Match ends, Cambridge United 2, Coventry City 1.
CambridgeCambridge United2CoventryCoventry City1
Cambridge United held off Coventry City to claim a narrow victory in an entertaining League Two match.
Jabo Ibehre, scorer of his side's winner at Crewe on Tuesday, headed the U's in front from Piero Mingoia's superb cross from the right.
Ibehre went close again before half-time, prodding George Maris' free-kick goalwards and forcing Lee Burge to tip the ball over the crossbar.
Coventry were level nine minutes into the second half when Duckens Nazon beat the offside trap and rattled a shot onto the post, with the ball then hitting the unfortunate goalkeeper David Forde and rolling in.
Forde kept his side level with two saves, from Jodi Jones and Stuart Beavon, before Mingoia was again the provider for Cambridge's winner. He produced another quality delivery for Uche Ikpeazu to nod beyond Burge 14 minutes from time.
Coventry saw late chances headed wide by Max Biamou and kept out by the crossbar from Jones' effort from the edge of the box, before Forde tipped Nazon's close-range effort over in stoppage time.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Cambridge
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Forde
- 2Halliday
- 5Taylor
- 6Legge
- 11DunkSubstituted forTaftat 46'minutes
- 7Mingoia
- 20BrownSubstituted forElitoat 83'minutes
- 4Deegan
- 18MarisBooked at 82minsSubstituted forO'Neilat 87'minutes
- 9Ikpeazu
- 14Ibehre
Substitutes
- 12Taft
- 13Mitov
- 16O'Neil
- 19Amoo
- 21Elito
- 24Davies
- 26Foy
Coventry
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Burge
- 2Grimmer
- 4Willis
- 5McDonald
- 3Stokes
- 6KellyBooked at 36mins
- 8Doyle
- 11Jones
- 16BeavonSubstituted forBiamouat 83'minutes
- 7VincentiBooked at 33minsSubstituted forKelly-Evansat 84'minutes
- 18NazonBooked at 71mins
Substitutes
- 9Biamou
- 13O'Brien
- 15Hyam
- 22Kelly-Evans
- 28Maycock
- 30Bayliss
- 38Ponticelli
- Referee:
- Mark Heywood
- Attendance:
- 5,142
Match Stats
Home TeamCambridgeAway TeamCoventry
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away18
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away9
- Corners
- Home5
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cambridge United 2, Coventry City 1.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by David Forde.
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Attempt saved. Duckens Nazon (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Michael Doyle (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Liam O'Neil.
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Attempt saved. Michael Doyle (Coventry City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Michael Doyle (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United).
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Jodi Jones (Coventry City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Liam O'Neil replaces George Maris.
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Attempt missed. Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
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Jordan Willis (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Devon Kelly-Evans replaces Peter Vincenti.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Maxime Biamou replaces Stuart Beavon because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Medy Elito replaces Jevani Brown.
Booking
George Maris (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Peter Vincenti (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
