FFO Champ, Coventry City vs. Middlesbrough (Mon May 11) Coventry City | Middlesbrough 5-2-0-2-1 L | 4-3-1-2 C Will Schoolar | David Hannah | L_Gunter GK | GK Ad_Davies C_Soyuncu DF | DF I_Jones M_van_Ewijk DF | DF D_Fry T_Sakamoto DF | DF A_Dijksteel P_Schulz DF | DF P_McNair L_Kitching DF | MF M_Cuisance F_Neuhaus DM | MF S_Traore B_Sheaf DM | MF M_Crooks J_Jones AM | FW R_Muniz D_Malen AM | FW A_Pinamonti H_Wright FW | AM M_Ihattaren | B_Collins SUB | SUB C_Klaus B_Thomas SUB | SUB S_Whittaker D_Shittu SUB | SUB M_Fellaini C_OHare SUB | SUB F_Onyeka L_Donovan SUB | SUB G_Agbonlahor Min. 4 :(cov) The defender underhits the back pass! ... J_Jones is through! ... What a mistake by P_McNair! ... J_Jones rifles it at the goal! ... Ad_Davies 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. 7 :(cov) B_Sheaf holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to J_Jones ... A_Dijksteel takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 11 :(cov) H_Wright finds himself in a good position ... M_Ihattaren is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 16 :(cov) P_Schulz hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Jones latches onto it! ... M_Crooks hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... F_Neuhaus chips the ball in towards the far post! ... L_Kitching with the header ... Ad_Davies makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 25 :(mid) A_Pinamonti has broken clear! Just L_Gunter to beat! ... J_Jones brings him down! ... 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. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(cov) C_Soyuncu cuts inside D_Fry ... He worked that well ... He puts in T_Sakamoto! ... T_Sakamoto plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... Ad_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 39 :(mid) S_Traore looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_McNair ... P_McNair fires the shot in! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 41 :(cov) D_Malen jumps over D_Fry's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Malen with the shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Coventry City 0-0 Middlesbrough Min. 48 :(mid) M_Cuisance gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti with a scorcher of a shot! ... L_Gunter narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 54 :(cov) D_Malen sidesteps D_Fry ... He was too quick for his marker ... Fine tackle by S_Traore ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 54 :(mid) M_Crooks with a precise ball to A_Dijksteel ... A_Dijksteel with the cheeky shot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 57 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Muniz keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Muniz with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 59 :(mid) D_Fry flights the ball to I_Jones ... I_Jones fires the shot in! ... But L_Gunter comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: D_Shittu ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 62 :(cov) D_Malen squares it to J_Jones ... I_Jones tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Neuhaus plays it into the danger area! ... Ad_Davies easily catches it! Min. 62 :(mid) A_Pinamonti watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... F_Neuhaus rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 63 :(mid) P_McNair with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... P_McNair tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But L_Gunter parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 64 :(mid) R_Muniz with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_van_Ewijk ... He knocks it to A_Dijksteel! ... A_Dijksteel blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Will Schoolar is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Coventry City 0-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: L_Donovan ... COMING OFF: H_Wright Min. 65 :(mid) M_Cuisance plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Muniz decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... B_Sheaf hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... R_Muniz curls it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to M_Cuisance ... He gets the shot away ... But L_Gunter with the difficult save Min. 68 :(cov) L_Donovan with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... But D_Fry wins the tackle cleanly Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: C_OHare ... COMING OFF: D_Malen Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Whittaker ... COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Fellaini ... COMING OFF: M_Crooks Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 72 :(cov) J_Jones puts in C_OHare ... C_OHare with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But Ad_Davies punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 72 :(cov) L_Kitching is too quick for the defence ... M_Ihattaren pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 76 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor with the Cruyff turn ... A thundering drive by G_Agbonlahor! ... L_Gunter parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 76 :(cov) T_Sakamoto moves forward ... I_Jones with a reckless challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... L_Donovan fires it towards the goal ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 77 :(cov) B_Sheaf plays in T_Sakamoto with a beautiful ball ... T_Sakamoto looks to see where Ad_Davies is! ... He shoots! ... Ad_Davies gathers it comfortably Min. 79 :(mid) R_Muniz is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... I_Jones latches onto the end of it ... I_Jones with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 80 :(mid) S_Traore finds his way through ... S_Traore with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(cov) C_OHare sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Donovan gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Cleared by P_McNair Min. 91 :(mid) M_Cuisance takes possession ... Knocks it past F_Neuhaus ... He's through on goal ... C_OHare fouls badly ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 95 :(mid) D_Fry comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... J_Jones wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warns him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Coventry Building Society Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Sheaf Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Jones (25), C_OHare (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Dijksteel (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Dijksteel (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , M_Ihattaren (11)I_Jones (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 7 | 11 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Coventry City 0 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 25 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 23 15 11 23 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 22 17 8 31 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Sakamoto DF 1 21 16 11 29 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 P_Schulz DF 1 21 16 6 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Kitching DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 F_Neuhaus DM 1 15 22 12 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 B_Sheaf DM 1 16 21 7 23 | 100 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 0 J_Jones AM 1 14 20 16 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 12 10 D_Malen AM 1 5 17 22 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 H_Wright FW 1 5 16 23 31 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Shittu DF 1 19 13 4 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_OHare AM 1 5 21 18 23 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11 10 L_Donovan FW 1 10 19 22 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad_Davies GK 28 1 1 1 27 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 24 18 14 24 | 100 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 -2 28 D_Fry DF 1 23 15 9 29 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 20 16 14 22 | 74 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 18 0 54 P_McNair DF 1 22 14 13 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 32 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 22 15 21 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 S_Traore MF 1 16 22 15 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 12 13 M_Crooks MF 1 12 22 12 24 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 0 R_Muniz FW 1 9 19 24 22 | 100 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 4 A_Pinamonti FW 1 8 16 23 28 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 M_Ihattaren AM 1 8 20 17 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Klaus GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Whittaker DF 1 20 16 5 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fellaini MF 1 13 19 12 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Onyeka MF 1 12 16 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Agbonlahor FW 1 10 16 21 29 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1778523655 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40