FFO Championship, Coventry City vs. Norwich City (Fri Jan 12)


                        Coventry City  |  Norwich City
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  5-2-0-1-2 N
                        Will Schoolar  |  John Read Caretaker
                                       |
                          B_Wilson GK  |  GK D_Vasquez
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF S_Duffy
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                          B_Thomas DF  |  DF D_Giannoulis
                        L_Kitching DF  |  DM M_Nunex
                           L_Binks DF  |  FW A_Idah
                           B_Sheaf DM  |  DF D_Batth
                           C_OHare MF  |  DM L_Gibbs
                          K_Palmer MF  |  FW H_Ui_Job
                          H_Wright FW  |  AM C_Fassnacht
                          J_Obikwu FW  |  DF A_Webster
                                       |
                           S_Moore SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                       K_McFadzean SUB |  SUB S_McCallum
                         L_Maloney SUB |  SUB B_Sainz
                          J_Eccles SUB |  SUB K_McLean
                           E_Simms SUB |  SUB A_Armstrong




Min. 1  :(cov) B_Sheaf threads the through ball to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Vasquez dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Vasquez beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_OHare 
          ...  T_Sakamoto tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 1  :(cov) C_OHare has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Thomas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Batth fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Will Schoolar looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 2  :(nor) C_Fassnacht runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 5  :(cov) K_Palmer with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Webster 
          ...  He knocks it to B_Thomas! 
          ...  D_Batth with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was his second, so that means... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 10 :(cov) K_Palmer hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Kitching latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Hanley gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 11 :(cov) B_Sheaf flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Fassnacht tackles from behind 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 13 :(nor) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Duffy is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by M_van_Ewijk! 
          ...  S_Duffy with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  B_Wilson parries it 
Min. 14 :(cov) K_Palmer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 15 :(nor) C_Fassnacht can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  K_Palmer with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Giannoulis shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to A_Idah instead 
          ...  A_Idah tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 16 :(cov) K_Palmer gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Hanley! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Palmer controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_Vasquez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 19 :(cov) J_Obikwu has broken clear! Just D_Vasquez to beat! 
          ...  M_Nunex brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 24 :(nor) A_Idah controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  G_Hanley gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 27 :(cov) C_OHare squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at L_Gibbs 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 27 :(nor) S_Duffy breaks free from T_Sakamoto 
          ...  B_Sheaf pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 30 :(cov) J_Obikwu beats M_Nunex with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Obikwu fires the shot in! 
          ...  D_Vasquez dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Wright curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Duffy deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 31 :(nor) A_Idah kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Duffy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Duffy drives the ball low! 
          ...  But B_Wilson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 34 :(cov) B_Sheaf plays it forward to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Sakamoto! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Binks 
          ...  L_Binks tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Vasquez's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 37 :(nor) G_Hanley get's past T_Sakamoto 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  B_Sheaf with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(nor) M_Nunex saunters past his marker 
          ...  L_Kitching reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 42 :(nor) M_Nunex takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sheaf 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Nunex! 
          ...  But B_Wilson is equal to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 0-0 Norwich City

Min. 49 :(cov) H_Wright flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  H_Wright hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  D_Vasquez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  D_Vasquez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 50 :(cov) T_Sakamoto plays in L_Binks with a beautiful ball 
          ...  L_Binks tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  D_Vasquez tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Wright! 
          ...  L_Binks gets his head on it 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  D_Vasquez tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Thomas dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Vasquez 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 51 :(cov) K_Palmer threads the through ball to H_Wright 
          ...  But D_Giannoulis clears the danger 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Ui_Job 
Min. 55 :(cov) B_Thomas plays it long to J_Obikwu 
          ...  A great volley from J_Obikwu! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 56 :(cov) C_OHare uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Webster wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(nor) M_Nunex with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Nunex with the shot on net! 
          ...  But B_Wilson with the difficult save 
Min. 57 :(nor) D_Giannoulis sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Giannoulis tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's put Norwich City ahead! 
          ...  Coventry City 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 58 :(cov) K_Palmer looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  J_Obikwu receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Duffy clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Maloney 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_van_Ewijk 
Min. 64 :(cov) H_Wright with a deep cross to L_Kitching 
          ...  S_Duffy with a bad challenge 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Eccles 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_OHare 
Min. 65 :(cov) H_Wright moves inside 
          ...  H_Wright hits a great shot! 
          ...  D_Vasquez gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 68 :(cov) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  K_Palmer takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  D_Giannoulis gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 68 :(nor) G_Hanley hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Fassnacht latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht with the strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 69 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Obikwu 
          ...  M_Nunex with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  But that wasn't his first... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Simms 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Obikwu 
Min. 71 :(cov) K_Palmer takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Thomas 
          ...  B_Thomas has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  D_Vasquez tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sheaf hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Maloney with the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Norwich City fans laugh at him 
Min. 72 :(cov) J_Eccles holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Binks 
          ...  L_Binks bears down on goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 74 :(nor) S_Duffy with a measured pass to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by L_Binks 
Min. 75 :(cov) L_Maloney has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Thomas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Giannoulis with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 79 :(cov) E_Simms plays it long to B_Thomas 
          ...  B_Thomas fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  D_Vasquez beats the ball away 
Min. 80 :(cov) L_Kitching beats G_Hanley with absolute ease! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  John Read Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Eccles knocks it forward 
          ...  B_Thomas gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Thomas leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Sakamoto! 
          ...  Great catch from D_Vasquez! 
Min. 87 :(cov) L_Maloney breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Vasquez! 
          ...  A_Webster brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  H_Wright hits it over the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Vasquez is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Eccles with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  S_Duffy clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.

*************  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          : K_Palmer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_van_Ewijk (2), K_Palmer (15), B_Sheaf (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Duffy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Giannoulis (57)
Sent Off             : D_Batth (5), M_Nunex (69)
Booked               : C_Fassnacht (11), D_Giannoulis (75), A_Webster (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       4
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Final Score          : Coventry City 0 - 1 Norwich City
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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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  14   6  31 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   7  -5
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  18  13   8  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   6  16  18
B_Thomas       DF   1  17  12  11  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -10   4  27
L_Kitching     DF   1  17  13  10  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Binks        DF   1  15  13   3  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  19   0  80
B_Sheaf        DM   1  13  18   5  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  16  11  -5
C_OHare        MF   1   5  19  15  23 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
K_Palmer       MF   1   7  18  14  28 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  43   5
H_Wright       FW   1   4  13  19  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  17  26 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McFadzean    DF   1  17  12   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  13
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  10  29 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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D_Vasquez      GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  19  11  10  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  55  25  38
G_Hanley       DF   1  18  11   6  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  15   0
D_Giannoulis   DF   1  17  11  11  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  29  -5  25
M_Nunex        DM   1  13  17  10  22 |  70   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -20 -20   8
A_Idah         FW   1   3  13  19  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26   6
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Gibbs        DM   1  12  18   3  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ui_Job       FW   1   4  14  18  26 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fassnacht    AM   1   2  19  14  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   3
A_Webster      DF   1  18  14   5  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -5
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  16  11   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sainz        MF   1   6  18  13  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McLean       MF   1  10  16   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  17  26 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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