STUDLEY 2-0 COVENTRY SPHINX BY KEV MONKS
Team
Hooker,McGregor (Elliott 52),Knibbs,Drennan,Ward (Woodward 75),McAteer,Owen,Rhodes,Harris (Scott 54),Fisher,Murdock
Subs Stevenson,,Halton
Studley
Grogan (Haylor 2),Cross,Leggatt,Knight,Edwards,Hall,Styles,Mitchell,Ramsey (Field 85),Poutney (Keenaman 75),Ager Subs Edwards,Garriff
Ref. S.Brown Booked Kyle Rhodes,Lee Knight,Adie Fisher.
HT SFC 1-0 CSFC FT SFC 2-0 CCFC ATT 108
Goals Craig Poutney (45),Jason Ramsey (73)
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Coventry Sphinx suffered a two-nil defeat at Studley tonight.
The game at The Beehive was only ninety seconds old when keeper Steve Grogan crashed into the post pushing off a Scott McGregor free kick and was in no state to continue after picking up two broken fingers and Nigel Haylor took over in goal.
In a physical affair,Haylor saved from a 19th minute free kick and then collected a Mark Owen shot two minutes later.
Haylor made a fine save in the 27th minute from a Rhodes curler after an excellent approach play.
Things got ugly two minutes later when Jerome Murdock was flattened by a punch by Lee Knight. Referee Mr Brown only brandished a yellow which incensed the Sphinx support with Adie Fisher also getting a caution.
Sphinx pressed hard but could not find the net and deep in stoppage time,Craig Poutney volleyed in from a corner to give Lee Adams side the lead.
Paul Charnley made two changes early in the second half. Terry Ward who was forced off late on, had a fine game at the back with Mark Owen on the right a constant threat. The main problem that in front of goal,the strikers for once were lacking in accuracy, although in the second period,their chances were at a premium.
In the 73rd minute, one attack broke down. Ager broke and fed Pountney who squared for Jason Ramsey six yards out to score and wrap up a win which sees the Bees move above Sphinx in the Midland Alliance table.
Sphinx will look to make amends when they take on Rocester at home in a Midland Alliance fixture on Saturday at 3pm.
Elsewhere,tonight,Atherstone drew 0-0 at home to Friar Lane & Epworth but Racing Club Warwick were thrashed 6-1 at home by Alvechurch.
In the FA Cup,Bedworth won their replay at home to South Normanton Athletic 1-0.
Don Hutchison scored his first goal for Luton in a 2-0 League Trophy win against Northampton.