Act of Godd saves Blues
TERRIERS DENIED AT DEATH
MATT GODDEN’S 93rd-minute equaliser earned Coventry a point – just when they looked like becoming victims of daylight robbery.
His glancing header from sub Jodi Jones’ inswinging cross ended Huddersfield’s resistance after spending almost the entire second half pinned in their own half.
Danny Ward had fired the hosts ahead on 18 minutes, though keeper Lee Nicholls was the Terriers’ undisputed hero with a string of saves.
If ‘first goal is the winner’ was the name of the game, Huddersfield would be riding high.
But for the fourth time in the last seven games, they took the lead without being able to win.
Mind you, Mark Robins would probably prefer football to adopt the rules of boxing because, at times, the referee might have considered halting the contest such was the Sky Blues’ supremacy. The
Coventry boss said: “We whose first-time cross into had the chances to win the middle was met by this week’s game and next Ward’s swinging left foot to week’s too so the result is missile a crisp finish past disappointing. Simon Moore.
“But I cannot question Town should have my players’ bravery. stretched their lead 35
“A lot of good things seconds after the break came out of the game. when Josh Koroma fed
“We played really well Duane Holmes, but his and had 22 shots on goal, shot was pushed onto the many of those on target. post by Moore.
“It was just difficult to Four minutes later, it break them down.” was Coventry’s turn to be
Godden could have denied by the woodwork scored as early as the third as Jamie Allen’s 20-yarder minute, only to direct his thudded against the header straight at Nicholls. upright.
Callum O’Hare had an Nicholls looked like even better chance after keeping Coventry at bay, half an hour when he met denying both Dom Hyam Todd Kane’s cross at the and Michael Rose with near post, but couldn’t find acrobatic saves before he a way past the keeper. was finally beaten.
Huddersfield did carry a Huddersfield boss threat on the break and Carlos Corberan admitted: took the lead with a “The fact their goal arrived wonderful goal. late does not disguise the
Lewis O’Brien found the fact we conceded too overlapping Harry Toffolo, many chances.” HUDDERSFIELD: Nicholls 8; Pearson 7, Lees 6, Colwill 6; Thomas 7, High 6, O’Brien 7, Toffolo 6; Holmes 6 (Ruffels 90), Ward 7 (Campbell 71, 6), Koroma 6 (Turton 62, 6).
Subs not used: Schofield, Rhodes, Sarr, Russell
COVENTRY: Moore 7; Hyam 7, McFadzean 6, Rose 6; Kane 7, Kelly 7, Sheaf 6 (Walker 63, 6), Dabo 7 (Maatsen 63, 6); O’Hare 8 (Jones 82), Godden 7, Allen 7.
Subs not used: Wilson, Gyokeres, Shipley, Eccles.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Lee Nicholls. Kept the home goal intact for more than 90 minutes with a string of excellent saves.
REFEREE: Joshua Smith 7.