City V Nuneaton Latest

Last updated : 15 July 2009 By Kev Monks at Liberty Way
Welcome to our coverage of Coventry City's pre-season friendly at Nuneaton Town.


Coventry City starting line up:

Westwood, Clarke, Hall, Turner, Ward, Bell, Best, Morrison, Walker, Doyle, Cain.
Substitutes:Konstantopolous, Osbourne, Eastwood, Grandison, Wright, Gunnarson.

It is a nice sunny evening in Nuneaton for this pre season friendly.

Kick off was scheduled to be at 7:00 pm. but has been delayed until 7:15 pm.

20 seconds into the game and Blenkinsop fires over Westwood's bar.

4 minutes gone and Doyle cuts inside, but unfortunately blasts hit shot high into the Ian Neale stand.

7 minutes and Doyle is in the action again latching onto a Clarke cross, but sees his shot blocked at the far post .

10 minutes into the game and a lovely ball from Morrison plays in Best. He cuts inside but Acton blocked the shot with his body and concedes a corner.

18 minutes and 'City get another corner, but the score is still 0-0.

8 minutes and Morrison shoots on the turn, but straight at Acton in the Nuneaton goal.

9 minutes gone and 'City clear a Nuneaton corner.

42 minutes gone and Nuneaton have their first shot at goal. A long range effort from Storey which goes straight to Westwood.

Half time: Score Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 1.

Half time changes:
Off Westwood, Ward, Bell, Hall, Morrison, Turner.

On: Konstantopolous, Grandison,Osbourne, Eastwood, Wright, Gunnarsson.

48 minutes and 'City get another corner, the ball finds its way to Best who turns and shots, but Collett, now in the Nuneaton goal in place of Acton, saved with his feet.

50thminute and Dillon gets through the 'City defence only for Dimi to block with his body.

56 minutes and Gunnarsson is spoken to by the referee for squaring up to Storey. Storey is substituted.

72 minutes and the 'City fans behind goal are singing, "Where's the signings gone.

75 minutes and the score is still Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 1,

80th minute and Eastwood sees a flick shot caught by Collett.

82 minutes, Clarke crosses from the right and Gunnarsson volleyed over from 14 yards.

85 minutes and the crowd is starting to drift away.

Full time score Nuneaton 0 Coventry City 1.