Academy Beat Spurs

Last updated : 15 October 2005 By Kev Monks
Coventry City U18'S 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur By Kev Monks

Coventry City U18's put in a hard working performance to beat Tottenham Hotspur at the Alan Higgs Centre.
Brian Borrows side started brightly and were ahead in the 14th minute when Ryan Lynch nodded forward from a corner and Vijay Sidhu stabbed the ball in from close range.

Spurs twice went close through Claude Senla before City added a second in the 35th minute when a long ball from Chris Duggan was knocked by Ange Lorougnon for Vijay Sidhu to race through and slot the ball past the Spurs keeper David Button.

In the 70th minute,Spurs pulled one back through Jaques Maghoma who powered a header home from close range.
The Sky Blues pushed for a third winning five corners as the game came to a close but could not find a way through and had to settle for their margin of victory.

City U16's beat Tottenham 4-0.

HT CCFC 2-0 THFC
FT CCFC 2-1 THFC

MOM Vijay Sidhu

Team
Belford,Duggan,Lynch,Stringfellow,Turner,Bains,Gooding,Burtoft (McCrink 72),Sidhu,Lorougnon,Layfield (Obadyi 54). Subs Collett,Hildreth

Spurs
Button,Riley,Martin,Lewis,A-Henville, Lake (Smith 70),Barcham, Dawkins,Hamed, Maghoma,Senla Subs,Hughton,Hutton,Isa.