FFO Prem, Coventry City vs. Portsmouth (Mon Jun 30) Coventry City | Portsmouth 5-1-2-2 C | 5-2-2-1 C Will Schoolar | Neil Kirby | R_Adler GK | GK Agirrezabala C_Soyuncu DF | DF F_Tomori M_van_Ewijk DF | DF M_Hermoso T_Sakamoto DF | DF E_Can B_Thomas DF | DF M_Aarons P_Schulz DF | DF J_Vazquez F_Neuhaus MF | MF Andre E_Smith_Rowe MF | MF M_Camus B_Sheaf DM | AM A_Berenguer H_Wright FW | AM A_Correa L_Donovan FW | FW S_Gimenez | A_Manninger SUB | SUB R_Descamps J_Yobo SUB | SUB C_Richards L_Kitching SUB | SUB G_Alvarez C_OHare SUB | SUB Elano D_Malen SUB | SUB W_Rooney Min. 1 :(por) M_Hermoso spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Gimenez! ... S_Gimenez with a screamer of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Portsmouth have snatched the lead! ... Coventry City 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 2 :(por) Andre brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass ... A_Berenguer tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Adler never had a chance! Min. 9 :(por) Agirrezabala is clutching his leg! ... That doesn't look good ... But he'll continue and try to run it off Min. 10 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk back heels to find L_Donovan in space ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Donovan! ... Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 12 :(cov) F_Neuhaus back heels to find E_Smith_Rowe in space ... E_Smith_Rowe with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 12 :(por) S_Gimenez beats E_Smith_Rowe ... L_Donovan with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 13 :(cov) L_Donovan lobs it over the defender ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Vazquez ... He made it look easy Min. 13 :(por) A_Berenguer takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... A_Berenguer with a thundering shot! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Coventry City 0-2 Portsmouth ... Min. 14 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: G_Alvarez ... COMING OFF: J_Vazquez Min. 14 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: Elano ... COMING OFF: M_Camus Min. 14 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Andre will now play as a DM Min. 16 :(por) A_Berenguer lobs it over the defender ... E_Smith_Rowe with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Portsmouth players ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(cov) F_Neuhaus cuts inside Andre ... He worked that well ... F_Neuhaus fires a shot at goal! ... It's beaten Agirrezabala ... It goes wide!! Min. 26 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Schulz gets on the end of the pass ... P_Schulz with a thundering shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Portsmouth fans laugh at him Min. 28 :(cov) B_Sheaf is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to L_Donovan ... Andre hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... E_Smith_Rowe flights it in! ... Agirrezabala jumps well to claim it! Min. 35 :(cov) T_Sakamoto flicks the ball through ... L_Donovan runs onto it! ... L_Donovan attempts a low drive! ... Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... T_Sakamoto flights it in! ... Agirrezabala fists it away! Min. 35 :(por) M_Aarons plays it forward to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez with the drive! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Hermoso hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... T_Sakamoto clears the danger Min. 36 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk finds himself with plenty of time ... G_Alvarez goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 38 :(por) E_Can pulls it back to A_Correa ... B_Thomas stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 40 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... Excellent sliding challenge from Andre ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Donovan with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of Agirrezabala ... 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. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(por) Andre unselfishly lays the ball back to Elano ... But F_Neuhaus sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 46 :(por) E_Can moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Berenguer ... A_Berenguer with the punt towards goal! ... R_Adler with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Coventry City 0-2 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(por) Andre knocks it past B_Thomas and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Andre has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Adler never had a chance! Min. 54 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe dribbles past E_Can ... M_Aarons with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Neil Kirby looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... E_Smith_Rowe drives it under the wall ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... H_Wright swings it in! ... Agirrezabala catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 59 :(cov) A defence splitting pass from H_Wright to B_Thomas ... B_Thomas with a graceful, looping effort! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: D_Malen ... COMING OFF: H_Wright Min. 61 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Yobo ... COMING OFF: B_Thomas Min. 62 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: C_OHare ... COMING OFF: E_Smith_Rowe Min. 64 :(cov) F_Neuhaus with a real burst of pace ... M_Aarons is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 67 :(cov) L_Donovan with a neat pass into D_Malen ... A cheeky lob from D_Malen! ... Agirrezabala tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... P_Schulz flights it in! ... Agirrezabala comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 70 :(por) Elano gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds E_Can ... L_Donovan with the tackle Min. 76 :(cov) C_OHare with a byline cross to C_Soyuncu ... C_Soyuncu is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round Agirrezabala ... He nutmegs Agirrezabala ... It goes wide!! Min. 77 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: W_Rooney ... COMING OFF: A_Correa Min. 78 :(cov) L_Donovan sidesteps G_Alvarez ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Andre leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 87 :(por) Elano runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A left-footer by Elano! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Coventry City 0-3 Portsmouth ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(por) Elano controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Yobo ... He puts in W_Rooney! ... P_Schulz rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 93 :(cov) C_OHare turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... S_Gimenez takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 94 :(por) G_Alvarez slides it through the middle to S_Gimenez ... But he loses control of it ... L_Donovan takes possession ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Coventry Building Society Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Donovan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Donovan (12), E_Smith_Rowe (16), B_Thomas (38), P_Schulz (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Hermoso (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Gimenez (1), A_Berenguer (13), Elano (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Aarons (64), Andre (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Coventry City 0 - 3 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Adler GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -21 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 22 14 10 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 21 16 7 31 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 T_Sakamoto DF 1 20 15 10 29 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 B_Thomas DF 1 20 13 12 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 14 P_Schulz DF 1 19 15 5 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 21 F_Neuhaus MF 1 14 21 10 28 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 12 18 E_Smith_Rowe MF 1 13 20 13 26 | 65 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 11 28 B_Sheaf DM 1 15 20 6 23 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 H_Wright FW 1 5 15 21 31 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Donovan FW 1 9 18 20 24 | 100 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 56 13 18 A_Manninger GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Yobo DF 1 19 13 11 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Kitching DF 1 19 15 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_OHare MF 1 5 20 17 23 | 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 D_Malen FW 1 5 16 20 25 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 100 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 F_Tomori DF 1 23 18 3 25 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 22 18 4 24 | 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 35 0 E_Can DF 1 22 21 15 25 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Aarons DF 1 20 15 9 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16 -2 J_Vazquez DF 1 20 14 13 20 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Andre DM 1 20 21 11 28 | 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 34 22 15 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 21 19 25 | 100 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 A_Correa AM 1 5 21 23 26 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 19 24 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 0 24 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richards DF 1 18 12 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 17 14 6 23 | 86 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 Elano MF 1 10 19 16 26 | 86 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 36 W_Rooney FW 1 7 16 19 21 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1751299068 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40