Match Report
| Coventry City | Coventry City |  |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Emile Green | E. Green |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Matt Moore | M. Moore | |||||||||
| Alberto Sanchez | A. Sanchez |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Aaron Bastin | A. Bastin | |||||||||
| Wes Kasper | W. Kasper | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Daniele Black | D. Black | |||||||||
| Brian Salmon | B. Salmon | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Roel Dassen | R. Dassen | |||||||||
| Philipe Maraval | P. Maraval |  | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Arthur Carter | A. Carter | |||||||||
| Billy Le Tissier | B. Le Tissier | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Daniel Besselink | D. Besselink | |||||||||
| Danny Ljungberg | D. Ljungberg | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | George Cort | G. Cort | |||||||||
| Carl Davies | C. Davies | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Simon Thompson | S. Thompson | |||||||||
| Arthur Terry | A. Terry | | 34 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 |  | Stefan Döring | S. Döring | |||||||||
| Craig Richards | C. Richards | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Alexander Venus | A. Venus | |||||||||
| Richard Walker | R. Walker | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Syd Hurst | S. Hurst | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,974 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Coventry City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Coventry City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Coventry City kick off and get the match underway!
8.50
0-0Wes Kasper makes a probing pass to Danny Ljungberg. Danny Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Richards. Craig Richards shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
10.41
Wes Kasper threads the ball through to Carl Davies. Carl Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Richards. Craig Richards shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.22
0-0Syd Hurst catches Brian Salmon on the ankles. Syd Hurst is given a warning by the referee! Brian Salmon stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.30
0-1George Cort makes a beautiful solo run. George Cort lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus powers a header at goal. It's there!! Emile Green has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.49
Danny Ljungberg makes a simple pass to Craig Richards. Craig Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.31
Daniel Besselink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
30.29
Danny Ljungberg passes the ball forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.45
0-1Brian Salmon knocks the ball forward to Carl Davies. Carl Davies passes the ball forward to Richard Walker. Richard Walker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.59
Danny Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Walker. Richard Walker lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Richards. Craig Richards is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off!
47.49
Arthur Terry makes a probing pass to Craig Richards. Craig Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Craig Richards!
65.19
Brian Salmon makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Salmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Richards. Craig Richards knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Walker. Richard Walker shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.42
George Cort knocks the ball forward to Syd Hurst. Syd Hurst makes a simple pass to Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.39
Brian Salmon comes in with a late challenge on Alexander Venus. The referee calls over Brian Salmon and warns him to calm down! Alexander Venus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.21
Wes Kasper makes a beautiful solo run. Wes Kasper makes a simple pass to Richard Walker. Richard Walker shoots from long range but it flies wide!
83.51
Billy Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Craig Richards. Craig Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.36
2-1Wes Kasper makes a beautiful solo run. Wes Kasper brings the ball forward. Wes Kasper shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Matt Moore.
87.19
Carl Davies advances with the ball. Carl Davies shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.11
Syd Hurst clumsily knocks into Wes Kasper. Syd Hurst is given another warning by the referee! Wes Kasper stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Craig Richards 43, 47 | Alexander Venus 15 |