SHAW
CONCEDES NEEDLESS PENALTY
Paul
Shaw gave away a needless second half penalty to
give Coventry Sphinx all three points in a disappointing
game at Tally Ho!
Sphinx
could have scored in the opening minute when Damian
McDade wriggled through the Police defence bit delayed
his shot and Darren Carmell saved well at his feet.
Carmeell was in action again on 15 minutes when
he went full stretch to save a twenty yard shot
from Rob Stevenson.
In the
second half Police missed a good chance on 64 minutes
when Mark Delaney burst through the Sphinx defence
but fired over from a good position just inside
the box.
Two minutes
later, Police paid the penalty for Paul Shaw's rash
push on Damian McDade in the penalty area and Stevenson
stepped up to convert the resultant spot kick.
In the
last five minutes, Police had two good chances to
snatch a draw. First, a Paul Webb free kick found
Neil Jones who saw his downward header well saved
at the foot of the post by Sphinx keeper Simon Holland.
Then, in the last minute, Webb sent Jones away but
a fierce shot was parried over the bar by Holland.
