Coventry City fell to defeat in the U21s second match of pre-season, as they were defeated 2-1 by Non-League side Stratford Town on Saturday afternoon, making it two without victory for the young Skyblues side.
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Coventry City continued to field a young side for the trip to Stratford, with the first team and majority of the U21s due to fly back from Portugal. U21s forward Tom Costello continued to lead the line up-front for the Skyblues whilst four trialists featured in the clubs starting eleven and a further two on the bench.
- Starting XI - Trialist (GK), Jayden Smith, Mackenzie Stretton, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Conrad Ambursley, Charlie Finney, Tom Costello, Kai Andrews, Rylie Siddall
- Subs - Ben Blakely, Callum Perry, Jay Marshall, Leon Osaghee, Trialist, Trialist
First-half
The game began with a floury of goals for either side, beginning with the home side. Former Skyblues academy graduate Dan Lafferty opened the scoring for the home side with a neat finish after just seven minutes.
However, within ten minutes the Skyblues levelled the scoring through a trialist, who did brilliantly to get the better of former Coventry City goalkeeper Liam O'Brien.
Both sides continued to create chances, with Dan Lafferty continuing to cause Coventry all sorts of problems but wasn't able to get the better as the two sides settled for a draw at the break.
Half time - Stratford Town 1-1 coventry city xi (lafferty 7' / trialist 17')
second half
The second-half was dominated by Stratford Town in-truth, with Liam O'Brien having a very comfortable 45 minutes between the sticks, whilst the young Skyblues continued to be tested.
However, in the 84th minute, Stratford Town sealed the victory against the Skyblues through a superb strike from Riley O'Sullivan from distance, with his effort flying past Coventry's trialist goalkeeper.
full time - Stratford Town 2-1 coventry city xi (Lafferty 7' & O'sullivan 84' / trialist 17')
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