Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,254 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off!
2.11
Steve Lua-Lua flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.41
Robert Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Oakley. Ronnie Oakley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Les Jess. Les Jess shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.43
Steve Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
18.35
Graeme Platt hacks Claudio Castillo from behind! Graeme Platt is given a warning by the referee! Claudio Castillo runs off the knock.
20.58
Steve Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair shoots from distance but it is miles over!
21.51
Mick Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Gomez. Antonio Gomez chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jody Heskey.
22.02
Dominic Mccall surges forward with the ball. Dominic Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Carrick. Stanley Carrick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Peter Owen had no chance!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
27.44
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.23
Antonio Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.49
Graham Mortensen threads the ball through to Sebastian Crespo. Sebastian Crespo makes a probing pass to Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.54
Robert Moore knocks the ball forward to Dominic Mccall. Dominic Mccall knocks the ball forward to Stanley Carrick. Stanley Carrick shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.39
Dominic Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Les Jess. Les Jess makes a simple pass to Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.03
Mick Riza threads the ball through to Sebastian Crespo. Sebastian Crespo takes it forward alone. Sebastian Crespo whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.42
Dominic Mccall clumsily knocks into Sebastian Crespo. Dominic Mccall is given a warning by the referee! Sebastian Crespo stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Steve Lua-Lua makes a simple pass to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Coventry City kick off!
48.15
Mick Riza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Crespo. Sebastian Crespo makes a probing pass to Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jermaine Nicholls who gathers it comfortably.
54.44
Ronnie Oakley makes a simple pass to Les Jess. Les Jess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.13
Antonio Gomez chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair goes all the way! Mick Sinclair cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Jermaine Nicholls has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.21
Dominic Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Jess. Les Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.53
Ronnie Oakley decides to run forward with the ball. Ronnie Oakley whips in a cross ball towards Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
77.31
Phil Greaves kicks a strong pass forward to Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Les Jess. Les Jess heads the ball goalwards but somehow Peter Owen manages to keep it out.
83.50
Steve Lua-Lua makes a simple pass to Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.40
Phil Greaves knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Carrick. Stanley Carrick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Stan Murrin of Huddersfield Town

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 7
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.7910447761194 vs 58.2089552238806
Play Area
Home team third: 28.36%, Midfield: 47.76%, Away team third: 23.88%