Coventry City take break from turmoil to beat Oxford United and win Checkatrade Trophy at Wembley
7 years, 11 months ago

Coventry City take break from turmoil to beat Oxford United and win Checkatrade Trophy at Wembley

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gael Bigirimana grabbed a Wembley goal, hours after becoming a father, and academy graduate George Thomas struck in the second half for the Sky Blues. open image in gallery 
 Gael Bigirimana opened the scoring for Coventry 
 Coventry, led out by 1987 FA Cup final winning goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic, went ahead when Jordan Willis floated in a cross which was met on the volley by Stuart Beavon. Rob Hall stabbed Oxford's best chance of the first half wide, and 10 minutes after the break Thomas doubled City's lead. open image in gallery 
 Thomas celebrates with team mates Ruben Lameiras and Ben Stevenson after scoring his team's second goal 
 With 15 minutes left substitute Sercombe fired through a sea of bodies and into the corner to raise hopes of an Oxford comeback.

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Manchester United vs Coventry LIVE: FA Cup semi-final result as Red Devils sneak through penalty shootout to reach final
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This was victory in name only for Man United as they stumble and fumble like drunks in the dark into the FA Cup final, writes IAN LADYMAN
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Daily Mail  

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Coventry and Middlesbrough fail to land an early blow in Championship play-off semi-final
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Coventry’s opening home game postponed because of unsafe and unplayable pitch
2 years, 7 months ago

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The Independent  

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Derby 1-1 Coventry: Tom Lawrence's penalty rescues a point for Wayne Rooney's side
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Daily Mail  

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The Independent  

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