27-02-2022, 11:03
Coventry City 1 Tavares Preston North End 1 Johnson pen
Coventry City line-up: Moore; Hyam, Rose, Clarke-Salter; Kane (Dabo, 64), Hamer, Sheaf, O’Hare (Tavares, 90+3), Maatsen; Waghorn (Bidwell, 63), Gyokeres. Subs not used: Wilson, McFadzean, Allen, Shipley.
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, Earl (Riis, 73); Evans (Ledson, 90+6), Archer (Diaby, 90). Subs not used: Ripley, McCann, Rafferty, Sinclair.
Attendance: 19,743 (2,594 PNE fans).
Referee: Mr K Stroud.
Probably should have won this but let a great strike deep into extra added time, gave the hosts a point, to be fait it was a good finish although giving the lad five yards of space at the corner may have cost us, as for the two extra minutes, oersonal view Stroud was correct, th celebrations following ou goal took ages, Evans took an age to leave the pitch when subbed and City also made a substitution although O'Hare had to hobble from the far side of the pitch all the way to the opposite side were the bench was, but c'est la vie.
Earl came in for Bauer otherwise we were unchanged, first 20 minutes we struggled, two early bookings and the afoementioned Earl was making Todd Kane look like the greatest attacking full back ever. Efforts by Waghorn and Gyokeres were easily dealt with from then on we were in control, Evans forced two good save fom Moore, he was to get busier as the game wore on.
Evans again unlucky in the second half his header hitting the post before Moore cleared, the home stopper also had reasonably comfortable saves from Johnson and Archer.
The game was drifting away to a scoreless draw when in the last 15 minutes of actual play it exploded into life, Lindsay clattered into Gyokeres and the forward lay prone next to the advertising hordings, second yellow and off he goes, City have a free kick which they waste and Johnson picks up the ball runs 50 yards to find Riis steaming down the inside left channel having made a lung busting 80 yards run, his touch takes the ball away from the goal but his run his halted by Dabo collapsing on him, penalty, a red card for Dabo.
Two City fans invaded the pitch and took a full three minutes to take the kick, Johnson sent Moore the wrong way .
Looked to have secured victory but we give away a cheap free kick and from the resulting play Tavares does the rest.
This led to a mass coming together on the touchline between the two technical staff, just enough time to kick off and that was that. Disappointing not too take all three points.
The Stadium is interesting must be the only ground in the country to have a garden of rememberance and a Job Centre.
Coventry City boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"The people that came onto the pitch deserve everything they get coming to them, because that is sacrosanct. Stay off the pitch. You earn the right to be on that football pitch. They haven't earned the right to be on it.
"It's happening more and more frequently and they shouldn't be allowed back in. That's a disgrace, an absolute non-starter, a criminal offence.
"At the end of the day I'm sure he's complained about the minutes added on because of people invading on the pitch. That isn't what contributed to the added-on time. That was because of the fouls, the sending-offs. All those things culminated in what was added on.
"But they can complain as much as they like. Ultimately, it's a big point for us. We celebrated a goal that they didn't want us to celebrate. I don't think you're allowed to celebrate against them."
Preston boss Ryan Lowe:
"When you put six minutes up and you play seven minutes 20 seconds, it's definitely tough to take. I'm a little bit disappointed with how things were going off, people running on the pitch, threatening players and running round, it shouldn't happen.
"But we probably could have done better in terms of the foul, Hughesie's slipped and the ball dropped down and the kid scored a great goal but I'm quite firm here. If it's six minutes it's six minutes. It's not any longer
"There was only one team that was going to win it when we got a man sent off but then we went down the other end and got a penalty.
"But we've still come to a place where they've been winning games of late, a good team, well coached, well managed."
Coventry City line-up: Moore; Hyam, Rose, Clarke-Salter; Kane (Dabo, 64), Hamer, Sheaf, O’Hare (Tavares, 90+3), Maatsen; Waghorn (Bidwell, 63), Gyokeres. Subs not used: Wilson, McFadzean, Allen, Shipley.
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, Earl (Riis, 73); Evans (Ledson, 90+6), Archer (Diaby, 90). Subs not used: Ripley, McCann, Rafferty, Sinclair.
Attendance: 19,743 (2,594 PNE fans).
Referee: Mr K Stroud.
Probably should have won this but let a great strike deep into extra added time, gave the hosts a point, to be fait it was a good finish although giving the lad five yards of space at the corner may have cost us, as for the two extra minutes, oersonal view Stroud was correct, th celebrations following ou goal took ages, Evans took an age to leave the pitch when subbed and City also made a substitution although O'Hare had to hobble from the far side of the pitch all the way to the opposite side were the bench was, but c'est la vie.
Earl came in for Bauer otherwise we were unchanged, first 20 minutes we struggled, two early bookings and the afoementioned Earl was making Todd Kane look like the greatest attacking full back ever. Efforts by Waghorn and Gyokeres were easily dealt with from then on we were in control, Evans forced two good save fom Moore, he was to get busier as the game wore on.
Evans again unlucky in the second half his header hitting the post before Moore cleared, the home stopper also had reasonably comfortable saves from Johnson and Archer.
The game was drifting away to a scoreless draw when in the last 15 minutes of actual play it exploded into life, Lindsay clattered into Gyokeres and the forward lay prone next to the advertising hordings, second yellow and off he goes, City have a free kick which they waste and Johnson picks up the ball runs 50 yards to find Riis steaming down the inside left channel having made a lung busting 80 yards run, his touch takes the ball away from the goal but his run his halted by Dabo collapsing on him, penalty, a red card for Dabo.
Two City fans invaded the pitch and took a full three minutes to take the kick, Johnson sent Moore the wrong way .
Looked to have secured victory but we give away a cheap free kick and from the resulting play Tavares does the rest.
This led to a mass coming together on the touchline between the two technical staff, just enough time to kick off and that was that. Disappointing not too take all three points.
The Stadium is interesting must be the only ground in the country to have a garden of rememberance and a Job Centre.
Coventry City boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"The people that came onto the pitch deserve everything they get coming to them, because that is sacrosanct. Stay off the pitch. You earn the right to be on that football pitch. They haven't earned the right to be on it.
"It's happening more and more frequently and they shouldn't be allowed back in. That's a disgrace, an absolute non-starter, a criminal offence.
"At the end of the day I'm sure he's complained about the minutes added on because of people invading on the pitch. That isn't what contributed to the added-on time. That was because of the fouls, the sending-offs. All those things culminated in what was added on.
"But they can complain as much as they like. Ultimately, it's a big point for us. We celebrated a goal that they didn't want us to celebrate. I don't think you're allowed to celebrate against them."
Preston boss Ryan Lowe:
"When you put six minutes up and you play seven minutes 20 seconds, it's definitely tough to take. I'm a little bit disappointed with how things were going off, people running on the pitch, threatening players and running round, it shouldn't happen.
"But we probably could have done better in terms of the foul, Hughesie's slipped and the ball dropped down and the kid scored a great goal but I'm quite firm here. If it's six minutes it's six minutes. It's not any longer
"There was only one team that was going to win it when we got a man sent off but then we went down the other end and got a penalty.
"But we've still come to a place where they've been winning games of late, a good team, well coached, well managed."
Why should a man go to work, if he has the health and strength to stay in bed?