Cheltenham v Coventry City

Last updated : 23 July 2013 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City visit Cheltenham Town tonight in their latest game of their pre-season preparations.

Kick off is at 7:00pm

Teams: Cheltenham Town: S. Brown, T Brown, Elliot, Cureton, Gournell, NcGlashan, Richards, Penn, Jombarti, Vincent, Braham-Barrett. subs; Lowe, Jones, Taylor,Deering, Harrison, Roberts (gk), O'Donnell, Hanks, Williams, Kotwica, Bowerman.

Coventry City: Burge, Christie, Haynes, Barton, J Clarke, Finch, Baker,  Daniels, L Clarke, Wilson, Lobjoit. Subs; Quinn, Gott (gk) Maund, Bromley,Bako, Lawton.

Referee; Simon Hooper. Assistants; Tim Wood, Mark Scholes, 4th official John Busby.

The match is underway.

There about two hundred City fans watching the game. 

1. Lobjoit has a shot from 20 yards, but straight at the 'keeper. 

3. Cureton curls his shot over the bar.

5. Leon Clarke, from the edge of the area, hits the keeper's left hand post.

It is a beautiful, warm evening in Cheltenham.

10. Leon Clarke gets past his marker, but the keeper gets down well to block.

11. Corner to City. Headed away. McGlashan goes through but Burge gathers the loose ball.

15. City win a corner. Headed away again. The ball eentually rolls out for a Cheltenham goal kick.

22. City win a free kick which Baker takes, but he hits the wall. Baker regains the ball and passes to Wilson, but Scott Brown in the Cheltenham goal, blocks.

24, Bakers wins a corner.

24. Billy Daniels 25 yard shot is smothered by Brown.

26. A telling cross from McGlashan goes across the face of the City goal.

The City supporters are in the side stand.

27. Cheltenham win a free kick. Elliott jumps with Burge and the ball goes out for a City goal kick.

30. Cheltenham win two corners in quick succession.

32. Baker loses the ball. Christie block a shot, Baker then sends theball up tp Wilson who is fouled. The free kick comes to nothing but when leon Clarke gets the ball back he finds Baker on the right, but he fires the ball high and wide.

34. City win a corner. Barton gets the ball on the edge of the area. He tries to find Leon Clarke, but the ball goes out for a goal kick.

35. GOAL: 1-0 to City. Leon Clarke gets the ball on the edge of the area and hits it high into the net.

38. Lobjoit fires high and wide.

40. Burge tips over a Braham Barnett left sided cross for a corner.

45. The referee blows for half time.

Cheltenham Town 0 Coventry City 1 (L Clarke)

Second half underway. There have been no changes made to the City line up.

The attendance is given as 872, 199 are City fans.

47. Wilson is brought down 20 yards out from goal. Baker takes the free kick straight into the wall. 

49. Baker's low shot is easily saved.

52. Cheltenham free kick. Matt Richards curls over from 20 yards.

55. Cheltenham win a corner.

56. McGlashan fires wide.

Jordan Clarke and Jack Finch are doing well at the back of the City defence.

60. Cheltenham make a double substitution. Cureton is replaced by Deering and Braham-Barnett is replaced by Jones.

66. Cheltenham substitution. Vincent goes off and is replaced by O'Donnell .

68. Baker swings in a cross that Troy bronw hacks over his own bar and out of the ground for a City corner.

70. Cheltenham make another double substitution.

72. Lee Burge comes off lis line to superbly gather the ball.

73. GOAL: The ball is sent across the field by Adam Barton to Cyrus Christie who lashes a stunning shot into the net.

75. Baker attacks and the ball is scrambled out for a City corner.

76. Pressley makes a multiple substitution. Off go Leon Clarke, Barton, Daniels, Baker and Christie. On come Bako, Quinn, Maund, Bromley and Lawton.

82. Bowerman gets in round the back of the defence, but Burge catches the ball and sends it up th eother end. Wilson gets in a shot but it is saved.

88. Ryan Haynes fires high over the bar.

89. Cheltenham corner. Jordan Clarke heads it clear.

89. Great save from Burge diving to his left.

90. The referee blows for full time.

Cheltenham Town 0 Coventry City 2 (L Clarke, Christie)