COVENTRY CITY 2 CITY 3
FA Premier League
21st November 1992
attendance 14,590
scorers
City Sheron(56), Quinn(66), Curle(78 pen)
Coventry Quinn(13 & 49)
Ref Paul Durkin
City Coton, I Brightwell, Phelan, McMahon, Curle, Hill, White, Sheron, Quinn, Simpson, Holden – sub D Brightwell(45), Flitcroft(unused), Margetson(unused)
Coventry Ogrizovic, Borrows, Sansom, Atherton, Pearce, Ndlovu, Robson, Hurst, Rosario, Quinn, Williams – subs Babb(66), Billing(unused), Gould(unused)
FROM THE PRESS BOX
MICHAEL WALKER WRITING IN THE OBSERVER 22ND NOVEMBER 1992
On a bleak and unpromising grey afternoon these two sides produced a match of outstanding excitement, climaxing with the dramatic penalty winner from Keith Curle 11 minutes from time.
Manchester City had the best of the early stages, forcing a series of corners, but seemed under orders to keep pumping the ball high towards Niall Quinn. it was all too one-dimensional and Coventry coped fairly comfortably with Ogrizovic having to make only one save of note from White.
Ogrizovic then launched a towering kick Down-field which skidded off Phelan’s head. It was collected by the former postman Williams, who’s special delivery was brilliantly headed in with an agile twist of the neck by Mick Quinn.
Quinn was unchallenged and City should have known better than to give this proven goal scorer, on loan from Newcastle United, such freedom. Coventry supporters will have been impressed with Quinn’s surprising agility, given his rotund appearance, and the good relationship he immediately struck up with Rosario.
He again showed his value soon after the restart, latching onto Phelan’s weak back-pass and coolly finishing. Manchester City looked down and out but, roared on by their supporters, fought back memorably.
First Mike Sheron headed in his fifth in four games from a Holden cross and then, with City forcing passionately, FitzRoy Simpson equalised in a goalmouth Scramble after Ogrizovic had parried Holdens shot.
With Coventry visibly wobbling, City, inspired by McMahon and Simpson, went on to record their fourth League win in a row after Curle chased a Simpson pass into the area. He challenged Pearce, who brought him down, and Curle himself thumped home the penalty.
There was still time for Coventry to mount further attacks but they were desperate lunges, not accurate punches. The amazing comeback from Peter Reid’s side had warranted the points, and it was their fans who danced off into the gloom singing Jingle Bells.