FA YOUTH CUP, 2003-04

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Day   Date  Rnd  Ven Opponents               Res    Scorers                  

Wed   3 Dec  3   (a) Coventry City          L 0-1   �

•  5�  Joey Jones gets in the box and tries to lob/chip the advancing keeper, not too far away.
• 19�  Half a chance falls to Pascucci; he mis-hits the ball six yards out, it goes up in the air, keeper grabs it just under his cross bar.
• 21�  Yellow card � Anthony Barry � getting involved in a little bit of handbags at 10 paces.
• 43�  Best chance of the half falls to captain Anthony Gerrard, he gets his head to a corner, floats over the bar.

Half time:  Coventry City 0 - 0 Everton

• 49�  After some good running from the Italian, he loses the ball on the edge of the box, the ball rolls into the path of Barry; from 20 yards out his on-target shot is dealt with by Coventry�s keeper.
• 58�  Another half-chance for Pascucci with his back to goal, ball hit into the box but he was knocked offf the ball, and the chance was wasted
• 59�  Lake make a good solid save, one on one against the attacker, uses his body to make the striker shoot early, saves with his legs, out for a corner.
• 70�  Paul Hopkins on the left wing makes a deep run, hits a ball into the heart of the Coventry box, Lynch with a free header puts the ball over the bar.
• 73�  Anthony Barry hits a free kick though a pile of players, the keeper clears the ball off his line with his feet.
• 76�  Paul Hopkins just inside the area, unmarked, mis-hits a shot; it goes well wide.
• 82�  Another corner hit looking for Anthony Gerrard, again his effort was off target.
• 83�  0-1 Paul McClink  Against the run of play, Coventry steal the lead: ball hit in from the left, ball falls to McClink, he heads it, it loops its way into the goal past a diving Shaun Lake.
• 84�  Patrick Boyle off Joey Jones

Full time: a disappointing 0-1

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