Coventry City v Crewe

Last updated : 23 August 2013 By Cns Sport

Coventry City under 21's take on Crewe at Nuneaton tonight.

Teams: Coventry City:Burge, Philips, Haynes, Bromley, Neilson, Lawton, Garner, Lobjoit, Maund, Triallist, Rankin. Subs; Azille-Moore, Richards, Maddison, Bako, Baker-Richardson.

Crewe:Garratt, Bailie, Robertson, Nolan, Johnson, Guthrie, Jones, Giverin, Ellington, West, Peters. Subs, Perry, Murdoch, Smith, Allcock.

Stephen Pressley and Steve Ogrizovoc are among the spectators which consist mainly of parents.

The teams are on the pitch.

City are in their traditional sky blue, Crewe are in red.

The tall Brazillian triallist is on the ball straight away and gives a great pass to Philips.

4. Crewe attack, Burge saves with his feet and Neilson heads over for a corner.

8.Good work by Philips. The ball comes off a Crewe defender, but to everyone's amazement the assistant referee on the main stand side gives a goal kick.

10. Foul on Jones in the box and its a penalty to Crewe.

11. GOAL: Nathan Ellington rolls the ball into the net to make it 1-0 to Crewe.

13. Burge catches a Walters cross.

14. Great block from Neilson from a Crewe free kick.

16. Lewis Rankin curls a shot just over the bar from 20 yards.

18. Crewe move down the left flank and West goes inches wide of Burge's left hand post.

19. A deep cross from Philips goes jusy over the bar.

22. GOAL: A superb goal for Crewe. Nolan picks out Ellington who clips the ball past Burge. Coventry City 0 Crewe 2.

27. Great run and shot from Leon Lobjoit, he thumps Garratt's right hand post from the edge of the area.

29. City win a throw after good work by Garner.

31. Clumsy foul by the Brazilian triallist sees him get a talking to by the referee Mr Giblin.

32, GOAL: Crewe free kick on the left, the ball is sent over to Jon Guthrie who bundles the ball in for Crewe's third goal.

41. Crewe attack started by Ellington on the left and hacked away for a corner.

 Half time, Coventry City 0 Crewe 3 (Ellington 2 [1pen], Guthrie.)

Second half is underway.

50. Luke Giverin has a good run and low shot which Burge gets down on his to push out for a corner. Ellington gets on the end of th ecorner kick and Burge  pushes over for another flag kick.

Crewe are making life difficult for City by closing down any moves.

54. A Billy Walters shot wins Crewe a corner.

55. City win a free kick, taken by Garner who curls it over the bar.

56. Haynes head away another Crewe attack.

59. Jones has a shot, the referee awards a corner.

60. Substitutions for City, Maund and Bromley off, Baker-Richardson and Azille-Moore on.

64. Crewe win a corner, City break and Baker-Richardson flashes a shot wide.

69. Billy West wins a corner for Crewe.

70. GOAL: The corner comes in, it is initially cleared. West gets past Philips and crosses for Louis Johnson to head in.

Coventry City 0 Crewe 4

73. GOAL: A stunning goal from the Brazilian triallist who turns and rifles a shot into the top  corner from 20 yards.

Coventry City 1 Crewe 4

74. Substitution. City take Neilson off and send Bako on.

80. Triallist gets booked. 

83. A Baker-Richardson shot clearly takes a deflection for a corner.

84. the Brazilian triallist takes a shot from the edge of the area. Garratt gets down and fumbles the ball out for a corner.

86. Crewe win a corner.

88. Lobjoit fires over the bar.

89. Good save by Burge with his feet from Walters.

Full time:  Coventry City 1(Triallist) Crewe 4 (Ellington 2 [1pen], West) Guthrie.)