[06
SEP 00] COVENTRY CITY MATCH
REPORT - PREMIERSHIP
Coventry City (0) 0
Newcastle United (1) 2
Coventry fell to Alan Shearer's 200th
league goal and a second from Sky Blue old boy Kevin Gallacher.
KEY EVENTS
| 3
min |
Bellamy lob
beats the keeper but hits the bar |
| 5
min |
Hedman saves
well from Dyer's header |
| 13
min |
Bellamy's
header goes just wide |
| 20
min |
Chippo's
vicious volley is well saved by Given |
| 30
min |
Williams fouls
Charvet for the penalty |
| 58
min |
Hall's
clearance rebounds off Dyer for a simple goal for
Gallacher |
| 64
min |
Given tips
Palmers shot over the bar |
MATCH FACTS
by Jim Brown
COVENTRY:
Magnus
Hedman, Marc Edworthy, Marcus Hall, Carlton Palmer, Paul
Williams, Richard Shaw, Paul Telfer, John Eustace (Moustapha
Hadji, 61), Cedric Roussel, Craig Bellamy (John Aloisi, 70),
Youssef Chippo
Subs not used: Chris
Kirkland, Runar Normann, Gary Breen
NEWCASTLE:
Shay
Given, Laurent Charvet, Didier Domi (Andrew Griffin, 21), Robert
Lee, Aaron Hughes, Alain Goma, Keiron Dyer, Gary Speed, Alan
Shearer, Daniel Cordone (Brian Kerr, 89), Stephen Glass (Kevin
Gallacher, 46)
Subs not used: Steve Harper,
Diego Gavilan
GOALS:
Newcastle - Shearer (30,
pen), Gallacher (58)
REFEREE: A
Wiley (Staffordshire)
BOOKINGS:
Coventry - Chippo (41)
Newcastle - Glass (14)
ATTENDANCE: 22,109
INTERESTING
FACT:
Shearer's
goal is his 200th in league football and 14th league goal
against the Sky Blues equalling Tony Cottee and Ian Rush's
record.
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