League

Ricoh Arena
Spectators: 5204 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 4) Coventry UTD's Ben Ward started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Coventry UTD's zone, Jeffrey Wheeler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Owen Cole came out of the goal and Jeffrey Wheeler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the match, Gez Nash notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Coventry UTD's Owen Cole. Owen Cole was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Team Biolka FC's Jonathon Corby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Ward in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jeffrey Wheeler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Owen Cole was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Jeffrey Wheeler got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orson Lambert got free with Jonathon Corby in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeffrey Wheeler in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Owen Cole prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Owen Cole didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alan Thornton went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Coventry UTD's Owen Cole played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeffrey Wheeler in the 41st minute of play. Oscar Sheringham charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Sheringham the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Oscar Sheringham kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Sol Lindley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Jonathon Corby was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeffrey Wheeler was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Coventry UTD's zone, Ged Harris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Owen Cole came out of the goal and Ged Harris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Owen Cole was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Howard Pearson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Howard Pearson really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Ged Harris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Owen Cole tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Team Biolka FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Darius Faith hit a great ball. Ged Harris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Owen Cole having to interfere. After 82 minutes of play Coventry UTD's Oscar Sheringham was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 82nd match minute, Coventry UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Sheringham to maneuver through the defense. Owen Cole made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Jeffrey Wheeler sent off a good shot on target. Owen Cole made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Gez Nash sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the game, Sol Lindley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coventry UTD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Team Biolka FC the free kick. Sol Lindley kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Coventry UTD's zone, Jeffrey Wheeler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Owen Cole came out of the goal and Jeffrey Wheeler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Team Biolka FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Coventry UTD.