Coventry 1 Swansea 1 - 25/11/2008
Coventry 1 Swansea 1 - 25/11/2008
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Stephen Wright (Isaac Osbourne 33), Michael Mifsud, Michael Doyle, Guillaume Beuzelin (Aron Gunnarsson 69), Robbie Simpson, Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood, Isaac Osbourne (Marcus Hall 45)
Subs not used: Leon Best, Andy Marshall
Booked: Daniel Fox 21, Guillaume Beuzelin 65
Goals: Daniel Fox 87
Swansea City: Dorus de Vries, Frederico Bessone, Angel Zaragoza Rangel, Gary Monk, Ashley Williams, Owain Tudor Jones, Mark Gower (Thomas Butler 90), Darren Pratley, Garcia Jordi Gomez, Jason Scotland (Guillem Mayol Bussy 79), Gorka Pintado
Subs not used: Shaun MacDonald, Artur Krysiak, Alan Tate
Goals: Garcia Jordi Gomez 67
Attendance: 15149
Referee: M Haywood
Teamtalk
Coventry's Daniel Fox netted a late equaliser to cancel out Jordi Gomez's opener for Swansea as the two sides drew 1-1 at the Ricoh Arena.
Gomez's sublime effort in the 67th minute was matched by Fox three minutes from time as the Sky Blues fought back to earn a deserved point.
Swansea clearly missed their star turn Ferrie Bodde, sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering a serious knee injury in the home defeat to Birmingham on Friday.
His omission was one of three changes enforced upon manager Roberto Martinez as Dorus De Vries, Owain Tudur Jones and Jason Scotland were recalled.
Coventry boss Chris Coleman named an unchanged side against his hometown club.
The Sky Blues made a lively start and Swansea survived an early scare after a period of intense pressure from the hosts.
Following a series of blocked shots and ricochets inside the six-yard box, coupled with a superb save from point-blank range by De Vries, the ball broke to Clinton Morrison who tapped it into the net.
The Republic of Ireland striker wheeled off in celebration only to be stopped in his tracks by an offside flag.
In the seventh minute Michael Mifsud's low shot across goal from the right-hand side of the area rolled inches past the far post.
Three minutes later, Freddy Eastwood crossed from the same side to the near post where Morrison had lost his marker but he glanced his header wide.
Fox was booked for a late sliding challenge on Gomez after 21 minutes, his fifth yellow of the season earning a one-match ban.
Robbie Simpson's well-struck shot from the left-hand side of the box midway through the first half forced a good save from De Vries. From Fox's resulting corner, Elliott Ward headed wide from 10 yards out.
Angel Rangel was guilty of a glaring miss in the 26th minute after Swansea had carved open their hosts for the first time.
Fellow Spaniard Gorka Pintado swung a low cross into the box but Rangel turned and dragged his shot wide.
Coventry continued to look the most menacing after the break and Guillaume Beuzelin should have done better than blast two efforts over the crossbar either side of the hour mark.
In between, only a superb sliding tackle by Garry Monk to block Eastwood's 10-yard shot prevented Coventry from taking the lead.
Gomez headed straight at Westwood from close range as Swansea threatened on the counter-attack. Soon after, the Spaniard did find the back of the net.
Gomez, on loan from Espanyol, curled a left-foot shot past Keiren Westwood from 25-yards.
Morrison had another close-range effort chalked off in the 79th minute as it started to look like it would not be Coventry's evening.
But Fox ensured the points were shared when he scored his first home goal since his January move from Walsall.
The full-back's effort was reminiscent of Gomez's strike but hit the underside of the bar and bounced down over the line.
CCFC
Danny Fox managed to hand the Sky Blues a point with a sublime late free kick after they fell behind to Jordi Gomez.
Coventry are still without a win at the Ricoh Arena since early October but there will have been no complaints about the effort of Coleman's side who had two goals ruled out for offside and conceded the opener from a questionable free kick.
The headed into the break on level terms after a goalless first half.
The opening 45 minutes still proved to be expensive for City manager Coleman though who was first forced to substitute right back Stephen Wright after the half hour mark and then had to replace Osbourne with Marcus Hall just before the break.
Injury worries aside, the Sky Blues started very brightly and had one effort cleared off the line and another ruled offside in the first five minutes.
Ward's half volleyed effort from Danny Fox's deep cross after four minutes was batted off the line by Ashley Williams and Clinton Morrison then bundled the returned clearance past Swansea 'keeper Dorus De Vries only to be ruled offside.
The Sky Blues showed plenty of attacking bite with a number of crosses.
And Freddy Eastwood also nearly benefited from a nice display of first-time flicks between himself and Morrison, bearing down on goal only to be denied by a superb last ditch tackle from Williams.
Swans' right winger Angel Rangel had easily the best opportunity to open the scoring in the first half though.
Mark Gower got to the byline on Coventry's left and crossed for an unmarked Rangle who did the hard part controlling the ball but then dragged is shot wide across Keiren Westwood's goal from just four yards out after 25 minutes.
The Sky Blues continued their attacking ways in the second half but for all their possession struggled to break down the Swansea back line.
And when Guillaume Beuzelin was harshly penalized for a foul on Jordi Gomez, who did not endear himself to the Sky Blues fans after later being penalized for diving, Gomez dispated the free kick past Keiren Westwood from around 20 yards our, curling it inside the near post after 66 minutes.
Coventry must have thought luck was not on their side ten minutes later when another Morrison goal was yet again ruled offside.
Fox's clever free kick, played short to Mifsud on the edge of the area who flicked the ball into the six yard box, eventually reached De Vries who spilled into Morrison's path allowing him to poke home.
But he again fell victim to the assistant referee's flag much to his annoyance.
No-one could have begrudged Coventry their leveler though with three minutes to go when Robbie Simpson was fouled near the semi circle three yeards outside the area.
Fox then stepped up and placed an exquisite free kick beyond the reach of De Vries into his top corner, striking the underside of the crossbar as it went it.
Coventry could also have snatched all three points at the death when Scott Dann's downward header was saved point blank by De Vries as the hosts launched a frantic final attack.
But it finshed honours even, the least the Sky Blues deserved after another enthusiastic display which yielded less than it warranted.
4thegame
A late free-kick from Daniel Fox earned Coventry City a much-needed point at home to Swansea City.
Coventry were the stronger side for much of the match - but Jordi Gomez scored a quality set-piece from 25 yards to give them a 67th-minute lead.
But just as the Sky Blues looked to be heading for their third home defeat on the bounce, Fox stepped up to score a matching effort with just three minutes to go.
It was a fair result for Coventry who had every reason to feel that luck had deserted them.
Referee Mark Haywood had denied them a penalty, ruled out two goals and awarded a dubious foul for the all-important Swansea free-kick. The home side also lost right-back Stephen Wright to injury in the first half - only for his replacement, Isaac Osbourne, to hobble off minutes later.
The penalty appeal came in the sixth minute. The ball fell in front of Freddy Eastwood with an open goal to aim at but, as he tried to shoot, Angel Rangel pulled him to the ground - but no foul was given.
A minute later, team-mate Clinton Morrison had the ball in the net when Dorus de Vries parried an Elliott Ward shot to the striker - only for the linesman to rule the goal out for offside.
The home side continued the pressure with Michael Mifsud going close and Robbie Simpson forcing a save from de Vries with a 25-yard drive.
Swansea had to wait until the 59th minute to register their first shot on target - but after Guillaume Beuzelin was penalised for a seemingly fair tackle shortly after, Gomez showed his class to put the visitors ahead.
Coventry continued to push forward and Morrison thought he had scored again in the 77th minute - only to be met with another offside flag.
But with the game nearing stoppage time, Fox stepped up to strike his effort into the top corner to give Coventry a valuable point.
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Stephen Wright (Isaac Osbourne 33), Michael Mifsud, Michael Doyle, Guillaume Beuzelin (Aron Gunnarsson 69), Robbie Simpson, Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood, Isaac Osbourne (Marcus Hall 45)
Subs not used: Leon Best, Andy Marshall
Booked: Daniel Fox 21, Guillaume Beuzelin 65
Goals: Daniel Fox 87
Swansea City: Dorus de Vries, Frederico Bessone, Angel Zaragoza Rangel, Gary Monk, Ashley Williams, Owain Tudor Jones, Mark Gower (Thomas Butler 90), Darren Pratley, Garcia Jordi Gomez, Jason Scotland (Guillem Mayol Bussy 79), Gorka Pintado
Subs not used: Shaun MacDonald, Artur Krysiak, Alan Tate
Goals: Garcia Jordi Gomez 67
Attendance: 15149
Referee: M Haywood
Teamtalk
Coventry's Daniel Fox netted a late equaliser to cancel out Jordi Gomez's opener for Swansea as the two sides drew 1-1 at the Ricoh Arena.
Gomez's sublime effort in the 67th minute was matched by Fox three minutes from time as the Sky Blues fought back to earn a deserved point.
Swansea clearly missed their star turn Ferrie Bodde, sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering a serious knee injury in the home defeat to Birmingham on Friday.
His omission was one of three changes enforced upon manager Roberto Martinez as Dorus De Vries, Owain Tudur Jones and Jason Scotland were recalled.
Coventry boss Chris Coleman named an unchanged side against his hometown club.
The Sky Blues made a lively start and Swansea survived an early scare after a period of intense pressure from the hosts.
Following a series of blocked shots and ricochets inside the six-yard box, coupled with a superb save from point-blank range by De Vries, the ball broke to Clinton Morrison who tapped it into the net.
The Republic of Ireland striker wheeled off in celebration only to be stopped in his tracks by an offside flag.
In the seventh minute Michael Mifsud's low shot across goal from the right-hand side of the area rolled inches past the far post.
Three minutes later, Freddy Eastwood crossed from the same side to the near post where Morrison had lost his marker but he glanced his header wide.
Fox was booked for a late sliding challenge on Gomez after 21 minutes, his fifth yellow of the season earning a one-match ban.
Robbie Simpson's well-struck shot from the left-hand side of the box midway through the first half forced a good save from De Vries. From Fox's resulting corner, Elliott Ward headed wide from 10 yards out.
Angel Rangel was guilty of a glaring miss in the 26th minute after Swansea had carved open their hosts for the first time.
Fellow Spaniard Gorka Pintado swung a low cross into the box but Rangel turned and dragged his shot wide.
Coventry continued to look the most menacing after the break and Guillaume Beuzelin should have done better than blast two efforts over the crossbar either side of the hour mark.
In between, only a superb sliding tackle by Garry Monk to block Eastwood's 10-yard shot prevented Coventry from taking the lead.
Gomez headed straight at Westwood from close range as Swansea threatened on the counter-attack. Soon after, the Spaniard did find the back of the net.
Gomez, on loan from Espanyol, curled a left-foot shot past Keiren Westwood from 25-yards.
Morrison had another close-range effort chalked off in the 79th minute as it started to look like it would not be Coventry's evening.
But Fox ensured the points were shared when he scored his first home goal since his January move from Walsall.
The full-back's effort was reminiscent of Gomez's strike but hit the underside of the bar and bounced down over the line.
CCFC
Danny Fox managed to hand the Sky Blues a point with a sublime late free kick after they fell behind to Jordi Gomez.
Coventry are still without a win at the Ricoh Arena since early October but there will have been no complaints about the effort of Coleman's side who had two goals ruled out for offside and conceded the opener from a questionable free kick.
The headed into the break on level terms after a goalless first half.
The opening 45 minutes still proved to be expensive for City manager Coleman though who was first forced to substitute right back Stephen Wright after the half hour mark and then had to replace Osbourne with Marcus Hall just before the break.
Injury worries aside, the Sky Blues started very brightly and had one effort cleared off the line and another ruled offside in the first five minutes.
Ward's half volleyed effort from Danny Fox's deep cross after four minutes was batted off the line by Ashley Williams and Clinton Morrison then bundled the returned clearance past Swansea 'keeper Dorus De Vries only to be ruled offside.
The Sky Blues showed plenty of attacking bite with a number of crosses.
And Freddy Eastwood also nearly benefited from a nice display of first-time flicks between himself and Morrison, bearing down on goal only to be denied by a superb last ditch tackle from Williams.
Swans' right winger Angel Rangel had easily the best opportunity to open the scoring in the first half though.
Mark Gower got to the byline on Coventry's left and crossed for an unmarked Rangle who did the hard part controlling the ball but then dragged is shot wide across Keiren Westwood's goal from just four yards out after 25 minutes.
The Sky Blues continued their attacking ways in the second half but for all their possession struggled to break down the Swansea back line.
And when Guillaume Beuzelin was harshly penalized for a foul on Jordi Gomez, who did not endear himself to the Sky Blues fans after later being penalized for diving, Gomez dispated the free kick past Keiren Westwood from around 20 yards our, curling it inside the near post after 66 minutes.
Coventry must have thought luck was not on their side ten minutes later when another Morrison goal was yet again ruled offside.
Fox's clever free kick, played short to Mifsud on the edge of the area who flicked the ball into the six yard box, eventually reached De Vries who spilled into Morrison's path allowing him to poke home.
But he again fell victim to the assistant referee's flag much to his annoyance.
No-one could have begrudged Coventry their leveler though with three minutes to go when Robbie Simpson was fouled near the semi circle three yeards outside the area.
Fox then stepped up and placed an exquisite free kick beyond the reach of De Vries into his top corner, striking the underside of the crossbar as it went it.
Coventry could also have snatched all three points at the death when Scott Dann's downward header was saved point blank by De Vries as the hosts launched a frantic final attack.
But it finshed honours even, the least the Sky Blues deserved after another enthusiastic display which yielded less than it warranted.
4thegame
A late free-kick from Daniel Fox earned Coventry City a much-needed point at home to Swansea City.
Coventry were the stronger side for much of the match - but Jordi Gomez scored a quality set-piece from 25 yards to give them a 67th-minute lead.
But just as the Sky Blues looked to be heading for their third home defeat on the bounce, Fox stepped up to score a matching effort with just three minutes to go.
It was a fair result for Coventry who had every reason to feel that luck had deserted them.
Referee Mark Haywood had denied them a penalty, ruled out two goals and awarded a dubious foul for the all-important Swansea free-kick. The home side also lost right-back Stephen Wright to injury in the first half - only for his replacement, Isaac Osbourne, to hobble off minutes later.
The penalty appeal came in the sixth minute. The ball fell in front of Freddy Eastwood with an open goal to aim at but, as he tried to shoot, Angel Rangel pulled him to the ground - but no foul was given.
A minute later, team-mate Clinton Morrison had the ball in the net when Dorus de Vries parried an Elliott Ward shot to the striker - only for the linesman to rule the goal out for offside.
The home side continued the pressure with Michael Mifsud going close and Robbie Simpson forcing a save from de Vries with a 25-yard drive.
Swansea had to wait until the 59th minute to register their first shot on target - but after Guillaume Beuzelin was penalised for a seemingly fair tackle shortly after, Gomez showed his class to put the visitors ahead.
Coventry continued to push forward and Morrison thought he had scored again in the 77th minute - only to be met with another offside flag.
But with the game nearing stoppage time, Fox stepped up to strike his effort into the top corner to give Coventry a valuable point.
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