FFO Champ, Coventry City vs. Bristol City (Mon Jul 01)


                        Coventry City  |  Bristol City
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Will Schoolar  |  -
                                       |
                          B_Wilson GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF K_Naismith
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF E_Pinnock
                          B_Thomas DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                          P_Schulz DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                           B_Sheaf DM  |  DM D_Frattesi
                          J_Eccles MF  |  MF J_Williams
                           C_OHare AM  |  MF Campana
                          K_Palmer AM  |  MF D_McNeil
                          H_Wright FW  |  FW Munir
                           D_Malen FW  |  FW D_Undav
                                       |
                           S_Moore SUB |  SUB M_OLeary
                        L_Kitching SUB |  SUB M_Roberts
                         L_Maloney SUB |  SUB G_Edmundson
                           L_Kelly SUB |  SUB T_Roberts
                           E_Simms SUB |  SUB R_Beliandjou




Min. 1  :(brc) D_McNeil back heels to find Munir in space 
          ...  Munir must beat B_Wilson! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 1  :(cov) B_Thomas finds himself in a good position 
          ...  K_Naismith with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  K_Palmer smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  J_Pickford with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 3  :(brc) J_Williams hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Munir latches onto it! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto intercepts the pass 
Min. 5  :(cov) B_Sheaf with a reverse pass to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  T_Sakamoto has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 8  :(cov) C_OHare finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  But J_Williams wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(cov) H_Wright sidesteps E_Konsa 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by E_Pinnock 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Palmer floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Eccles loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  J_Pickford watches it sail wide! 
Min. 11 :(brc) Campana finds E_Pinnock on the edge of the box 
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Pinnock! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 12 :(cov) B_Thomas is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_OHare swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to B_Thomas 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 14 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with an early cross to D_Malen 
          ...  E_Pinnock slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 14 :(brc) J_Williams looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Pinnock 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 17 :(cov) B_Thomas jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  K_Naismith rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  B_Sheaf shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Malen instead 
          ...  E_Pinnock takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 19 :(brc) D_McNeil flicks the ball through 
          ...  Munir runs onto it! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Munir! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 21 :(brc) Munir flicks it past M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Malen takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 23 :(cov) P_Schulz could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  J_Williams brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 25 :(brc) D_Frattesi beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Williams 
          ...  J_Williams tries the shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 30 :(brc) C_Cresswell with a penetrating pass to Munir 
          ...  T_Sakamoto wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 31 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 36 :(cov) D_Malen beats E_Pinnock 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Campana goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 37 :(cov) B_Wilson squares up to his marker 
          ...  He sinks his teeth into Munir's shoulder! 
          ...  Suarez eat your heart out! 
          ...  Right in front of The Referee! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 39 :(brc) E_Konsa with a 40-yard pass to D_Frattesi 
          ...  But M_van_Ewijk slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 40 :(cov) B_Sheaf with a neat pass into H_Wright 
          ...  E_Konsa brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 41 :(brc) D_Undav skips the challenge from K_Palmer 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Frattesi floats it forward 
          ...  C_Cresswell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Cresswell hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(cov) H_Wright runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Frattesi with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 45 :(brc) Munir cuts the ball back to Campana 
          ...  Campana flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Coventry City fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  Let's see if Bristol City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Coventry City 0-1 Bristol City ...
Min. 46 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to C 

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

Min. 46 :(cov) J_Eccles with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  J_Eccles looks to see where J_Pickford is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Pickford recovers to save!! 
Min. 51 :(cov) C_OHare knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Konsa 
          ...  A delightful ball in to B_Sheaf 
          ...  E_Konsa goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 52 :(cov) B_Thomas with a smart pass to J_Eccles 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Eccles! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 53 :(cov) T_Sakamoto controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Konsa 
          ...  He puts in D_Malen! 
          ...  D_Malen with a thundering drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 54 :(brc) J_Williams with a slick pass to D_Frattesi 
          ...  D_Frattesi pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 57 :(cov) D_Malen is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Campana is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  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. 59 :(brc) Campana with an incisive pass to D_McNeil 
          ...  B_Thomas with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kitching 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Schulz 
Min. 60 :(brc) E_Pinnock rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Munir 
          ...  Munir cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 61 :(cov) D_Malen flicks it over C_Cresswell and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Malen fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 64 :(brc) J_Williams brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Campana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Malen with a bad challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  D_McNeil hits it hard 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 64 :(brc) D_McNeil plays a long ball to Campana 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Kitching 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Eccles 
Min. 66 :(cov) B_Sheaf crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Palmer in the box 
          ...  Munir with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 67 :(cov) C_OHare makes the tackle 
          ...  C_OHare bears down on goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 67 :(brc) D_McNeil with the header on 
          ...  He finds Munir in space 
          ...  K_Palmer gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 69 :(brc) D_Undav sidesteps his marker 
          ...  D_Undav tries to beat B_Wilson from outside the area! 
          ...  B_Wilson tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cresswell hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  B_Wilson catches it with ease 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Simms 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Malen 
Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Beliandjou 
          ...  COMING OFF: Munir 
Min. 70 :(brc) D_McNeil finds Campana in the box 
          ...  L_Kitching takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 77 :(cov) E_Simms with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows E_Konsa a clean set of heals 
          ...  E_Simms tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Pickford watches it sail wide! 
Min. 77 :(brc) Campana turns past M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Campana hits a great drive! 
          ...  B_Wilson manages to turn it behind 
Min. 79 :(cov) H_Wright runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Kelly 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Kelly! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 82 :(cov) L_Kitching with a measured ball to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Pickford is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 82 :(brc) J_Williams sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Cresswell 
          ...  L_Kitching intercepts the pass 
Min. 84 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with a penetrating pass to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  T_Sakamoto sees J_Pickford off his line! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Pickford thumps the ball away! 
Min. 85 :(cov) B_Thomas runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  J_Pickford pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_OHare crosses it in! 
          ...  It comes to E_Simms 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Coventry City have equalised! 
          ...  - must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! 
          ...  Coventry City 1-1 Bristol City ...
Min. 86 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 86 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  D_McNeil will now play as a AM 
Min. 86 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Campana will now play as a AM 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(cov) H_Wright sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Wright! 
          ...  But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Pickford anyway 
Min. 91 :(cov) K_Palmer with a 50-yard pass to C_OHare 
          ...  C_OHare pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Simms curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from J_Pickford! 
Min. 91 :(brc) D_Frattesi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Kitching 
          ...  D_Frattesi cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  B_Wilson gets up well to catch that one 

*************  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          : E_Simms
Scorers              : E_Simms (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Wilson (37), B_Thomas (59), D_Malen (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Williams (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Campana (45)
Sent Off             : K_Naismith (17)
Booked               : Campana (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Bristol City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Coventry City 1 - 1 Bristol 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   1   0   6   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  15   6  31 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  26   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  19  14   9  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  14  33
B_Thomas       DF   1  18  13  11  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  41  10
P_Schulz       DF   1  18  13   4  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sheaf        DM   1  14  18   6  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  11  29 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  43
C_OHare        AM   1   5  19  15  23 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  21
K_Palmer       AM   1   8  18  14  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  27  10  12
H_Wright       FW   1   4  14  20  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
D_Malen        FW   1   4  16  19  25 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   9
S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  18  14  11  25 |  31   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  14   0
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kelly        MF   1  11  15   9  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44

Player Statistics - Bristol 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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J_Pickford     GK  25   1   1   1  19 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Naismith     DF   1  20  14   9  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15 -15 -15
E_Pinnock      DF   1  20  14   8  27 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  14  17
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14  10  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  14   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  19  14  12  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  13
D_Frattesi     DM   1  16  20  13  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  25
J_Williams     MF   1  12  19  14  24 |  95   0   2   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  45  11
Campana        AM   1  12  19  16  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  14  32
D_McNeil       AM   1   9  21  16  28 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   9
Munir          FW   1   3  16  21  24 |  74   0   1   1   1   3   0   0   0   0  32  28  12
D_Undav        FW   1   2  13  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_OLeary       GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Roberts      DF   1  18  12  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Edmundson    DF   1  14  13   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      MF   1   5  13  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Beliandjou   FW   1   5  13  17  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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