FFO Championship, Coventry City vs. Luton Town (Fri Mar 08)


                        Coventry City  |  Luton Town
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-3-3 E
                        Will Schoolar  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          B_Wilson GK  |  GK S_Soares
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                         L_Maloney DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                        L_Kitching DF  |  DF B_Davies
                          B_Thomas DF  |  MF Rodrigo
                           C_OHare MF  |  MF M_Almiron
                           B_Sheaf MF  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                          K_Palmer MF  |  FW C_Morris
                          H_Wright FW  |  FW A_Armstrong
                           E_Simms FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                           S_Moore SUB |  SUB Rui_Silva
                           L_Binks SUB |  SUB S_Loric
                         J_Bidwell SUB |  SUB O_Denman
                          J_Eccles SUB |  SUB J_Clark
                          J_Obikwu SUB |  SUB E_Adebayo




Min. 2  :(cov) C_OHare with a long pass to B_Thomas 
          ...  B_Thomas sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Soares gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 10 :(cov) B_Sheaf lays the ball back to E_Simms 
          ...  B_Davies pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 12 :(cov) K_Palmer searches out H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 16 :(cov) H_Wright beats S_Bradley 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  H_Wright drives the ball low! 
          ...  S_Soares goes down well to save 
Min. 16 :(cov) T_Sakamoto is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  B_Davies body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(cov) E_Simms turns past S_Bradley 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Alvarez brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 25 :(cov) L_Kitching takes advantage of a mistake by G_Alvarez 
          ...  He puts in M_van_Ewijk! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Davies 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 25 :(lut) M_Thuram pass splits open the defence and finds M_Andersen 
          ...  M_Andersen with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 26 :(cov) L_Maloney with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Rodrigo can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Maloney tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  S_Soares catches the ball 
Min. 31 :(lut) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu is through! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  B_Wilson tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  B_Wilson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Morris gets to it! 
          ...  B_Wilson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 32 :(cov) C_OHare retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Wright gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Davies brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 35 :(cov) L_Kitching plays the early ball across the box to find H_Wright in space 
          ...  H_Wright shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 36 :(cov) H_Wright jinks past M_Andersen 
          ...  G_Alvarez cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 41 :(cov) E_Simms flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Simms tries to beat S_Soares from outside the area! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 41 :(lut) C_Morris makes himself available 
          ...  B_Thomas fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(cov) B_Sheaf finds T_Sakamoto on the edge of the box 
          ...  T_Sakamoto swings in the shot! 
          ...  S_Soares makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 48 :(lut) A_Armstrong is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to S_Bradley 
          ...  S_Bradley with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 49 :(cov) E_Simms knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  M_Andersen with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  E_Simms swings it in 
          ...  H_Wright takes control of it! 
          ...  H_Wright tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Coventry City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town

Min. 46 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 46 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  M_Almiron will now play as a AM 
Min. 46 :(cov) H_Wright moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  T_Sakamoto blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Soares with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 46 :(lut) C_Morris makes himself available 
          ...  C_Morris tries to chip the ball over B_Wilson! 
          ...  B_Wilson falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Luton Town fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Luton Town have equalised! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 48 :(lut) C_Morris runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Bradley 
          ...  But L_Maloney puts it in row Z! 
Min. 51 :(lut) S_Bradley slips past his marker B_Thomas 
          ...  The ball is whipped into A_Armstrong 
          ...  L_Kitching takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 53 :(lut) M_Almiron has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Almiron! 
          ...  B_Wilson makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(cov) H_Wright cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 54 :(lut) B_Davies curls the ball out wide to M_Thuram 
          ...  But L_Maloney wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(lut) A_Armstrong gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron with a thundering volley! 
          ...  B_Wilson falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  B_Wilson looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Almiron plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  L_Maloney belts it clear 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Binks 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_van_Ewijk 
Min. 63 :(cov) L_Kitching cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  G_Alvarez wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Eccles 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Palmer 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Adebayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Thuram 
Min. 66 :(lut) M_Almiron with the first time flick to E_Adebayo 
          ...  B_Thomas gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Andersen 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 67 :(lut) M_Almiron get's past L_Binks 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  E_Simms bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Obikwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Simms 
Min. 70 :(lut) E_Adebayo is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Morris 
          ...  C_Morris lobs B_Wilson! 
          ...  But B_Wilson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 72 :(cov) J_Obikwu is too quick for B_Davies 
          ...  J_Obikwu hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  S_Soares looks relieved there! 
Min. 75 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(cov) H_Wright floats the ball in to find L_Kitching 
          ...  L_Kitching with the side footed shot! 
          ...  S_Soares with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 78 :(cov) H_Wright flicks it over S_Bradley's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Wright attempts the shot! 
          ...  It floats over S_Soares 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 79 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu knocks the ball past L_Binks 
          ...  Now he crosses to C_Morris! 
          ...  H_Wright fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  M_Almiron knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Morris gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Morris rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Wilson's hands 
          ...  But B_Wilson recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 80 :(cov) C_OHare sidesteps G_Alvarez 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  C_OHare blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  S_Soares plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 81 :(cov) B_Sheaf plays in C_OHare with a beautiful ball 
          ...  C_OHare strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Soares dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Soares beaten! 
Min. 83 :(cov) J_Eccles with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  J_Eccles sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  S_Soares saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 84 :(cov) J_Obikwu cuts through the defence 
          ...  B_Davies makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 87 :(cov) T_Sakamoto takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into C_OHare 
          ...  C_OHare with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But S_Soares punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Eccles swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  H_Wright makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  S_Soares guesses right 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(cov) H_Wright beats Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  C_OHare passes to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright tries to beat B_Wilson! 
          ...  S_Soares is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And S_Soares reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Maloney drives it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 89 :(cov) B_Sheaf looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 90 :(lut) A_Armstrong sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Morris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Morris! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Morris plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Wilson 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 91 :(lut) S_Bradley off the woodwork! 
          ...  M_Almiron picks up the deflection 
          ...  M_Almiron with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But B_Wilson palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 92 :(cov) J_Eccles slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Eccles chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But S_Soares stops that one easily 
Min. 95 :(cov) H_Wright searches out T_Sakamoto 
          ...  S_Bradley seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 95 :(lut) M_Almiron beats L_Kitching 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Eccles wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wright (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Wright (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Wright (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : C_Morris
Scorers              : C_Morris (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Davies (16), M_Andersen (49), Rodrigo (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Coventry City 1 - 1 Luton Town
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Player Statistics - Coventry City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Wilson       GK  23   1   1   1  27 | 101   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  15   6  31 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  18  13   8  29 | 101   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  32
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 | 101   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  54   0  15
L_Kitching     DF   1  17  14  10  25 | 101   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  24  14
B_Thomas       DF   1  18  13  11  24 | 101   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  13
C_OHare        MF   1   5  19  15  23 | 101   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  25
B_Sheaf        MF   1  13  18   5  23 | 101   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
K_Palmer       MF   1   8  18  14  28 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
H_Wright       FW   1   4  13  20  31 | 101   0   0   4   0   8   1   1   0   0  -5  47  27
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  74   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  16   8
S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Binks        DF   1  15  13   3  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bidwell      DF   1  14  12   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  11  29 |  32   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  24   0  26
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  17  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 | 101  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 | 101   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  26  13
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   7  25 | 101   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  27
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 | 101   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  18  12   5  26 | 101   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  59   9  -5
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  18  13  23 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
M_Almiron      AM   1   6  18  16  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   8  24
P_R_Mpanzu     MF   1   7  19  13  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7  11
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 | 101   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  11  32
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  17  26 | 101   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Loric        DF   1  15  10   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Denman       MF   1   5  16  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Clark        MF   1   3  17  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
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