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Coventry City 1 - 1 Blackpool

Postby dutchman » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:19 am

Gyokeres on the mark again as Sky Blues come from behind

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Coventry City had to come from behind to secure a point despite dominating the play with another entertaining and attacking display at the CBS Arena.

The Sky Blues conceded when former City striker Gary Madine struck home from a 24th minute counter attack before Viktor Gyokeres equalised with a route-one reply just before half-time.

But despite their best efforts, Mark Robins’s men just couldn’t find the quality required to score the winner in an enjoyable but ultimately frustrating game on home soil.

City came flying out of the traps, getting straight at the visitors in the first minute when they put in two threatening crosses into the box before Gus Hamer hit a first time volley that struck Jordan Shipley and deflected over and wide.

Hamer unleashed another beautifully hit shot in the fifth minute that dipped over the bar at the last second as Coventry looked threatening every time they broke forward.

Ben Sheaf drove into the box where he was blocked off and went to ground appealing for a penalty, only for referee Andre Marriner to show him the yellow card for diving.

And minutes later City were denied by the linesman’s flag when O’Hare was played through on goal and tucked the ball past the keeper.

Blackpool, meanwhile, went close when Owen Dale hit a hard and low effort just wide of the post and had a couple more early efforts that went wide, ensuring City had to be on their toes at the back, particularly from counter attacks.

And in the 24th minute a sweeping move from right to left caught Coventry cold, with Dale cutting into the box past Dom Hyam and putting the ball into the six-yard box for former Sky Blues striker Gary Madine to thump home from close range completely against the run of play as the home side dominated with 69 per cent of the possession.

Coventry felt aggrieved again just after the half hour mark when Jordan Shipley had a shot in the box that hit the arm of a defender, with several players racing to the referee and appealing for handball, but Marriner – who came in for plenty of stick from the fans for his failure to award Coventry free-kicks – was having none of it.

City had a second goal disallowed for off-side in the 38th minute when Gyokeres turned the ball in from a corner, but the big Swede found the back of the net four minutes from the break to restore parity.

Blackpool had a corner but Simon Moore collected it high in the air and quickly released it with a big kick upfield to release the striker who shrugged past former City defender Dujon Sterling, who lose his footing and went to ground, leaving Gyokeres to drive forward and slot coolly past goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw to equalise.

Robins’s men came out all guns blazing in the second half when they once again dominated the ball and created several chances from some terrific football attacking the away end.

Hamer forced the keeper to push wide at his right-hand post from a thunderous 30-yard free-kick while Michael Rose couldn’t get any power or direction on a header from a corner.

Coventry, however, still looked vulnerable to the counter attack while Moore was called upon just after the hour, forced to tip over the bar from a Jordan Thorniley header from a corner.

Robins made a couple of changes, switching to two up top with the introduction of Martyn Waghorn, while the fresh legs of Jake Bidwell helped tighten things up in an increasingly end to end and thoroughly entertaining Championship contest in which City had to settle for a point.

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Re: Coventry City 1 - 1 Blackpool

Postby dutchman » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:20 am

I fail to see how dropping two points at home is anything to celebrate? :roll:
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Re: Coventry City 1 - 1 Blackpool

Postby dutchman » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:22 am

Coventry and Blackpool share points

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Coventry City and Blackpool remain in the Championship play-off picture after a draw at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Blackpool's Gary Madine got his second goal in as many games as he fired his side ahead at the far post after good work down the left from Owen Dale.

Viktor Gyokeres coolly levelled after getting on the end of keeper Simon Moore's long ball shortly before the break.

Madine and Jordan Thorniley had efforts in quick succession for Blackpool after the break while Gyokeres, Martyn Waghorn and Gustavo Hamer missed chances for the Sky Blues.

The two sides stay level on points with Coventry remaining in 12th place after Stoke's win over Swansea while Blackpool drop one spot to 14th.

An action-packed opening 15 minutes saw both sides create great chances to take the lead - Gyokeres narrowly missed the target for the Sky Blues in the first two minutes and Ian Maatsen also flashed an effort wide, while at the other end Dale and Josh Bowler both went close.

Coventry had the better of the play as the half went on and had two goals ruled out for offside - Callum O'Hare before Blackpool's opener and Gyokeres shortly after.

But the Swedish forward did find the net when he got around Dujon Sterling and finished with his right foot after Moore's long ball.

Chances were at a premium after the break as Moore kept out Madine and Thorniley after 70 minutes while Coventry failed to find a breakthrough as Hamer saw a 90th-minute effort deflected wide after good work by Gyokeres.

Coventry City manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:

"We have to do better and keep the ball out of the net, it's as simple as that when we're not as clinical as we need to be at the other end.

"We are a really good team, they are playing out of their skins, they're moving the ball really well, we're so close to being a top, top team and that's the frustration that everybody will feel.

"But I've got to remind everybody that that is us at the moment, that's what we are, the players have done absolutely phenomenal things, it's brilliant to watch, they're moving the ball really well, the opposition don't know what to do."

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