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Match Report Coventry v Cardiff

Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:38 pm

7:00 Great ball from Colwill set up Harris whose effort is on target but weak.

15:00 Both teams settling into their game plan. Coventry look for the break, Cardiff favouring the left side with Colwill. Harris playing the lone striker.

16:00 Coventry should be one up. Wintle losing the ball in the Coventry half. A quick break left Cardiff exposed resulting in a shot in the Cardiff 18 yard box that went wide.

20:00 Wintle down. This look concerning but he is ok to carry on

23:00 Coventry taking control, some nice movement in the Cardiff half resulting in a long shot causing a save from Alsopp.

25:00 Free header for Coventry after a free kick. Ball went wide but look too easy. Cardiff go on the attack with great work from Harris setting up Philogene who made a mess of it.

30:00 Great build up work from Cardiff resulting is a rushed shot from Harris that did not trouble the Coventry keeper.

35:00 Kipres doing a good job on the Coventry dangerman Gyorkes.

36;00 Cardiff give ball away on half way line 3 against 3 but a bad pass forced Coventry wide. All resulting in a rush shot that went wide.

37 Another chance for Coventry. A search cross forcing a stretching save from Alsopp

38:00 Another chance for Coventry as the ball flies around the Cardiff area. fortuately the Coventry strikers are turned off as much as the Cardiff onnes hae been all season.

44:00 Free kick to Cardiff outside the 18 yard box. Colwill effort wide.

HT 0:0

46:00 KO no subs

49:00 Good build up by Coventry resulting in them having s free shot in the area.

50:00 Cardiff try to play out from the back. They are not good at that.

51. Harris makes a break but loses his composure in the area.

55. Strong save from Alsopp. Coventry had a free shot in the area. Best chance.#

58 Gyorkes pressing the Cardiff defence but O'Dowda saw him off comfortably

60:00 All I can hear are the Cardiff fans

64:00 Dangerous cross into the Cardiff box for Gyorkes but well seen off by Kipres

66:00 Cardiff subs. Colwill off Ojo on. Philogen off Whyte on.

68 Coventry taking control and looking dangerous.

70:00 Romeo injured and is replaced by Sang.

75:00 Cardiff defence holding strong but they need to get the ball out.

76:00 Cardiff try to play it out from the back, Its not working that well.

81:00 Game lost whatever it bite it had, Even so Cardiff need to concentrate

84:00 O'Dowda off Simpson on. Harris off Davies on.

87:00 Great defending by Kipre

90;00 6 minutes extra time,

92:00 Coventry close.

93:00 Great defending by Simpson

FT 0-0

MOTM Kipre

Great Cardiff Support.