City at Huddersfield Latest

Last updated : 25 July 2009 By Kev Monks at Galpharm Stadium
Welcome to Covsupport New Service's coverage of Coventry City's friendly at Huddersfield Town this afternoon.

Teams:

Huddersfield:Smithies, T. Clarke, Williams, N. Clarke, P. Clarke(c), Berrety, Kay, Collins, Roberts, Simpson, Pilkington.
Subs: Glennon, Skarz, Butler, Ainsworth, Godwin, Novak, Robinson.

Coventry City: Westwood, Wright(c), McPake, Ward, J.Clarke, Osbourne, Gunnarsson, Doyle, Cain, Morrison, Best.
Subs: Konstantopolous, Turner, Hall, Walker, Grandison, Jeffers.

Robbie Simpson and Peter Clarke start for Huddersfield.

It is a bright, sunny day in Huddersfield and several hundred Coventry fans have made the trip.

There was good applause from all sections of the crowd when Robbie Simpson's name was read out during the announcement of the teams.

Huddersfield are going to play with Simpson as the lone striker.

For Coventry City, Clarke will start at left back and Osbourne at right back.

Not long into the game and Stephen Wright has moved to right back. The estimated 300 'City fans are very quiet at the moment.

11 minutes. Wright, on the overlap wins a corner which Osbourne takes.The ball gets to Ward on the far side of the area and passes to Morrison, who heads the ball just wide.

13 minutes.Huddersfield win a free kick which Simpson manages to put just wide of the far post.

16 minutes. 'City have the ball in the net, but Elliot Ward, who lashed it in, is adjudged to be offside.

24 minutes. A trademark, long Gunnarsson throw leads to a 'City corner, but Ward manages to head over the bar.

27 minutes. A bad foul from behind on Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson eventually gets to his feet.

30 minutes.
Cain manages to get in behind Doyle to get a header on target, Smithies in the Huddersfield goal somehow quickly got to his left to save.

31 minutes.'City win another corner which is cleared.

34 minutes. A great ball from Cain over to Best, whose deflected shot goes out for the first of two corners. This attack came after an excellent tackle by McPake to atone for a Ward error.

Elliot Ward is doing a good job keeping Robbie Simpson in check.

40 minutes. Simpson manages to shake off his marker and squeezes through, but is stopped through the combined efforts of Ward and Westwood.

42 minutes. Huddersfield win a corner which is too easily caught by Westwood.

44 minutes. Morrison wins a free kick 25 yards out. Gunnarsson takes the kick but it is deflected out for a corner. The corner is a poor one ans easily cleared.

Half time: Huddersfield town 0 Coventry City 0.

51 minutes. 'City win a free kick. Gunnarsson takes it, but it is cleared. Clinton Morrison retrieves the ball, gives it to Ward whose on target shot is deflected away.

52 minutes. Foul by 'City captain, wright, on the Huddersfield winger. Free kick is cleared by the 'City defence to the PinkLink stand, where the Sky Blue army is.

59 minutes.Gunnarsson crosses from the right, ball cleared by one of Huddersfield's three Clarke's.

There is plenty of effort, commitment and running from 'City, but so far it is not resulting in goals.

61 minutes, A double change for 'City. Wright and Best are off, Grandison and Jeffers replace them.

65 minutes.Jordan Clarke has a run at Smithies in the Huddersfield goal, but Smithies manages to kick the ball out for a 'City throw.

Much of the game is being played in the midfield.

72 minutes. Doyle off and Walker is on.

75 minutes. Still goalless.
Ward is taken off and replaced by Ben Turner,

Huddersfield substitute Robbie Simpson who goes off the field to warm applause from the 'City fans. He is replaced by Nokak

79 minutes. Westwood is out quickly to deny Ainsworth.

81 minutes. Ashley Cain cuts in from the left, but Smithies gets down well, to his left to save.

82 minutes. Cain gets another chance, but this time Smithies catches the shot.

Full time: Huddersfield Town 0 Coventry City 0.

Attendance: 3886 (250 Coventry fans).