Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Noel Sliney | Noel Sliney | |||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Bergdolmo | R. Bergdolmo |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Ralph Merson | R. Merson | |||||||||
| Daniel Walsh | D. Walsh | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Moritz Jung | M. Jung | |||||||||
| Alexander Beckham | A. Beckham | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 81 | | Neil Cope | N. Cope | |||||||||
| Nicol˜ Pantano | N. Pantano |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Steve Lloyd | S. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Don Law | D. Law |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 |  | Marcos Helguera | M. Helguera | |||||||||
| Mick Laycock | M. Laycock | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Alec Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Ciro Pecorari | C. Pecorari | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 | | Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci | |||||||||
| Gregorio Montero | G. Montero | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Seth Eustace | S. Eustace | |||||||||
| Francis Ripley | F. Ripley | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Gaspar Ferreira | G. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Dion Lisbie | D. Lisbie | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Oleg Oliver | O. Oliver | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 | | Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,745 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Coventry City get the match underway!
2.12
0-0Alec Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Ferreira. Gaspar Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Ronald Bergdolmo is on top of it.
3.14
0-0Alec Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp whips in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
6.10
0-0Ciro Pecorari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.26
Steve Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ronald Bergdolmo manages to gather it comfortably.
12.09
Neil Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Souness. Alec Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.41
Don Law chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Laycock. Mick Laycock threads the ball through to Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ralph Merson easily smothers it!
20.17
0-0Seth Eustace makes a simple pass to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Gargo but he's offside!
21.50
Neil Cope threads the ball through to Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera makes a simple pass to Gaspar Ferreira. Gaspar Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Ronald Bergdolmo.
24.17
Mick Laycock brings the ball forward. Mick Laycock finds some space and shoots from distance but Ralph Merson is on top of it.
26.50
Gregorio Montero makes a probing pass to Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Merson who gathers it comfortably.
32.21
Angelo Bucci passes the ball forward to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronald Bergdolmo who gathers it comfortably.
33.36
Alec Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Ferreira. Gaspar Ferreira shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.15
0-1Marcos Helguera threads the ball through to Gaspar Ferreira. Gaspar Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.57
Neil Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Souness. Alec Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicol˜ Pantano.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
49.09
Angelo Bucci sees a break and surges forward. Angelo Bucci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronald Bergdolmo who gathers it comfortably.
54.15
0-1Gregorio Montero hacks Alec Souness from behind! Gregorio Montero is shown the yellow card! Alec Souness runs off the knock.
57.12
0-1Dion Lisbie hacks Steve Lloyd from behind! The referee calls over Dion Lisbie and shows him a yellow card! Steve Lloyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.12
0-1Aston Villa are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Coventry City's defence.
60.38
Nicol˜ Pantano makes a probing pass to Gregorio Montero. Gregorio Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.26
Don Law passes the ball forward to Gregorio Montero. Gregorio Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
63.47
0-1Gaspar Ferreira hacks Nicol˜ Pantano from behind! Gaspar Ferreira is given a warning by the referee! Nicol˜ Pantano runs off the knock.
65.53
Neil Cope makes a probing pass to Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Ferreira. Gaspar Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Ronald Bergdolmo easily picks it out of the air!
69.53
Angelo Bucci decides to run forward with the ball. Angelo Bucci knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Beckham.
73.17
Ciro Pecorari clumsily knocks into Angelo Bucci. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Angelo Bucci grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.17
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
75.28
Alec Souness threads the ball through to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronald Bergdolmo who gathers it comfortably.
78.00
Mick Laycock takes it forward alone. Mick Laycock whips in a cross ball towards Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Ralph Merson easily smothers it.
81.36
Gregorio Montero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Ripley. Francis Ripley shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Ralph Merson easily smothers it!
83.29
Moritz Jung chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp whips in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
84.29
Ciro Pecorari sees a break and surges forward. Ciro Pecorari shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.14
Marcos Helguera sees space and advances. Marcos Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Gregorio Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Mike Stamp 34 |