Coventry 2 Ipswich 1 - 29/12/2007
Coventry 2 Ipswich 1 - 29/12/2007
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Gary Borrowdale, Stephen Hughes (Elliott Ward 89), Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb (Kevin Thornton 51), Michael Doyle, Julian Gray (Liam Davis 45), Michael Mifsud, Dele Adebola,
Subs not used: Donovan Simmonds, Lee Hildreth
Booked: Arjan De Zeeuw 45, Gary Borrowdale 79
Goals: Julian Gray 11, Dele Adebola 64
Ipswich Town: Neil Alexander, Fabian Wilnis, Chris Casement (Liam Trotter 89), Jason De Vos, David Wright, Tommy Miller, Danny Haynes, Owen Garvan, Pablo Gonzalez Counago (Gavin Williams 72), Jonathan Walters, Alan Lee (Jordan Rhodes 81),
Subs not used: Shane Supple, Matthew Richards
Booked: Tommy Miller 71, Danny Haynes 85
Sent off: Tommy Miller 86
Attendance: 18346
Referee: I Williamson
Teamtalk
Dele Adebola's composed strike gave Coventry a much-needed 2-1 win over 10-man Ipswich in their Championship clash at the Ricoh Arena.
Julian Gray tapped in a rebound to give Iain Dowie's side an early lead but it was Ipswich who dominated the rest of the first half and they pulled level when Danny Haynes headed in after David Wright had rattled the underside of the crossbar.
But Adebola then clinically finished the first chance of the second period before Tommy Miller was harshly sent off to ensure that Jim Magilton's side continued their awful away form.
Town have the best home record in the division but are yet to win away and again looked vulnerable in defence.
After the 2-0 defeat at Leicester on Boxing Day Magilton admitted that his side cannot be considered promotion candidates until they improve on their travels and the familiar deficiencies were again on show and they should have gone behind inside two minutes.
A simple long ball forward was misjudged by Ipswich captain Jason De Vos under pressure from Adebola and Michael Mifsud capitalised to nip in.
The Malta striker took a touch to steady himself but fired narrowly over from 15 yards with just Neil Alexander to beat.
It was a golden opportunity but the hosts did take the lead in the 11th minute after another mistake from De Vos.
Again he misread a long ball and after he dived in Adebola took the ball off his toes and charged in on goal.
The burly striker could have shot but wisely squared the ball across the six-yard box to Mifsud and while Alexander parried his effort, Gray was on hand to apply a simple finish with his right foot.
Ipswich forward Pablo Counago then brilliantly span away from three defenders before playing in strike partner Alan Lee and he had a strong claim for a penalty turned away by referee Ian Williamson after he was clattered by Arjan de Zeeuw.
Magilton's side continued to dominate and Counago was only denied an equaliser by a fine one-handed save from Andy Marshall after he had firmly met Haynes' right-wing cross from eight yards with a header. But the Tractor Boys deservedly got their goal in the 42nd minute.
Full-back Wright let fly with a fine effort from 25 yards and while Marshall did superbly to tip it onto the crossbar, Haynes reacted quickest to head in the rebound.
Dowie had to replace Gray at the break with a calf injury while Jay Tabb had to come off shortly after with an ankle injury.
The game struggled to match the entertainment of the first half and it was a surprise when the home side regained the lead out of nothing in the 64th minute.
Substitute Liam Davis collected a loose ball in midfield and drove infield before feeding a delicate throughball into Adebola.
The big striker took a deft touch to take him clear of Wright before coolly rolling the ball beyond Alexander with his left foot.
Fellow sub Kevin Thornton then flashed a dangerous ball across the face of the goal which was narrowly missed by Mifsud before Thornton went close with an audacious effort from 40 yards after Alexander miscued a clearance.
Miller was then booked twice in quick succession for fouls to complete another miserable day on the road for Magilton.
CCFC
City rounded off 2007 with their first win at the Ricoh Arena since October against travel-sick Ipswich.
Dele Adebola grabbed the winner in the second-half, slotting home after good work from substitute Liam Davis.
Winger Julian Gray had put the Sky Blues ahead early on following good work from Adebola but Ipswich, without an away win all season, deservedly levelled just before half-time through winger Danny Haynes.
The visitors also ended the game with ten-men after midfielder Tommy Miller was sent-off for a second booking five minutes from time.
The inclusions of Gray and Adebola in place of the injured David McNamee and suspended Leon Best were the only changes to the side beaten 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day.
The Sky Blues began brightly with Michael Mifsud squandering an excellent chance to open the scoring within the opening two minutes.
The Maltese star raced onto a loose back-pass from Ipswich skipper Jason De Vos but rifled over with only keeper Neil Alexander to beat.
However, the opening goal arrived in the eleventh minute when Adebola capitalised on a slip from De Vos and unselfishly squared the ball for Mifsud, who forced an instinctive save from Alexander, but Gray was on hand to sweep home the rebound at the back-post.
Ipswich could have levelled shortly after Haynes found space in the area, but Andy Marshall was alert to snatch the ball off the nippy winger.
The visitors then felt they should have had a penalty when Alan Lee tumbled under the challenge of Ben Turner but referee Iain Williamson waved away their claims before Lee saw a shot from the resultant move comfortably saved by Marshall.
City were indebted to an excellent save from Marshall on the half hour as the keeper pushed Pablo Counago's header from a Haynes cross over the crossbar from point-blank range.
But the equaliser did arrive four minutes before the break when a fierce long-range effort drive from defender David Wright was brilliantly pushed onto the crossbar by Marshall only for Haynes to head the follow up into the unguarded net.
A header from Jon Walters was then deflected off target before the home side's response saw Mifsud send a powerful shot dipping narrowly over from 25-yards on the stroke of half-time.
Injuries to Gray at half-time and Tabb just after the interval forced manager Iain Dowie into a double change, with youngsters Liam Davis and Kevin Thornton appearing from the substitutes' bench.
And Davis was heavily involved as the Sky Blues got themselves back in front in the 64th minute.
The young winger drifted inside from the left and played a precise for Adebola in the area, who shrugged off his marker and kept his nerve to slot the ball past Alexander.
De Zeeuw then saw a header hacked off line before Mifsud was centimetres away from turning home a dangerous left-wing cross from the influential Thornton.
Ipswich struggled to test City after that and their task was made all the harder with four minutes left to play as Miller was given a second yellow card for a challenge on Michael Doyle.
4thegame
Coventry City recorded their first home win in two months as Ipswich ended the year without a win away from home since the start of the season.
Iain Dowie had not managed to record a victory since new owner Ray Ranson took control of the club, but Dele Adebola obliged in the 64th minute.
Dowie was forced to make changes after the disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, but that meant Michael Mifsud and Adebola were reunited in attack.
Almost from the off, the little and large combination caused Ipswich problems.
Mifsud should have found the net in only the second minute when he raced away from the Ipswich rearguard but simply blasted his shot over the top.
At the other end it was clear that that Pablo Counago was going to be the main threat for the visitors and he almost wriggled into a shooting chance in the fifth minute before being eventually snuffed out.
But it was the Mifsud-Adebola combination which made the first real impact when the home side went in front in the 11th minute.
The big target man escaped the attentions of Jason De Vos and raced to the Town area before squaring a pass to Mifsud.
The Malta international must have thought he had scored but Neil Alexander made a superb save and it was left to Julian Gray to have the decisive touch.
But after that encouraging start, Coventry went into their shell and it was the visitors who began to look more dangerous.
Jon Walters produced the cross the half to put in Danny Haynes only for him to fluff his chance under pressure from Andy Marshall.
Striker Alan Lee had claimed a penalty after 22 minutes when he was challenged by Ben Turner but his protests were waved away.
Keeper Andy Marshall had to be on his toes on the half-hour mark when he did very well to keep his former side at bay by stopping a close range header from Counago.
They got their reward four minutes from the interval when David Wright let fly from 30 yards.
Marshall seemed surprised by the shot but made a good save only for the ball to hit the woodwork and bounce down for Haynes to score.
Coventry needed to up their game and it was the introduction of two young subs which die the trick.
Liam Davis and Kevin Thornton came on early in the second half and suddenly the home side had some added zip.
And the two combined to set up a winner in the 64 minute when Davis' run ended with him slipping in Adebola, who netted his fourth goal of the season.
Town midfielder Tommy Miller was red carded for his second booking with five minutes left.
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Gary Borrowdale, Stephen Hughes (Elliott Ward 89), Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb (Kevin Thornton 51), Michael Doyle, Julian Gray (Liam Davis 45), Michael Mifsud, Dele Adebola,
Subs not used: Donovan Simmonds, Lee Hildreth
Booked: Arjan De Zeeuw 45, Gary Borrowdale 79
Goals: Julian Gray 11, Dele Adebola 64
Ipswich Town: Neil Alexander, Fabian Wilnis, Chris Casement (Liam Trotter 89), Jason De Vos, David Wright, Tommy Miller, Danny Haynes, Owen Garvan, Pablo Gonzalez Counago (Gavin Williams 72), Jonathan Walters, Alan Lee (Jordan Rhodes 81),
Subs not used: Shane Supple, Matthew Richards
Booked: Tommy Miller 71, Danny Haynes 85
Sent off: Tommy Miller 86
Attendance: 18346
Referee: I Williamson
Teamtalk
Dele Adebola's composed strike gave Coventry a much-needed 2-1 win over 10-man Ipswich in their Championship clash at the Ricoh Arena.
Julian Gray tapped in a rebound to give Iain Dowie's side an early lead but it was Ipswich who dominated the rest of the first half and they pulled level when Danny Haynes headed in after David Wright had rattled the underside of the crossbar.
But Adebola then clinically finished the first chance of the second period before Tommy Miller was harshly sent off to ensure that Jim Magilton's side continued their awful away form.
Town have the best home record in the division but are yet to win away and again looked vulnerable in defence.
After the 2-0 defeat at Leicester on Boxing Day Magilton admitted that his side cannot be considered promotion candidates until they improve on their travels and the familiar deficiencies were again on show and they should have gone behind inside two minutes.
A simple long ball forward was misjudged by Ipswich captain Jason De Vos under pressure from Adebola and Michael Mifsud capitalised to nip in.
The Malta striker took a touch to steady himself but fired narrowly over from 15 yards with just Neil Alexander to beat.
It was a golden opportunity but the hosts did take the lead in the 11th minute after another mistake from De Vos.
Again he misread a long ball and after he dived in Adebola took the ball off his toes and charged in on goal.
The burly striker could have shot but wisely squared the ball across the six-yard box to Mifsud and while Alexander parried his effort, Gray was on hand to apply a simple finish with his right foot.
Ipswich forward Pablo Counago then brilliantly span away from three defenders before playing in strike partner Alan Lee and he had a strong claim for a penalty turned away by referee Ian Williamson after he was clattered by Arjan de Zeeuw.
Magilton's side continued to dominate and Counago was only denied an equaliser by a fine one-handed save from Andy Marshall after he had firmly met Haynes' right-wing cross from eight yards with a header. But the Tractor Boys deservedly got their goal in the 42nd minute.
Full-back Wright let fly with a fine effort from 25 yards and while Marshall did superbly to tip it onto the crossbar, Haynes reacted quickest to head in the rebound.
Dowie had to replace Gray at the break with a calf injury while Jay Tabb had to come off shortly after with an ankle injury.
The game struggled to match the entertainment of the first half and it was a surprise when the home side regained the lead out of nothing in the 64th minute.
Substitute Liam Davis collected a loose ball in midfield and drove infield before feeding a delicate throughball into Adebola.
The big striker took a deft touch to take him clear of Wright before coolly rolling the ball beyond Alexander with his left foot.
Fellow sub Kevin Thornton then flashed a dangerous ball across the face of the goal which was narrowly missed by Mifsud before Thornton went close with an audacious effort from 40 yards after Alexander miscued a clearance.
Miller was then booked twice in quick succession for fouls to complete another miserable day on the road for Magilton.
CCFC
City rounded off 2007 with their first win at the Ricoh Arena since October against travel-sick Ipswich.
Dele Adebola grabbed the winner in the second-half, slotting home after good work from substitute Liam Davis.
Winger Julian Gray had put the Sky Blues ahead early on following good work from Adebola but Ipswich, without an away win all season, deservedly levelled just before half-time through winger Danny Haynes.
The visitors also ended the game with ten-men after midfielder Tommy Miller was sent-off for a second booking five minutes from time.
The inclusions of Gray and Adebola in place of the injured David McNamee and suspended Leon Best were the only changes to the side beaten 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day.
The Sky Blues began brightly with Michael Mifsud squandering an excellent chance to open the scoring within the opening two minutes.
The Maltese star raced onto a loose back-pass from Ipswich skipper Jason De Vos but rifled over with only keeper Neil Alexander to beat.
However, the opening goal arrived in the eleventh minute when Adebola capitalised on a slip from De Vos and unselfishly squared the ball for Mifsud, who forced an instinctive save from Alexander, but Gray was on hand to sweep home the rebound at the back-post.
Ipswich could have levelled shortly after Haynes found space in the area, but Andy Marshall was alert to snatch the ball off the nippy winger.
The visitors then felt they should have had a penalty when Alan Lee tumbled under the challenge of Ben Turner but referee Iain Williamson waved away their claims before Lee saw a shot from the resultant move comfortably saved by Marshall.
City were indebted to an excellent save from Marshall on the half hour as the keeper pushed Pablo Counago's header from a Haynes cross over the crossbar from point-blank range.
But the equaliser did arrive four minutes before the break when a fierce long-range effort drive from defender David Wright was brilliantly pushed onto the crossbar by Marshall only for Haynes to head the follow up into the unguarded net.
A header from Jon Walters was then deflected off target before the home side's response saw Mifsud send a powerful shot dipping narrowly over from 25-yards on the stroke of half-time.
Injuries to Gray at half-time and Tabb just after the interval forced manager Iain Dowie into a double change, with youngsters Liam Davis and Kevin Thornton appearing from the substitutes' bench.
And Davis was heavily involved as the Sky Blues got themselves back in front in the 64th minute.
The young winger drifted inside from the left and played a precise for Adebola in the area, who shrugged off his marker and kept his nerve to slot the ball past Alexander.
De Zeeuw then saw a header hacked off line before Mifsud was centimetres away from turning home a dangerous left-wing cross from the influential Thornton.
Ipswich struggled to test City after that and their task was made all the harder with four minutes left to play as Miller was given a second yellow card for a challenge on Michael Doyle.
4thegame
Coventry City recorded their first home win in two months as Ipswich ended the year without a win away from home since the start of the season.
Iain Dowie had not managed to record a victory since new owner Ray Ranson took control of the club, but Dele Adebola obliged in the 64th minute.
Dowie was forced to make changes after the disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, but that meant Michael Mifsud and Adebola were reunited in attack.
Almost from the off, the little and large combination caused Ipswich problems.
Mifsud should have found the net in only the second minute when he raced away from the Ipswich rearguard but simply blasted his shot over the top.
At the other end it was clear that that Pablo Counago was going to be the main threat for the visitors and he almost wriggled into a shooting chance in the fifth minute before being eventually snuffed out.
But it was the Mifsud-Adebola combination which made the first real impact when the home side went in front in the 11th minute.
The big target man escaped the attentions of Jason De Vos and raced to the Town area before squaring a pass to Mifsud.
The Malta international must have thought he had scored but Neil Alexander made a superb save and it was left to Julian Gray to have the decisive touch.
But after that encouraging start, Coventry went into their shell and it was the visitors who began to look more dangerous.
Jon Walters produced the cross the half to put in Danny Haynes only for him to fluff his chance under pressure from Andy Marshall.
Striker Alan Lee had claimed a penalty after 22 minutes when he was challenged by Ben Turner but his protests were waved away.
Keeper Andy Marshall had to be on his toes on the half-hour mark when he did very well to keep his former side at bay by stopping a close range header from Counago.
They got their reward four minutes from the interval when David Wright let fly from 30 yards.
Marshall seemed surprised by the shot but made a good save only for the ball to hit the woodwork and bounce down for Haynes to score.
Coventry needed to up their game and it was the introduction of two young subs which die the trick.
Liam Davis and Kevin Thornton came on early in the second half and suddenly the home side had some added zip.
And the two combined to set up a winner in the 64 minute when Davis' run ended with him slipping in Adebola, who netted his fourth goal of the season.
Town midfielder Tommy Miller was red carded for his second booking with five minutes left.
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