FMFA League Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Coventry City (Fri Oct 17)


              Wolverhampton Wanderers  |  Coventry City
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  5-1-2-1-1 C
                         Ian McNamara  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                           M_Weiss GK  |  GK O_Dovin
                            T_Hume DF  |  DF L_Kitching
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF B_Thomas
                       Dan_Ballard DF  |  DF K_K-Hayden
                           C_Vaden DF  |  DF J_Bidwell
                         T_Collyer MF  |  DF J_Latibeaudie
                            B_Saka AM  |  AM J_McAtee
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF T_Sakamoto
                             M_Tel FW  |  DM M_Grimes
                         G_Simeone FW  |  MF B_Sheaf
                         P_Roberts AM  |  FW H_Wright
                                       |
                       A_Patterson SUB |  SUB B_Wilson
                         Y_Ribeiro SUB |  SUB M_Brau
                         H_Gilmour SUB |  SUB J_Eccles
                           B_Hanne SUB |  SUB E_M-Clarke
                          D_Fofana SUB |  SUB E_Simms




Min. 2  :(wol) M_Tel with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Kitching 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Simeone! 
          ...  G_Simeone with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  O_Dovin dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had O_Dovin beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Roberts hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Saka gets a shot in 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  How did that find its way in? 
          ...  That’s put Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 2  :(cov) J_McAtee bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Wright 
          ...  C_Vaden reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 3  :(cov) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  H_Wright is through! 
          ...  H_Wright unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  M_Weiss makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(cov) H_Wright runs at the defence 
          ...  H_Wright attempts a lob! 
          ...  But M_Weiss just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 7  :(cov) B_Thomas bursts forward 
          ...  Dan_Ballard bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 7  :(wol) P_Roberts beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  B_Sheaf with the high feet 
Min. 9  :(wol) T_Hume holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But O_Dovin is equal to it 
Min. 10 :(cov) J_McAtee moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with a little chip! 
          ...  But M_Weiss just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 11 :(cov) T_Sakamoto volleys it forward. He finds M_Grimes 
          ...  M_Grimes hits a great drive! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Latibeaudie hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Weiss 
Min. 14 :(cov) J_McAtee spots T_Sakamoto who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Tel stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me 
          ...  But The Referee has given it 
          ...  H_Wright will take it 
          ...  M_Weiss dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Coventry City are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Coventry City...
Min. 17 :(cov) T_Sakamoto looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  M_Weiss makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 20 :(cov) K_K-Hayden can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to H_Wright 
          ...  M_Tel knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 23 :(wol) P_Roberts with the kinky dribble 
          ...  J_Latibeaudie stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 25 :(cov) L_Kitching sidesteps C_Vaden 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Kitching with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Weiss can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  M_Weiss has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 28 :(wol) T_Collyer pass splits open the defence and finds G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Dovin tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 36 :(wol) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Bidwell back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  G_Simeone with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But O_Dovin makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 37 :(cov) L_Kitching with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  L_Kitching looks to see where M_Weiss is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But M_Weiss just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 38 :(wol) Dan_Ballard looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Tel 
          ...  M_Tel hits a curling shot! 
          ...  O_Dovin was lucky there 
Min. 39 :(cov) J_Latibeaudie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  L_Kitching gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Kitching drives the shot in! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(wol) T_Collyer sprints past the defender 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_McAtee 
Min. 45 :(cov) B_Sheaf gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  B_Thomas is unmarked 
          ...  B_Thomas hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But M_Weiss punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 46 :(wol) G_Xhaka with the header on 
          ...  He finds G_Simeone in space 
          ...  G_Simeone cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  O_Dovin with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(wol) G_Simeone beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  G_Simeone bears down on goal! 
          ...  O_Dovin won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Coventry City

Min. 47 :(cov) H_Wright takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But K_Tierney sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 48 :(wol) Dan_Ballard has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Kitching 
          ...  He puts in C_Vaden! 
          ...  C_Vaden leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  Looks like it should be O_Dovin's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  O_Dovin looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 50 :(cov) H_Wright flicks it over Dan_Ballard's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  But T_Collyer wins the tackle 
Min. 51 :(wol) G_Xhaka with a measured pass to P_Roberts 
          ...  But J_Bidwell wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 52 :(cov) H_Wright controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  K_Tierney seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 56 :(wol) G_Xhaka takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's beaten O_Dovin 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 56 :(cov) L_Kitching gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  H_Wright is unmarked 
          ...  H_Wright from 20 yards ! 
          ...  M_Weiss parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 60 :(cov) M_Brau replaces B_Thomas to play as a DF 
Min. 62 :(cov) H_Wright with a one-touch layoff to K_K-Hayden 
          ...  But T_Hume spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 63 :(cov) E_M-Clarke is being prepared to come on 
          ...  B_Sheaf is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 64 :(cov) J_McAtee reads the run of K_K-Hayden 
          ...  T_Hume with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 66 :(cov) E_Simms will replace H_Wright and play FW 
Min. 66 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a penetrating pass to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  M_Weiss never had a chance! 
Min. 67 :(wol) T_Collyer runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 69 :(wol) B_Saka floats the ball in to find P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But O_Dovin tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 69 :(cov) J_McAtee back heels to find E_Simms in space 
          ...  E_Simms aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 70 :(wol) Y_Ribeiro is being brought on 
          ...  C_Vaden is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 70 :(wol) B_Hanne comes on for G_Xhaka and takes up a MF role 
Min. 70 :(wol) H_Gilmour replaces P_Roberts and will play AM 
Min. 70 :(wol) D_Fofana replaces G_Simeone and will play FW 
Min. 72 :(cov) E_M-Clarke drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Simms 
          ...  Y_Ribeiro brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 75 :(cov) M_Grimes holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_McAtee 
          ...  B_Hanne rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 79 :(wol) H_Gilmour finds D_Fofana with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But O_Dovin comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 79 :(cov) E_M-Clarke pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Simms is clean through! 
          ...  D_Fofana is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!! 
          ...  E_Simms places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That surely hands Coventry City victory!! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Coventry City...
Min. 80 :(wol) Wolverhampton Wanderers will now play A 
Min. 80 :(wol) B_Saka cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Tel 
          ...  E_Simms is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 86 :(cov) M_Brau brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Y_Ribeiro 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Sakamoto! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto attempts the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 87 :(wol) T_Collyer hoofs it up field to find D_Fofana 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Sakamoto 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wol) Y_Ribeiro turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Hume 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Hume ! 
          ...  O_Dovin gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 89 :(cov) J_Latibeaudie hoofs it up field to find E_Simms 
          ...  K_Tierney takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 90 :(wol) B_Hanne nutmegs K_K-Hayden 
          ...  B_Hanne belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 91 :(wol) M_Tel with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  M_Tel with the chance ! 
          ...  O_Dovin with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 91 :(cov) M_Brau sidesteps his marker 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Brau ! 
          ...  But M_Weiss just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Molineux
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : B_Saka
Scorers              : B_Saka (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Hume (64), D_Fofana (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wright (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Wright (14 pen), E_Simms (79 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                 Wolverhampton Wanderers  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Coventry City
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Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Weiss        GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  22   6   4  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  10   7   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  21  14   2  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
Dan_Ballard    DF   1  23   7   5  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
C_Vaden        DF   1  22  14   2  20 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
T_Collyer      MF   1  12  22   8  21 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
B_Saka         AM   1   8  22  13  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
G_Xhaka        MF   1   5  23   7  26 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Tel          FW   1   4  13  25  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   6
G_Simeone      FW   2   4  11  24  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
P_Roberts      AM   1   4  23  12  22 |  73   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   3
A_Patterson    GK  25   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  21  14   3  24 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
H_Gilmour      AM   1   4  22  17  22 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Hanne        MF   2  12  21   9  18 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  13  22  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   0

Player Statistics - Coventry City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Dovin        GK  25   2   2   1  23 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  24  10   4  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   8  18  13
B_Thomas       DF   1  23   7   6  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
K_K-Hayden     DF   1  22  14   3  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bidwell      DF   1  21   6   4  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Latibeaudie  DF   1  21  11   5  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
J_McAtee       AM   1  10  23  14  24 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  40   0
T_Sakamoto     MF   1   5  22  11  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  30   1
M_Grimes       DM   1  14  22   5  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
B_Sheaf        MF   1  12  21   4  24 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Wright       FW   1   2  15  25  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   8  18  44
B_Wilson       GK  24   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brau         DF   1  21  11   4  23 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
J_Eccles       DF   1  10  20  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_M-Clarke     MF   1   4  21  12  23 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Simms        FW   1   2   7  23  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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