Live updates from Coventry V Derby U21's

Last updated : 08 April 2013 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City under 21's take on Derby County under 21's today at The Ricoh Arena.

Teams: Coventry City: Dunn(GK), J. Clarke, Azille-Moore, Henderson(c), Stewart, Thomas, Roberts, Ruffels, Daniels, Philliskirk, Ball.

Subs; Maund, Finch, Garner, Maddison.

Derby County: Legzdins(GK), O'Connor, Roberts, Brayford, Gjokaj, Hanson, Bennett, Jacobs, Vernam, Doyle, Hoganson.

Subs; Smith, Morth, Adams, Dales, Thomas.

There are about 30 or so at The Ricoh for this under 21's fixture.

The teams are on the pitch. Derby are in all Black while the referee is in fluorescent orange, but his assistants are in black.

Derby County manager Nigel Clough is watching the game.

The referee gets the match underway. City are attacking the away end.

Jordan Stewart is playing at left back with Clarke playing at right back.

7. Callum Ball, on loan at Coventry from Derby County, fires across the area and out for a goal kick.

9. Derby win a corner. The ball is crossed and is just missed by the incoming  Valentin Gjokaj and goes out of play for a City goal kick.

11. Michael Jacobs curls a free kick at Dunn. City counter attack and Ball fires wide. City attack again and Legzdins just grabs a Ruffels shot from six yards out.

16. City win a free kick in a central position. Clarke's kick is blocked by the wall and Ruffels sends the loose ball wide.

19. Clarke is forced into clearing the ball across the area and out for a Derby corner. The corner is cleared, but they win a free kick.

22. Philliskirk has a shot but fires it straight to Legzdins.

25. Bennett crosses and Vernam volleys at Dunn who gets down to his right to scramble the ball away. City counter attack but Philliskirk shoots wide.

27. City win a corner. The ball is sent out to Philliskirk who has his shot blocked and then has a secoond shot blocked before the ball is eventually cleared.

The wind is howling round the almost empty Ricoh Arena.

33. Will Roberts fires high and wide into the empty away end.

36. Stewart crosses for Ball whose shot is blocked and Roberts puts the rebound behind for a City corner which is cleared. 

38. Stewart sens in a deep cross but it goes out for a goal kick.

Coventry City manager Stephen Pressley has now arrived to watch the game.

43. Ball has his low shot saved.

44. City win a free kick for a foul on Daniels.

45. Half time.

Coventry City U21's 0  Derby County U21's 0

The teams are coming back out for the second half.

No changes have been made to either team during the break.

53. Ruffels shot saved.

56. Derby win a free kick 20 yards out from goal. Hanson curls his spot kick over the bar for a City goal kick. 

61. A Vernam shot on the turn goes just wide of Dunn's left hand post.

63. Substitution. Derby replace Brayford with Dales.

66. Substitution. Derby make their second change, Smith is on in place of Vernam.

71. Ball has a shot from 20 yards but it goes well over the bar.

72. Roberts fires wide from a great ball across the park from Philliskirk.

77. Lovely ball by Daniels to Ball on the left who sends the cross over to Jordan Clarke who fires over with a screamer.

79. Stewart crosses to Will Roberts whose header from six yards is deflected onto the bar for a City corner. First Clarke then Thomas have their shots blocked.

81. City win another corner. Daniels takes the corner to Ball whose shot is blocked, the ball then falls to Thomas who shoots from the edge of the area that the keeper pushes over for another corner.

84. Philliskirk turns in the area but the ball is cleared.

88. A City free kick is cleared out for a throw in.

 89. A Philliskirk one two with Ruffels wins City a corner.

90. Derby win a corner. Hoganson's flag kick wins a throw. Great block by Stewart to concede a corner which is cleared.

The referee blows for full time.

Coventry City U21's 0 Derby County U21's 0