Mansfield V Coventry City

Last updated : 26 July 2013 By Covsupport News Service

It is sunny evening at the One Call Stadium, Mansfield where Coventry City play their latest game of their pre-season friendlies.

Teams. Mansfield: Marrriott (gk), Beevers, Jennings, Dempster, McCombe, Murray (c), Dyer, Clucas, Daniel, Andrews, McGuire. Subs;Stevenson, Howell, Speight, Tafazolli, Sutton, Black, Meikle, Gnorea, McGrath, Clements,.

Coventry City: Burge (gk), Christie, Haynes,, Orozco, Finch, Barton, Baker, Martins, Daniels, Manset, Wilson. Subs; Gott (gk), Garner, Azille-Moore, Maund.

City are wearing their traditional sky blue.

The match is under way.

3. Mansfield throw in to John Dempster whose diving header goes wide. 

Martins, playing on th eleft,has had a couple of nice touches and so has Manset who ran on goal but was blocked as he tried to get his shot away.

5. Martins sends the ball over to Baker who crosses back inside for Martins, but he fires his shot wide.

7. Manset shot blocked away by Marriott and then cleared.

8. Wilson, on the right, has a low shot but at Marriott in goal.

11. A Colin Daniel shot just trickles past the post and seconds later a free header goes just wide.

14. Manset run and shot parried away by Marriott. Finch clears an Mansfield attack, then McGuire heads wide.

19. Corner to Mansfield. Burge punches away.

22. GOAL: Mansfield get the ball on the right and Calvin Andrews hooks a shot high into the net.

25. Mansfield corner. Burge punches away.

27. Baker, on the right, attacks but Marriott gets down to save.

30. A Christie cross goes across the face of the goal.

34. Baker fires wide.

35. Sam Clucas heads over the bar.

36. PENALTY: Wilson attacks and is brought down by Marriott, penalty awarded.

36. GOAL: Baker converts from the spot.

39. Manset heads over from a City corner.

40. Orozco goes down in a heap with Andrews. The former Malaga B player is back up after treatment.

43. A Baker shot from 20 yards goes straight to Marriott.

Orozco is clearly struggling after his injury.

Half time: Mansfield 1 (Andrews) Coventry City 1 (Baker pen)

City make a substitution at half time Tarik Azille-Moore replaces the injured Orozco.

47. Martins heads wide. He should have scored.

48. GOAL: Mansfield go 2-1 up when Sam Clucas is allowed as much room as he likes to go to his left and beat Burge.

49. Ryan Haynes' tame shot is deflected.

53. Manset shot deflected out for a corner which was cleared.

54. Mansfield win a corner. Corner is taken but the header goes over the bar.

56. Mansfield win two corners in quick succession, both are cleared.

59. Another good run from Martins.

60. Burge gets down well to save.

The attendance is given as 1012 with 121 of them City fans.

61. GOAL: 2-2. City equalise again. Wilson crosses and Lee Beevers turns into his own net to the delight of the 121 travelling City supporters.

63. SUBSTITUTION. Martins is replaced by Garner.

66. Baker goes round the back of the

defence, but the ball is cleared. Christie has a shot a Marriott and the ball bounces on the line, the City fans claim a goal, but the referee is some distance away and his assistant on the side of the condemned stand doesn't have a clear view.

68. Substitution. Melike on for Daniel, Stevenson replaces Andrews and Howell is on in place of Murray.

76. Mansfield make more changes. McCombe off, Sutton on.Dyer off McGrath on.

A fight breaks out on the pitch. Christie and Clucas started it and then everyone, including the bench piled in. Both players are booked.

78. Mansfield corner.

80. Jennings shot goes high and wide.

83. McGrath's shot goes well wide.

84. Mansett goes off and is replaced by Maund.

87. Mansfield cross from the left is met by Haynes whose great header clears.

88. Mansfield have a free header but it goes over the bar.

92. PENALTY: Wilson is tripped by Marriott, penalty to City.

93 GOAL: Baker scores from the spot to make it 3-2 to City.

The referee ends the game.

Mansfield 2 (Andrews, Clucas) Coventry City 3 (Baker 2 pens) Beevers og)