City At Nuneaton

Last updated : 24 July 2008 By Covsupport News Service
A Coventry City eleven takes on Nuneaton Town tonight in a friendly at Liberty Way.

The City side is as follows:

Ireland, Grandison, Borrowdale, Walker, Turner, Hall, Birchall,Thornton, Kyle, Simmonds, McKenzie.

Substitutes:West, Collet, Clarke, Cain, Fraser.


With less than 2 minutes gone, Kevin Kyle has shot 14 yards out, but hits the bar.

A mistake by Hall in the 6th minute allowed Levi Ramsey in, but fortunately for City, the lob went over the bar as well as the 'keeper.

On ten minutes, Hall atones for his error when City get a corner which is delivered to the far post and Hall volleys toward the goal and Ben Turner stabs the ball into the net.

Score Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 1


30 minutes gone and it remains 1-0 to Coventry City. Out of the estimated 1000 watching, 800 are City supporters.


City score again. In the 35th minute, a cross from McKenzie left finds Kevin Kyle, who stopped to head in from three yards out to make the score Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 2.

The teams go in for the half time break at Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 2 (Turner 2, Kyle 35)


No changes made at half time.


Ramsey wastes a good chance for Nuneaton when he hit the bar after three minutes of the second half. Coleman pulls off Grandison and replaces him with Jordan Clarke on 49 minutes.

On 54 minutes Clarke crosses and Kyle goes down after being fouled. Penalty awarded which Leon McKenzie took. A weak effort saved by Acton low down on his right. Score stays 0-2 to City.

3-0. 65th minute A Birchall cross from the right is deflected of a Nuneaton defender and goes in at the far post.


4-0, Birchall again on 71 minutes. This time he is the recipient of a bad pass out of defence by Nuneaton's Rob Oddy some 25 yards out. Birchall unleashes a low, right footed drive into the corner of the net.

Fraser is on for Walker (74)

5-0. Simmonds(83) latches onto a through ball and slots home. It his is last contribution of the game as he is immediately substituted for West, Birchall replaced at the same time by Cain.


Final score from Liberty Way is Nuneaton 0  Coventry City 5 (Turner 2, Kyle 35, Birchall 65,71, Simmonds 83)