City U23's Hammered At Charlton

Last updated : 06 September 2016 By CNS Sport

Coventry City U23's were hammered 7-2 at Charlton Athletic this afternoon.

Nicky Eaden's side were without Darragh Leahy who was on international duty with Republic Of Ireland U19's for this game at The Valley and it was a side that was pretty much expected against a Charlton side they should have been more than capable of getting a result against.

City were a goal down in six minutes when Karlan Ahearne-Grant got onto a Mikhail Kennedy through ball and finished past Addai.

In the 23rd minute, provider turned goalscorer when Mikhail Kennedy fired home. Six minutes later and Kennedy set up Ahearne-Grant for the third with a free kick from inside the area after the Sky Blues were penalised for a backpass.

City were awarded a 31st minute penalty when George Thomas went down in the box and Thomas got up and scored from the spot.

However, it was 4-1 when the brother of City first team keeper - Regan Charles-Cook ran through and beat Addai in the 38th minute to put Charlton 4-1 up at the break.

Goal number five for Charlton came thanks to a 54th minute own goal from Dion Kelly-Evans who steered an Aribo cross into his own net.

A minute later and Josh Umerah hit the sixth from 25 yards and in the 57th minute, Kennedy dispossessed Addai and passed to Reeco Hackett-Fairchild who made it 7-1.

The Sky Blues had chances late on and Devon Kelly-Evans scored in stoppage time as the Sky Blues went down to a very heavy defeat.  

Coventry City: Corey Addai, Ryan Haynes, Jack Finch, Dion Kelly-Evans, Jacob Whitmore, Ben Stevenson, Jordan Shipley (C), Kyle Spence, Devon Kelly-Evans, George Thomas, Jack McBean.

City Subs: Konrad Skuza, Callum Maycock, Jordan Thompson, Bilal Sayoud, Jordan Ponticelli.

Charlton Athletic: Beeney, Barnes, Chicksen (Edwards 60), Dijksteel, Bowry, Thomas (c), Regan Charles-Cook, Aribo, Ahearne-Grant (Hackett-Fairchild 53), Kennedy (Lapslie 84), Umerah. Subs: Mitov, Yamfam.