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Colchester United vs Coventry City

Championship
Colchester
7-16-21
1-5
Final
Coventry
14-10-20
Layer Road Ground

Match pulse

COLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'COV
10Shots6
5On target4
3Corners8
3Saves7
12Fouls5
65'Leon BestCOV81'Michael DoyleCOV86'Chris CoyneCOL

Who won: Coventry 5-1

Coventry City beat Colchester United 5-1 on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Layer Road Ground. Goals for Colchester: Scott Vernon (17'). Goals for Coventry: Leon Best (48'), Daniel Fox (51'), Elliott Ward (78' pen, 90'+3' pen) and Michael Doyle (80').

Play by play

  1. GOAL90'+3'

    Goal! Penalty

    E. Ward

    Elliott Ward places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.

    COL 7 - 9 COV
  2. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Chris Coyne commits a foul on Zavon Hines resulting on a penalty for Coventry

  3. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Coventry makes a sub: Marcus Hall enters for Isaac Osbourne. Reason: Tactical

    M. Hall

  4. 90'+1'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Michael Mifsud takes it (Attacking)

  5. 90'+1'

    Save

    Kasper Schmeichel makes a very good save (Catch)

  6. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Scott Vernon drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

  7. End of the game
  8. The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  9. 90'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Karl Duguid takes it (Attacking)

  10. 89'

    Shot off target

    Kevin Lisbie drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit post

  11. 87'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Coventry makes a sub: Zavon Hines enters for Leon Best. Reason: Tactical

    Z. Hines

  12. 87'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Isaac Osbourne takes it (Attacking)

  13. 86'

    Yellow card

    Chris Coyne is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

    C. Coyne

  14. 85'

    Free kick

    Daniel Fox takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  15. 85'

    Foul

    Chris Coyne commits a foul on Leon Best resulting on a free kick for Coventry

  16. GOAL85'

    Kasper Schmeichel takes a long goal kick

    Kasper Schmeichel

    COL 7 - 8 COV
  17. 85'

    Shot off target

    Karl Duguid drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

  18. 84'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Karl Duguid takes it (Defending)

  19. 83'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Isaac Osbourne takes it (Attacking)

  20. 82'

    Clear

    Chris Coyne clears the ball from danger.

  21. 82'

    Corner awarded

    Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

  22. 81'

    Yellow card

    Michael Doyle is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

    M. Doyle

  23. GOAL80'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Doyle

    Goal!! Michael Doyle hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Coventry now leads 4 - 1

    COL 7 - 7 COV
  24. 80'

    Shot on goal

    Michael Doyle drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal

  25. GOAL78'

    Goal! Penalty

    E. Ward

    Elliott Ward places the penalty kick with his right foot to the upper right corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.

    COL 7 - 6 COV

Leaders

COLCOV
Total Shots
Scott Vernon
4
Leon Best
2
Accurate Passes
Chris Coyne
1
Stephen Hughes
1
Saves
Dean Gerken
3
Kasper Schmeichel
7

Season seriesCOV leads series 2-1-2

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