Coventry City under 21's take on Birmingham City under 21's at the Alan Higgs Centre today.
Teams:
Coventry City:Burge, Hussey, Phillips, Daniels, J.Henderson, Brown, Roberts, Lobjoit, Jeffers, Barton, Baker-Richardson. Subs: Haynes, Finch, Lawton, Rankin, Maund.
Birmingham: Luca, Higgins, Gordon, Boupa Dip, Ibanez, Packwood, Castelen, Reilly, Henry-Francis, Gnahore, Hancox.
Referee, Kevin Andrews.
Coventry are all in their traditional Sky Blue while Birmingham are playing in all black.
The game is underway.
3. Baker-Richardson has a shot from 30 yards out.
4.GOAL: Romeo Castelen goes straight through the Coventry defence and scores. Coventry City 0 Birmingham City 1.
7. Birmingham win a corner.
9. Daniels cross from the right for Baker-Richardson to fire over from 4 yards.
11. Barton makes a good tackle and gets the ball to Phillips whose cross is dealt with by the Birmingham defence.
16. Hussey passes to Baker-Richardson whose cross is deflected out for a corner.
19. Birmingham win a corner.
21. From a Birmingham corner Reilly heads the ball on and Lobjoit scrambles the ball clear.
23. Birmingham win another corner.
Birmingam City manager Lee Clarke is at the AHC watching the game.
Coventry City manager Mark Robins has arrived at the ground as well.
37. Birmingham win a corner.
38. Diop misses a totally free header. Coventry clear and Hussey races up to the other end but then fires his shot over the bar.
39. Birmigham go on th eattack and Burge makes a good save from a low shot.
40. Burge heads clear out of his area but the ball goes to Hancox who sends back a volley which Burge manages to get back to grab on his goal line.
41. Coventry win a free kick on the edge of the area. Lobjoit gets his head on the free kick but heads over the bar.
First half stoppage time being played.
45+1 Birmingham win a corner.
45+2 Hancox sends in a screamer from 20 yards and Burge gets down to his left to save.
HALF TIME; Coventry City u21's 0 Birmingham City u21's 1(Castelen).
Second half gets underway.
Birmingham go straight onto the offensive and attack though Higgins who gets in a header that goes straight to Burge who saves comfortably.
52. Great save by Burge from a Hancox shot.
54. Hancox fires over the bar.
Mr. Andrews, the referee, has a stern word with Gordon for a heavy challenge on Will Roberts.
57. Phillips has a shot but it is straight at the goalkeeper.
58. Hancox fires a shot wide.
Birmingham are having the best of the game in most areas.
62. Coventry win a free kick for a foul on Hussey. Brown takes the kick but his shot from 25 yards goes high and wide.
64. Hussey's shot goe over the bar.
Carl Baker and David Bell are both watching the game.
65. Coventry win another free kick 23 yards out. This time Hussey takes the kick and hits the cross bar.
66. Substitution. Birminam make a triple change.
67. GOAL: Leon Lobjoit levels the score with a low twenty yard shot.
Coventry City 1 Birmingham City 1
70. Birmingham win a free kick. Deaman fires wide.
71. Hancox shoots wide with a right footed shot.
75. Substitution. Roberts off, Rankin on.
77. Great block by Phillips to stop Diop from scoring.
78. Substitution. Ryan Haynes comes on for the injured Brown.
80. Barton passes to Rankin who has his low shot saved.
83. Coventry win a corner.
84. GOAL: Hussey on the right squares the ball for Adam Barton to score from six yards to give Coventry the lead.
Coventry City 2 Birmingham City 1
86. Jeffers bursts though but fires his shot wide of the post.
Man of the match is Aaron Phillips.
88. Substitution. Jeffers off, Maund on.
The game moves into stoppage time.
Burge saves a free kick from Diop.
FULL TIME;
Coventry City U21's 2 (Lobjoit, Hussey) Birmingham City U21's 1 (Casteleon)
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