ANOTHER emphatic second half showing ensured the Sky Blues had their name in the hat for the Second Round of the FA Cup following a 3-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.
A poor first half performance was followed up by a spirited second half showing which saw Steven Pressley's side come from behind to secure a deserved win.
Michael Smith headed home to the Dons into the lead but Callum Wilson levelled proceedings before Carl Baker scored a brace to seal the turnaround and stretch their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games.
'It is great to get the result as my thoughts were the opening 45 minutes was the worst I've seen from us in a long time,' Pressley told the club's official website.
'With their 4-5-1 shape, they sat off the game and we should have took advantage of that. When we lost possession, we struggled to get an immediate press on the ball.
'That has been a big feature of our play and that's why we struggled in the first half.
'We changed it around at half-time and pushed our midfielders forward. It seemed to work and the come-back was great to see.'
Despite being favourites against their League Two opponents who had won just one of their previous seven games, the Sky Blues struggled to find their feet in the opening period.
And they had Joe Murphy to thank for keeping them in the game. The Irishman produced a world class save to deny Harry Pell's well controlled volley and he used his legs to stop Michael Smith from beating him at his near post.
In-form striker Wilson came closest to breaking the deadlock when he unleashed a powerful shot from just outside the area which sailed narrowly over the bar.
Wilson struck the post two minutes after the re-start but it was AFC Wimbledon who took the lead when Smith headed a powerful header past Murphy.
The lead did not last long however with Wilson taking advantage of a bizarre error by goalkeeper Seb Brown to poke the ball home and Baker converted a neat cross by Franck Moussa to make it 2-1.
The hosts rarely threatened after falling behind and Baker wrapped up the win with 20 minutes to go when his free kick took a big deflection and wrong-footed Brown.
Pressley added: 'I am really pleased with the group. We saw problems with the team and the side made sure those problems were sorted out.
'To get a win away from home anywhere in the FA Cup is a really positive result, regardless of the league position of the team we are playing.
'We have continued the form we have shown now and hopefully we can bring that back into the league.'
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