FFO Champ, Stockport County vs. Coventry City (Fri Jan 31) Stockport County | Coventry City 5-1-0-3-1 C | 5-1-2-2 C Mike Bridge | Will Schoolar | M_Amelia GK | GK B_Wilson P_Max DF | DF M_van_Ewijk J_Capdevila DF | DF T_Sakamoto M_Materazzi DF | DF L_Kitching A_Bell DF | DF P_Schulz L_Greiml DF | DF J_Yobo S_Touray DM | DM B_Sheaf J_Gonzaga AM | MF C_Fiel M_Blasi AM | MF L_Donovan P_Canales AM | FW H_Wright G_Pazzini FW | FW D_Malen | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB S_Moore N_Gerak SUB | SUB B_Thomas Y_Engelhardt SUB | SUB C_OHare Vesga SUB | SUB K_Palmer E_Avila SUB | SUB E_Simms Min. 1 :(cov) L_Donovan breaks free from J_Capdevila ... L_Donovan sends it flying towards goal! ... It's beaten M_Amelia ... It goes wide!! Min. 2 :(stp) P_Canales jumps over J_Yobo's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_van_Ewijk ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 5 :(stp) P_Max sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But M_van_Ewijk will cut out the threat Min. 5 :(cov) B_Sheaf hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... H_Wright latches onto it! ... A_Bell with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 9 :(stp) M_Blasi dribbles it into the box ... A skilful effort from M_Blasi! ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 14 :(cov) H_Wright controls the ball with ease ... J_Gonzaga with a bad challenge Min. 16 :(stp) A_Bell brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Blasi gets on the end of the pass ... H_Wright fouls badly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 18 :(stp) P_Max dribbles past P_Schulz ... Good sliding challenge from L_Kitching Min. 26 :(stp) L_Greiml hits a hard pass to P_Max ... P_Max breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat B_Wilson now! ... He tries to slide it past B_Wilson ... B_Wilson smothers the ball!! Min. 28 :(stp) J_Gonzaga holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But he somehow misses ... The Coventry City fans laugh at him Min. 32 :(cov) B_Sheaf knocks the ball on and sprints past L_Greiml ... A delightful ball in to T_Sakamoto ... T_Sakamoto drives the ball low! ... M_Amelia was lucky there Min. 34 :(stp) G_Pazzini pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... L_Kitching goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 36 :(cov) C_Fiel with a measured pass to H_Wright ... A_Bell with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Mike Bridge looks relieved ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... B_Sheaf knocks it forward ... D_Malen gets on the end of it ... P_Max with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 36 :(stp) A_Bell makes himself available ... C_Fiel with the foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 40 :(cov) Curled in dangerously from H_Wright to M_van_Ewijk ... M_van_Ewijk leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... M_Amelia heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(cov) The ball runs loose! ... J_Yobo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_Blasi with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stockport County 0-0 Coventry City Min. 46 :(cov) P_Schulz with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Malen ... D_Malen with a thundering shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Amelia's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 50 :(cov) L_Donovan with the cross-field pass to H_Wright ... H_Wright shapes up for a shot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(stp) L_Greiml spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Gonzaga! ... M_van_Ewijk with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... P_Canales with the outside of his boot ... B_Wilson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: B_Thomas ... COMING OFF: J_Yobo Min. 61 :(stp) P_Canales with a probing pass to A_Bell ... A_Bell hits a crisp volley! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 62 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to H_Wright ... H_Wright belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... GOAL!! ... M_Amelia was well beaten there! ... Coventry City have taken the lead! ... Stockport County 0-1 Coventry City ... Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: C_OHare ... COMING OFF: C_Fiel Min. 66 :(cov) L_Donovan is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to D_Malen ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Capdevila!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 68 :(stp) M_Blasi nutmegs M_van_Ewijk, he continues to run forward ... M_Blasi aims for the top right corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Wilson dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had B_Wilson beaten! Min. 69 :(cov) D_Malen has broken clear! Just M_Amelia to beat! ... P_Max 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. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: E_Simms ... COMING OFF: D_Malen Min. 70 :(stp) G_Pazzini hoofs it upfield to find P_Canales ... P_Canales fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(cov) B_Thomas runs towards the goal ... B_Thomas with the 40 yard drive! ... But M_Amelia makes a fine save Min. 72 :(stp) S_Touray makes a run into space ... P_Schulz with a nasty foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 75 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: Y_Engelhardt ... COMING OFF: S_Touray Min. 76 :(stp) G_Pazzini finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Superbly timed tackle by B_Sheaf ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... P_Canales plays it into the danger area! ... It goes straight into the arms of B_Wilson ... 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. 76 :(cov) B_Sheaf off the woodwork! ... E_Simms picks up the deflection ... A_Bell is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 78 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: N_Gerak ... COMING OFF: M_Materazzi Min. 80 :(stp) P_Canales looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to J_Capdevila ... M_van_Ewijk seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 81 :(cov) L_Donovan has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Capdevila ... He knocks it to E_Simms! ... E_Simms hits a curling shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 82 :(cov) L_Donovan has broken clear! Just M_Amelia to beat! ... P_Max brings him down! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD!! Min. 82 :(stp) G_Pazzini with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... P_Schulz with an ugly foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 83 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: E_Avila ... COMING OFF: P_Canales Min. 83 :(stp) E_Avila holds the ball up ... He sees M_Blasi in space! ... A left-footer by M_Blasi! ... B_Wilson with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... J_Gonzaga hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... T_Sakamoto clears the danger Min. 83 :(cov) E_Simms finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... E_Simms with a thundering drive! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 84 :(cov) P_Schulz 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! ... L_Donovan receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Capdevila reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(cov) P_Schulz with a long pass to C_OHare ... But he loses control of it ... G_Pazzini takes possession Min. 92 :(stp) J_Gonzaga takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Gonzaga hits the ball first time! ... B_Wilson is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 92 :(stp) L_Greiml plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Kitching with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 94 :(stp) G_Pazzini takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_van_Ewijk ... G_Pazzini curls the ball in on goal! ... B_Wilson makes a difficult save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Edgeley Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Pazzini Scorers : N/A Sent Off : P_Max (82) Booked : A_Bell (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_van_Ewijk (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Wright (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Wright (16), C_Fiel (36), P_Schulz (72), L_Kitching (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 9 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 4 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stockport County 0 - 1 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Amelia GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 P_Max DF 1 19 15 9 30 | 84 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -15 3 J_Capdevila DF 1 18 16 9 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 M_Materazzi DF 1 18 14 3 21 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Bell DF 1 18 15 4 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 10 18 L_Greiml DF 1 17 15 4 29 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_Touray DM 1 10 15 4 29 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gonzaga AM 1 4 17 18 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 M_Blasi AM 1 14 18 14 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 P_Canales AM 1 7 18 16 26 | 85 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 21 G_Pazzini FW 1 7 14 18 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 15 17 S_Johnstone GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Gerak DF 1 15 9 3 12 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Engelhardt MF 1 5 13 8 27 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vesga MF 1 4 13 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Avila FW 1 5 11 14 25 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Wilson GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 20 15 7 31 | 97 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 48 32 20 T_Sakamoto DF 1 20 14 9 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 18 L_Kitching DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 -4 -4 P_Schulz DF 1 18 14 4 26 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 41 -4 J_Yobo DF 1 18 13 11 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sheaf DM 1 15 19 6 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 0 C_Fiel MF 1 4 17 13 21 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 8 -4 L_Donovan MF 1 8 17 19 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 7 H_Wright FW 1 5 14 21 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 11 19 D_Malen FW 1 5 16 19 25 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 S_Moore GK 18 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Thomas DF 1 18 13 11 24 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 C_OHare MF 1 5 20 16 23 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Palmer MF 1 8 19 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Simms FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1738362318 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40