FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Coventry City (Fri Jan 30) Bristol City | Coventry City 4-2-0-2-2 A | 5-1-1-2-1 C Mati Finkelstein | Will Schoolar | M_Vandevoordt GK | GK L_Gunter D_Lugano DF | DF M_van_Ewijk T_Mitchell DF | DF C_Soyuncu T_Araujo DF | DF P_Schulz L_Wallace DF | DF T_Sakamoto J_Cardoso DM | DF L_Kitching S_Sahin DM | MF F_Neuhaus S_W_Phillips AM | DM B_Sheaf R_Koren AM | AM D_Beckham C_Pozarro FW | AM L_Donovan G_Pazzini FW | FW H_Wright | M_Parera SUB | SUB B_Collins L_Woolfenden SUB | SUB B_Thomas O_Hargreaves SUB | SUB J_Yobo L_Johanns SUB | SUB E_Smith_Rowe N_Amoruso SUB | SUB D_Malen Min. 1 :(brc) T_Araujo takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Koren ... R_Koren hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 2 :(cov) F_Neuhaus holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Kitching ... R_Koren with the block Min. 3 :(cov) L_Donovan with a reverse pass to H_Wright ... A vicious shot by H_Wright! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 6 :(brc) S_Sahin drives it forward to R_Koren ... R_Koren is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat L_Gunter ... He nutmegs L_Gunter ... right through the legs!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Bristol City in front! ... Bristol City 1-0 Coventry City ... Min. 7 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to L Min. 7 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... J_Cardoso will now play as a MF Min. 7 :(brc) R_Koren runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... R_Koren has a dig at goal! ... L_Gunter just watches it float over the bar! Min. 8 :(brc) D_Lugano plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Koren decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Koren drives the shot in! ... L_Gunter gets up well to catch that one Min. 9 :(brc) J_Cardoso brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Koren gets on the end of the pass ... M_van_Ewijk wins the ball Min. 11 :(brc) R_Koren takes advantage of a mistake by L_Kitching ... He runs towards goal ... T_Sakamoto stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 12 :(brc) C_Pozarro gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Pozarro with a screamer of a shot! ... But L_Gunter makes a superb stop down low Min. 16 :(brc) S_Sahin over hits his pass ... He finds J_Cardoso though ... That was fortunate ... J_Cardoso with the 40 yard drive! ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Bristol City 2-0 Coventry City ... Min. 17 :(brc) R_Koren gains control of the loose ball ... F_Neuhaus with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 23 :(cov) L_Donovan with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Lugano ... L_Donovan with a terrific drive! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 27 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to L_Kitching! ... T_Araujo hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... H_Wright plays it into the danger area! ... M_Vandevoordt catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 27 :(brc) R_Koren with a neat pass into G_Pazzini ... P_Schulz pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... G_Pazzini swings it in ... S_W_Phillips gets on the end of it ... S_W_Phillips drives it low! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 36 :(brc) L_Wallace sidesteps C_Soyuncu ... That was too easy ... L_Wallace looks to see where L_Gunter is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 40 :(brc) T_Araujo backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... S_W_Phillips gets on the end of it ... S_W_Phillips drives the shot in! ... Saved by L_Gunter Min. 41 :(brc) R_Koren holds the ball up ... He sees J_Cardoso in space! ... Cleared by F_Neuhaus Min. 42 :(cov) That's it for L_Kitching ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! ... Looks like his hamstring! Min. 42 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: B_Thomas ... COMING OFF: L_Kitching Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(brc) D_Lugano knocks the ball on and sprints past M_van_Ewijk ... A delightful ball in to C_Pozarro ... C_Pozarro tries to chip the ball over L_Gunter! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Mati Finkelstein spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 44 :(cov) B_Sheaf plays it forward to D_Beckham ... D_Beckham has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Saved by M_Vandevoordt Min. 45 :(cov) F_Neuhaus lobs it over R_Koren ... F_Neuhaus with the overhead! ... The shot slips through M_Vandevoordt's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 45 :(brc) L_Wallace with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... L_Donovan with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 2-0 Coventry City Min. 46 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with a deep cross to D_Beckham ... But S_Sahin barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 46 :(brc) T_Mitchell feeds the ball through the middle ... T_Araujo runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... L_Donovan with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... 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. 47 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: O_Hargreaves ... COMING OFF: L_Wallace Min. 50 :(brc) C_Pozarro runs forward ... But M_van_Ewijk spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 52 :(brc) S_Sahin nutmegs C_Soyuncu, he continues to run forward ... But B_Thomas clears the ball to safety Min. 53 :(cov) D_Beckham has picked up a knock ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 53 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: E_Smith_Rowe ... COMING OFF: D_Beckham Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: S_Sahin Min. 55 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 56 :(cov) L_Donovan with the cross-field pass to T_Sakamoto ... T_Sakamoto has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... M_Vandevoordt parries it Min. 57 :(cov) F_Neuhaus hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... E_Smith_Rowe latches onto it! ... E_Smith_Rowe aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 58 :(brc) O_Hargreaves takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_W_Phillips ... E_Smith_Rowe pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 64 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: D_Malen ... COMING OFF: H_Wright Min. 64 :(brc) L_Johanns beats T_Sakamoto ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... P_Schulz is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Will Schoolar looks relieved ... Mati Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: N_Amoruso ... COMING OFF: C_Pozarro Min. 65 :(brc) J_Cardoso finds N_Amoruso on the edge of the box ... N_Amoruso tries to catch the keeper out! ... L_Gunter can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... L_Gunter makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 67 :(cov) L_Donovan with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... L_Donovan with a bomb of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Bristol City 2-1 Coventry City ... Min. 68 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to L Min. 69 :(cov) D_Malen flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Araujo gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 73 :(brc) N_Amoruso with a measured pass to D_Lugano ... Great challenge by B_Sheaf ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Johanns lofts the ball in! ... R_Koren makes a firm connection with his head ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Mati Finkelstein spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 79 :(brc) S_W_Phillips leaves his marker standing ... S_W_Phillips lobs L_Gunter! ... GOAL!! ... Bristol City 3-1 Coventry City ... Min. 80 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to E Min. 80 :(brc) T_Mitchell runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Schulz ... He showed his class there ... T_Mitchell tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... L_Gunter gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 87 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... E_Smith_Rowe with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Vandevoordt gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(cov) D_Malen jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Malen has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... That's given Coventry City a glimmer of hope! ... Bristol City 3-2 Coventry City ... Min. 93 :(brc) N_Amoruso beats T_Sakamoto ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... C_Soyuncu bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 94 :(brc) O_Hargreaves beats B_Thomas ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... O_Hargreaves attempts a chip! ... But L_Gunter smothers the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Sahin (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Koren (6), J_Cardoso (16), S_W_Phillips (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Donovan Scorers : , L_Donovan (67)D_Malen (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Schulz (27), L_Donovan (46) Injured : L_Kitching (42), D_Beckham (53) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 9 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 3 - 2 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vandevoordt GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 D_Lugano DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 T_Mitchell DF 1 22 14 10 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 T_Araujo DF 1 21 15 14 22 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 38 0 L_Wallace DF 1 20 17 8 29 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_Cardoso MF 1 19 21 6 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 56 S_Sahin DM 1 14 19 7 23 | 56 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 68 0 S_W_Phillips AM 1 9 17 21 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 R_Koren AM 1 9 19 18 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 29 30 74 C_Pozarro FW 1 8 14 20 27 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 16 21 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Parera GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Woolfenden DF 1 19 14 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Hargreaves DF 1 12 21 17 26 | 47 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 L_Johanns DM 1 14 19 15 20 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Amoruso FW 1 4 14 18 25 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Gunter GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 22 17 8 31 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 34 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 22 15 10 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schulz DF 1 21 16 5 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 T_Sakamoto DF 1 21 15 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 20 L_Kitching DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Neuhaus MF 1 14 22 11 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 24 17 B_Sheaf DM 1 16 21 7 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 13 0 D_Beckham AM 1 10 21 17 25 | 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 L_Donovan AM 1 10 19 22 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 28 28 H_Wright FW 1 5 15 22 31 | 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B_Collins GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Thomas DF 1 20 14 12 24 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Yobo DF 1 20 14 12 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Smith_Rowe AM 1 14 21 14 26 | 41 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 D_Malen FW 1 5 17 21 25 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1769802060 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40