LEYTON ORIENT 3-2 COVENTRY CITY
CITY: Murphy, Christie, Adams, J Clarke, Willis, Fleck, Thomas, Baker (c), Moussa, Wilson, L Clarke. Subs: Burge (GK), Phillips, Barton, Lobjoit, Garner, Daniels, Maund.
Leyton Orient: Jones, Omozusi, Sawyer, Vincelot, Cuthbert (c), Baudry, Cox (Lasimant 84), James, Lisbie, Mooney, Odubajo. Subs: Larkins, Lee, Vanderhyde, Sheratt,Gorman
HT LOFC 2-1 CCFC FT LOFC 3-2 CCFC
ATT 2871
Goals Carl Baker 21, Kevin Lisbie 25 & 88, Dean Cox 37, Franck Moussa 57
Referee D.Whitestone Booked L.Clarke, Fleck, Cuthbert
Sent Off Baker 55
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Coventry City again battled well but the ten men Sky Blues went out of the Capital One Cup with a 3-2 defeat at Leyton Orient.
On a day where Coventry City Holdings Ltd had their application for a judicial review thrown out by the High Court, the Sky Blues travelled to Brisbane Road for a Capital One Cup First Round tie.
Thankfully, traffic today was light so getting to East London was a breeze and we arrived in plenty of time to see an unchanged City side go straight on the attack with a lovely cross from the hard working Callum Wilson turned towards his own goal by Scott Cuthbert. Jamie Jones in the Orient goal was able to get down and prevent City from taking a first minute lead.
City, who had Waggott, Labovitch, Brookfield and Michael Byng in the Directors Box, started to fire over some telling crosses into the box.
One in the 13th minute which Franck Moussa fired across the box had an excellent turn out of 487 City fans, including supporters from Denmark as well as a number of our southern based support, claiming it was just like watching Brazil, making a change from the Barrs Hill defending we witnessed at Crawley.
Orient had an 18th minute free kick and a corner which Elliott Omozusi sent very wide.
City went up the end nearest their fans and won a corner which came back to the halfway line before Moussa was adjudged to be offside.
The O's won another corner. That was cleared. A long ball went up to Carl Baker who turned his marker and fired low with his left across Jones and into the net to give City a 21st minute lead.
Baker celebrated with the jubliant City support before rejoining the action. However, the lead was to last less than four minutes as Murphy got down to make a great save from James. He could only parry and Kevin Lisbie rammed home the loose ball.
In the 37th minute, the City defence were all over the place and Dean Cox was able to fire home from the edge of the area.
City, who are trying to get Arron Martin on loan and sign Mathieu Manset when they are allowed to, kept going and Moussa was unlucky when his shot hit Jones right hand post with two minutes of the half remaining.
Eight minutes into the second half and it took a diving save from Jones to deny Leon Clarke.
Then a two footed challenge from Baker went in, with both feet off the ground but no intent and Mr Whitestone immediately produced a red card.
Baker was incensed, sending a drinks bottle flying with a kick born out of frustration.
Two minutes later and it was back to cheers in the away end when Wilson played in Franck Moussa, who capped a good performance when he rifled the ball into the top of the net with a right footed finish.
Lisbie headed wide as the noise from the away end continued in what was a corker of a game.
In the 77th minute, City attacked through Leon Clarke. Cuthbert brought him down and Mr Whitestone awarded a penalty and booked the defender.
Leon Clarke, took the kick and instead of blasting it like he did against Nuneaton in pre-season, he hit a shot to the keeper's right which Jones got down easily to save.
Orient had a corner and Lisbie head over and then with two minutes to go, Odubajo swung over a cross and the ball hit the totally unmarked Kevin Lisbie and went into the net. We looked at the assistant but there was no flag and City, who battled well all night, went out of the cup.