Jean-Philippe FanchoneJ. Fanchone77
A
9
A
86Eddie DaviesE. Davies
Laurent ChagotL. Chagot75
A
captain10
A
81Martín ColomboM. Colombo
Isaiah SalmonI. Salmon78
A
11
A
85Moustapha ElhamdaouiM. Elhamdaoui
 
Hakan IzzetH. Izzet74
D
12
D
81Callum DalglishC. Dalglish
Peter InceP. Ince72
M
13
M
78Max JobsonM. Jobson
Nick BarrettN. Barrett76
A
14
A
84Ade OkochaA. Okocha

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Manchester United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Marsden.


0.00
Manchester United kick off and get the match underway!
4.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Frank Whelan plays the ball forward to Marcus Ward. Marcus Ward flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Salmon collects the pass. Isaiah Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.29
Nigel Newby sees Wes Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wes Gallagher flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Davies controls it well on his chest. Eddie Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.21
Alex Telfer passes the ball forward to Barry Brown. Barry Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Steinar Tessem smothers it!
15.51
Barry Brown sees Jean-Philippe Fanchone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Philippe Fanchone shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
18.36
Marcus Ward makes a simple pass to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.35
Mansour Marchand clumsily knocks into Artur Belodedici. The referee warns Mansour Marchand to calm down! Artur Belodedici hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.29
Wes Gallagher threads the ball through to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Ruben Gomes.
27.36
Frank Whelan threads a neat ball through to Marcus Ward. Marcus Ward controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. With a superhuman jump, Isaiah Salmon connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Steinar Tessem is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
30.12
Tsuneo Fujita flicks a high pass forward. Mansour Marchand collects the pass. Mansour Marchand flicks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
32.27
Artur Belodedici threads a neat ball through to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo makes a deft header but it rises well off target!
33.11
Wes Gallagher chips the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Nigel Newby plays the ball forward to Wes Gallagher. Wes Gallagher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.18
Barry Brown comes in with a late challenge on Wes Gallagher. The referee warns Barry Brown to calm down! Wes Gallagher runs off the knock.
40.33
Marcus Ward changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcus Ward knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
42.32
Edward Thatcher decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Thatcher lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Artur Belodedici barges into Tsuneo Fujita. The referee calls over Artur Belodedici and warns him to calm down! Tsuneo Fujita runs off the knock.
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. Manchester United have changed their lineup with Ade Okocha replacing Moustapha Elhamdaoui. The Manchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
49.20
Barry Brown decides to run forward with the ball. Barry Brown whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
51.09
Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tsuneo Fujita.
53.10
Artur Belodedici takes a long throw-in. Wes Gallagher chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.15
Edward Thatcher makes a probing pass to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo powers a header at goal. Ruben Gomes effortlessly picks it out of the air!
57.23
Marcus Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone skips past Úlfar Adalbjarnarson! Jean-Philippe Fanchone takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Steinar Tessem.
58.31
Corner kick to Coventry City. Mansour Marchand plays it out to the edge of the box. Barry Brown takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Steinar Tessem.
59.12
Corner kick to Coventry City. Mansour Marchand chips it out wide. Artur Belodedici reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
60.22
Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with Callum Dalglish replacing Úlfar Adalbjarnarson and Max Jobson replacing Artur Belodedici .
61.26
Gary Hutchison barges into Mansour Marchand. Gary Hutchison is given a warning by the referee! Mansour Marchand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.40
Wes Gallagher threads the ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
65.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Edward Thatcher laces a through ball forward to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tsuneo Fujita.
71.57
Callum Dalglish makes a simple pass to Max Jobson. Max Jobson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Max Jobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.47
Mansour Marchand sees space and advances. Mansour Marchand shoots from long range. Steinar Tessem gets down and covers it.
78.31
Mike Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison sees Martín Colombo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martín Colombo makes a probing pass between the defence to Eddie Davies. Some silky footwork from Eddie Davies provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Eddie Davies scores for Manchester United!!
83.27
Wes Gallagher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ruben Gomes.
84.43
It's a corner kick. Gary Hutchison kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Marcus Ward reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

Manchester United
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
9
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
34.2%
44.3%
21.5%

Scorers
Laurent Chagot 4, 18
Moustapha Elhamdaoui 42
Max Jobson 72
Eddie Davies 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Laurent Chagot of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Ruben Gomes (GK)
7
2.Giampiero De Sanctis (DEF)
6
3.Tsuneo Fujita (DEF)
6
4.Frank Whelan (DEF)
6
5.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
6.Mansour Marchand (MID)
6
7.Marcus Ward (MID)
7
8.Barry Brown (MID)
6
9.Jean-Philippe Fanchone (ATT)
6
10.Laurent Chagot (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Isaiah Salmon (ATT)
8
 
12.Hakan Izzet (DEF)
0
13.Peter Ince (MID)
0
14.Nick Barrett (ATT)
0

1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
8
2.Nigel Newby (DEF)
6
3.Mike Moncur (DEF)
6
4.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
6
5.Edward Thatcher (MID)
7
6.Wes Gallagher (MID)
7
7.Artur Belodedici (MID)
6
8.Gary Hutchison (MID)
6
9.Eddie Davies (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Martín Colombo (ATT)
7
11.Moustapha Elhamdaoui (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Callum Dalglish (DEF)
6
13.Max Jobson (MID)goal scored
8
14.Ade Okocha (ATT)
6