FFO Champ, Coventry City vs. Fulham (Fri Apr 03)


                        Coventry City  |  Fulham
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  4-1-2-2-1 P
                        Will Schoolar  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                          L_Gunter GK  |  GK Unai_Simon
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF E_Dier
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF L_Eising
                          P_Schulz DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                            J_Yobo DF  |  DM J_McConnell
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  MF P_Barrios
                           B_Sheaf DM  |  MF S_Eguren
                      E_Smith_Rowe MF  |  AM W_Odobert
                          H_Wright FW  |  AM M_Arteta
                         L_Donovan FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                         B_Collins SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                        L_Kitching SUB |  SUB M_Richards
                          B_Thomas SUB |  SUB Y_Toure
                         D_Beckham SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                           D_Malen SUB |  SUB B_McCarthy




Min. 5  :(cov) L_Donovan beats the defender 
          ...  L_Donovan fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Coventry City fans sing his praises! 
          ...  And Coventry City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Coventry City 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 8  :(cov) F_Neuhaus kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Donovan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by L_Chambers 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 10 :(cov) B_Sheaf runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Schulz with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Unai_Simon reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 11 :(cov) B_Sheaf is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  H_Wright latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Eguren tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe passes to H_Wright 
          ...  R_Dunne plays the back pass 
          ...  Unai_Simon can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk swings it in! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes the catch! 
Min. 13 :(ful) E_Dier backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_McConnell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_McConnell chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  L_Gunter gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 23 :(ful) P_Barrios runs into space 
          ...  But H_Wright sweeps up the threat 
Min. 26 :(cov) B_Sheaf cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Yobo 
          ...  J_Yobo bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Coventry City 2-0 Fulham ...
Min. 29 :(ful) R_Dunne runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But J_Yobo sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 33 :(cov) L_Donovan takes possession 
          ...  S_Eguren pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 34 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Yobo 
          ...  But S_Eguren will cut out the threat 
Min. 38 :(cov) F_Neuhaus takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  F_Neuhaus has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 39 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Odobert 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  L_Eising with the tackle 
Min. 42 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  L_Chambers with the block 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(cov) H_Wright is too quick for E_Dier 
          ...  H_Wright tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Unai_Simon catches the ball 
Min. 47 :(ful) M_Arteta jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Chambers 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 2-0 Fulham

Min. 50 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk crosses into the box, finding H_Wright 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Eising 
Min. 50 :(ful) S_Eguren finds the space intelligently 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu hits it out for a throw 
Min. 52 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe hoists the ball across to L_Donovan 
          ...  But L_Chambers comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 52 :(ful) M_Arteta leaves his marker standing 
          ...  But P_Schulz wins the tackle 
Min. 53 :(cov) H_Wright with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past R_Dunne 
          ...  H_Wright hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 55 :(ful) M_Arteta finds S_Eguren with a ball over the defence 
          ...  P_Schulz wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 56 :(cov) C_Soyuncu kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  H_Wright gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Wright with the strike! 
          ...  Unai_Simon is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 57 :(cov) J_Yobo plays a long ball to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 58 :(cov) J_Yobo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Soyuncu collects the loose ball! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu bears down on goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon fists it away 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kitching 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto 
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Dier 
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Toure 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: B_McCarthy 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Odobert 
Min. 60 :(ful) B_McCarthy plays the early ball across the box to find M_Richards in space 
          ...  C_Soyuncu anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 62 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Beckham 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Smith_Rowe 
Min. 64 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Malen 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Wright 
Min. 67 :(cov) D_Beckham cuts the ball back to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at Unai_Simon 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Inches wide!! 
Min. 68 :(cov) F_Neuhaus with a precise ball to D_Beckham 
          ...  L_Chambers with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 69 :(ful) L_Chambers spits at M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 72 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a mistake by J_McConnell 
          ...  He knocks the ball to D_Beckham! 
          ...  D_Beckham tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(ful) P_Barrios runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Gunter dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Gunter beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Ferguson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  P_Schulz gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 76 :(ful) M_Richards runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Y_Toure latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Y_Toure looks to see where L_Gunter is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 77 :(cov) F_Neuhaus with a 40-yard pass to D_Malen 
          ...  L_Chambers dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 78 :(ful) L_Eising works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Chambers 
          ...  L_Chambers rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Fulham have pulled one back! 
          ...  Will Schoolar looks a little anxious now 
          ...  Coventry City 2-1 Fulham ...
Min. 79 :(cov) J_Yobo slides it through the middle to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  F_Neuhaus hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 83 :(cov) J_Yobo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Beckham keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Beckham with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 83 :(ful) E_Ferguson beats M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 86 :(ful) L_Chambers spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to E_Ferguson! 
          ...  E_Ferguson strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Saved by L_Gunter 
Min. 87 :(cov) D_Malen gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  R_Dunne anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(cov) D_Beckham fires over a low cross to D_Malen 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_McConnell 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 91 :(ful) M_Arteta with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  M_Arteta unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past L_Gunter and the Coventry Building Society Arena comes alive! 
          ...  Will Schoolar is shaking his head on the touchline, the manager cannot believe it! 
          ...  Fulham have equalised with not long to go! 
          ...  Coventry City 2-2 Fulham ...
Min. 92 :(cov) D_Beckham gets to the byline and finds D_Malen with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Y_Toure takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 

*************  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          : L_Donovan
Scorers              : L_Donovan (5), J_Yobo (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Smith_Rowe (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : L_Chambers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , L_Chambers (78)M_Arteta (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Eguren (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Coventry City 2 - 2 Fulham
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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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L_Gunter       GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  23  15  10  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  19  20
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  22  17   8  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  21  16  11  29 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Schulz       DF   1  21  16   5  26 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
J_Yobo         DF   1  20  15  12  21 |  97   0   1   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  18  76  44
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  15  22  11  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  36
B_Sheaf        DM   1  16  21   7  23 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0
E_Smith_Rowe   MF   1  14  21  14  26 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  24  -2
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  23  31 |  66   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  33   0  24
L_Donovan      FW   1  10  19  22  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  38
B_Collins      GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  20  15  12  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  20  14  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Beckham      MF   1  10  21  17  25 |  33   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  24
D_Malen        FW   1   5  17  21  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Unai_Simon     GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  24  15  10  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  21  17   8  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  20
L_Eising       DF   1  22  16   3  20 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  40   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  20  14  10  23 |  97   0   5   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  90  20  48
J_McConnell    DM   1  14  20   5  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  23
P_Barrios      MF   1  20  23  17  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
S_Eguren       MF   1  13  21  16  25 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  21  18  29 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arteta       AM   1   8  21  16  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  36
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  21  25  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Vigouroux    GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Richards     DF   1  19  16   4  21 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
Y_Toure        MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  35   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0  17
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McCarthy     FW   1  10  17  20  28 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
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