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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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