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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 24: Monday 26 December 2005
Leeds United 3 - 1 Coventry City
(Half-time: 1 - 0)
Crowd: 24291
Referee: C Webster (Tyne and Wear)
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Misfortune combined with misdemeanour to condemn Coventry to
their first defeat in four games. The visitors hit the woodwork
four times and missed a penalty, but could still have won had
woeful defending not undermined the valiant endeavours of the rest
of the team.
After two games without a win, normal service resumed for
promotion-chasing Leeds. Only their most partisan supporter,
however, would deny Coventry deserved the three points. Micky
Adams, the Coventry manager, certainly rued the intervention of the
woodwork. "We created the chances and have been very unfortunate,"
he said. "We dominated possession and frustrated Leeds, but, if you
hit the post and the crossbar as many times as us, there is a
feeling it is not going to be your day."
Even the assistant Leeds manager Sam Ellis was forced to concede
some measure of support for Coventry. "They top the table for
hitting the post and bar," he said. "It is usually us complaining
about that bad luck in front of goal, so we know exactly how they
must feel."
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