"We're going home, we're going home, back to the Ricoh, we're going home." This was the chant the Coventry fans sung throughout the goalless draw away to MK Dons, after the news broke out on Thursday that the Sky Blues were to finally return to the Ricoh Arena after a year ground sharing with Northampton at Sixfields. The football might not have been great but a very good away point to go with the news of a return to Coventry has put the fans in a great frame of mind and hopefully the club can build on this momentum and perhaps launch a promotion push.
Over 3,000 City fans made the trip but the home side came closest in the early stages after a Ben Reeves free kick was easily saved by keeper Allsop. Josh McQuoid had Coventry's first chance after being put through by John Fleck but McCloughlin made a smart save to deny the Sky Blues. City keeper Allsop was brought into action twice more before half time but he reacted well to keep out Bowditch's effort before saving with his feet to further frustrate the hosts.
The second half started much the way the first finished, both teams solid in defence with most of the play taking place in the middle third and neither side creating much or taking hold of the match. Reeves almost found a way through for MK Dons after his shot was parried by Allsop but luckily for the visitors he quickly gathered the ball before any player could latch on. In a half of very few chances, City new boy and late substitute Simeon Jackson went closest for Coventry in stoppage time after picking up the ball by the halfway line, he beat 3 defenders but his 20 yard shot was just put behind by McCloughlin for a City corner. Just as it looked like the away side would get one more opportunity from the corner, Jim O'Brien's tame effort went straight out of play and both sides settled for the point.
It was a match in which neither side did enough to win as neither side created nearly as much as they would have liked but Coventry can be pleased with a hard fought away point against one of the early season favourites for promotion.
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