FFO FLT, Coventry City vs. Ipswich Town (Wed Mar 06)


                        Coventry City  |  Ipswich Town
                              5-3-2 N  |  3-1-3-1-2 E
                        Will Schoolar  |  Ash Barkworth
                                       |
                          B_Wilson GK  |  GK A_Patterson
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF A_Tuanzebe
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF J_Cooper
                       K_McFadzean DF  |  DF H_Clark
                        L_Kitching DF  |  DM S_Morsy
                          B_Thomas DF  |  MF M_Luongo
                           C_OHare MF  |  MF D_Frattesi
                           B_Sheaf MF  |  AM W_Burns
                          K_Palmer MF  |  MF O_Hutchinson
                          H_Wright FW  |  FW G_Hirst
                           E_Simms FW  |  FW K_Nisbet
                                       |
                           S_Moore SUB |  SUB C_Walton
                         L_Maloney SUB |  SUB L_Woolfenden
                           L_Binks SUB |  SUB J_Donacien
                          J_Eccles SUB |  SUB M_Harness
                          J_Obikwu SUB |  SUB C_Chaplin




Min. 2  :(ips) H_Clark controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  W_Burns gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  B_Thomas does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 3  :(cov) K_Palmer plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_Palmer could have let it bounce! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Patterson looks dejected 
          ...  Coventry City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-0 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 3  :(ips) J_Cooper with a 30-yard pass to G_Hirst 
          ...  L_Kitching reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 6  :(cov) E_Simms sidesteps H_Clark 
          ...  E_Simms keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 6  :(ips) M_Luongo has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He puts in K_Nisbet! 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 7  :(cov) C_OHare pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  K_Palmer is clean through! 
          ...  K_Palmer keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 9  :(cov) H_Wright is too quick for J_Cooper 
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Wright! 
          ...  A_Patterson with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 10 :(ips) M_Luongo beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds K_Nisbet 
          ...  K_Nisbet attempts to nutmeg B_Wilson! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  B_Wilson plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 12 :(ips) G_Hirst takes advantage of a mistake by B_Thomas 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  G_Hirst tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  B_Wilson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 13 :(cov) C_OHare takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past J_Cooper 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  C_OHare leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Patterson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 16 :(cov) K_McFadzean elbows O_Hutchinson off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He can have no complaints!! Dirty barsteward! 
Min. 18 :(ips) B_Wilson with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Frattesi is through! 
          ...  D_Frattesi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But B_Wilson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 19 :(cov) E_Simms unselfishly lays the ball back to C_OHare 
          ...  C_OHare hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Patterson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 20 :(cov) B_Sheaf sprints past S_Morsy 
          ...  B_Sheaf tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 20 :(ips) S_Morsy has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  K_Nisbet gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  K_Nisbet with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-1 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 20 :(cov) K_Palmer slips past his marker J_Cooper 
          ...  The ball is whipped into E_Simms 
          ...  D_Frattesi with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 21 :(ips) S_Morsy works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hirst 
          ...  G_Hirst with a little chip! 
          ...  But B_Wilson punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 23 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk 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! 
          ...  E_Simms receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Luongo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 24 :(ips) D_Frattesi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Hirst 
          ...  G_Hirst from 20 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Ipswich Town go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-2 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 32 :(cov) H_Wright finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  H_Wright plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  That's got Coventry City back level! 
          ...  Coventry City 2-2 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 33 :(cov) H_Wright sprints past A_Tuanzebe 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  S_Morsy reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 35 :(ips) O_Hutchinson retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Nisbet gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Sakamoto is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  W_Burns bends it round the wall 
          ...  B_Wilson with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 40 :(ips) D_Frattesi sidesteps M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Palmer 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 41 :(cov) E_Simms runs towards the goal 
          ...  E_Simms hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But A_Patterson with the difficult save 
Min. 42 :(cov) L_Kitching jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Coventry City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Coventry City 3-2 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 42 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  B_Wilson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(cov) H_Wright knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Cooper 
          ...  H_Wright with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Patterson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 48 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a 30-yard pass to H_Wright 
          ...  A powerful shot by H_Wright! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 3-2 Ipswich Town

Min. 47 :(cov) T_Sakamoto has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Clark 
          ...  He puts in K_Palmer! 
          ...  K_Palmer drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Patterson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Patterson makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 47 :(ips) D_Frattesi beats L_Kitching 
          ...  What a shot from D_Frattesi! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  B_Wilson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 50 :(cov) B_Sheaf takes advantage of a mistake by O_Hutchinson 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to H_Wright! 
          ...  H_Wright tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 53 :(ips) M_Luongo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cooper 
          ...  B_Sheaf stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  O_Hutchinson plays it short to K_Nisbet 
          ...  K_Nisbet fires the shot in! 
          ...  B_Wilson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 55 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Chaplin 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Nisbet 
Min. 55 :(ips) J_Cooper brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Hirst makes himself available 
          ...  T_Sakamoto gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Morsy dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  B_Sheaf clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(cov) B_Thomas nutmegs the defender 
          ...  B_Thomas bears down on goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Maloney 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Thomas 
Min. 62 :(cov) K_Palmer picks up the pass 
          ...  K_Palmer smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Eccles 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sheaf 
Min. 65 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk finds L_Maloney with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Maloney with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But A_Patterson is equal to it 
Min. 65 :(ips) G_Hirst stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Hirst with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  B_Wilson is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 66 :(cov) K_Palmer takes advantage of a mistake by H_Clark 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Palmer runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 67 :(ips) D_Frattesi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  L_Kitching with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Obikwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Simms 
Min. 72 :(cov) K_Palmer beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  The ball hits J_Cooper in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 76 :(cov) K_Palmer squares it to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Patterson gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 76 :(ips) C_Chaplin has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  W_Burns collects the loose ball! 
          ...  W_Burns looks to see where B_Wilson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  B_Wilson never had a chance! 
Min. 77 :(cov) J_Obikwu runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Cooper pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 79 :(ips) O_Hutchinson heads the ball back to W_Burns 
          ...  W_Burns has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Wilson comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 81 :(cov) K_Palmer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Obikwu 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Obikwu! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Patterson palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 84 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk shoves D_Frattesi in the chest!! 
          ...  He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 85 :(ips) O_Hutchinson gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds C_Chaplin 
          ...  J_Obikwu reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 86 :(cov) L_Kitching jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Eccles 
          ...  H_Clark slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ips) C_Chaplin hits a hard pass to G_Hirst 
          ...  G_Hirst with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  B_Wilson guesses right 
Min. 89 :(cov) T_Sakamoto backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Obikwu swings in the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Patterson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Patterson catches it with style! 

*************  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              : K_Palmer (3), H_Wright (32,42)
Sent Off             : K_McFadzean (16)
Booked               : T_Sakamoto (35), B_Sheaf (53), M_van_Ewijk (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Ipswich Town Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hirst
Scorers              : K_Nisbet (20), G_Hirst (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Frattesi (20), M_Luongo (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Ipswich Town
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          14        |       10
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Coventry City 3 - 2 Ipswich 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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -11   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  15   6  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   8  13  -5
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  18  13   8  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   9  28  -5
K_McFadzean    DF   1  17  12   9  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20 -20 -20
L_Kitching     DF   1  17  14  10  25 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  17  13  11  24 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  10  19
C_OHare        MF   1   5  19  15  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   5  14
B_Sheaf        MF   1  13  18   5  23 |  68   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  14   1  12
K_Palmer       MF   1   8  18  14  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   5   1   0   0   0  24  18  46
H_Wright       FW   1   4  13  20  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0  10  10  32
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   6
S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
L_Binks        DF   1  15  13   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  11  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  17  26 |  22   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  27   0  10

Player Statistics - Ipswich 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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A_Patterson    GK  23   1   1   1  30 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -19   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   1  20  13  12  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Cooper       DF   1  19  13  10  27 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  22   0
H_Clark        DF   1  19  13   7  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  11   0
S_Morsy        DM   1  13  20   6  30 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   4 -10
M_Luongo       MF   1  11  17   8  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  16  -5
D_Frattesi     MF   1  16  20  13  27 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  -5   5  13
W_Burns        AM   1   2  18  14  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
O_Hutchinson   MF   1   9  18  13  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  14 -10
G_Hirst        FW   1   4  12  19  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
K_Nisbet       FW   1   4  14  19  28 |  58   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  14
C_Walton       GK  19   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woolfenden   DF   1  15  10  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Donacien     DF   1  16  14   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harness      MF   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chaplin      FW   1   5  14  17  22 |  37   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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