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Friendlies: Udinese crush Coventry Saturday 4 August, 2007

Udinese are already in fine form three weeks before the start of the season as they crushed Coventry City 2-0 at the Ricoh Arena.

Pasquale Marino has taken his squad to new levels even without internationals Antonio Di Natale and Fabio Quagliarella, who did not take part in today’s friendly test.

Ghanaian striker Gyan Asamoah fired just over and Victor Boudianski tested Andy Marshall before Gaetano D’Agostino broke the deadlock with a splendid free kick from 25 yards.

Asamoah again forced Goalkeeper Marshall into a tricky save, while Coventry only really threatened with Dias Felipe’s goalline clearance from a Michael Doyle shot.

Asamoah ensured the result was safely in Udinese’s hands with a trademark counter, as the pacey youngster hooked a loose ball over the ‘keeper and into an empty net.


Coventry City 0-2 Udinese
Scorers: D’Agostino 18 (U), Asamoah 80 (U)
Coventry City: Marshall; Osbourne, Page (Ward 68), Hall (Hawkins 72), Borrowdale; Birchall (Tab 60), Doyle, M Hughes (S Hughes 68), Gray (McKenzie 76), Best (Adebola 64)
Udinese: Handanovic (Chimenti 46); Mesto, Gokhan, Coda (Felipe 70), Dossena; Siqueira (Candreva 46), Zapata, D’Agostino, Boudianski (Sivok 46); Asamoah (Masiello 81), Floro Flores (Paolucci 62)

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