Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 9,241 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Banks.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the match!
2.29
Marc Welke flicks a high pass forward. Andy James collects the pass. Andy James shoots from 25 yards. Helder Marques comfortably gets down and covers it.
3.58
Showing composure, Shaun Grimandi laces a weighted ball forward to Tommy Moffat. Tommy Moffat plays a quick one-two with Stuart Hutchison and rushes in on goal... Tommy Moffat strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
6.33
Ivan Dominguez comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Bosnich. The referee calls over Ivan Dominguez and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Bosnich stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.44
Mario Jesus catches Shaun Grimandi on the ankles. The referee calls over Mario Jesus and shows him a yellow card! Shaun Grimandi stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.36
Copain Klompe passes the ball forward to Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.29
Mario Jesus flicks a high pass forward to Tim Haynes who brings the ball under control. Tim Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
21.18
Aimo Di Salvatore flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison cuts inside the box! Stuart Hutchison looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.59
Aimo Di Salvatore sees Nicholas Bosnich in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Bosnich plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Moffat and advances towards the goal... Nicholas Bosnich cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Kees Tobiassen. Excellent block.
24.32
Aimo Di Salvatore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Beresford. Warren Beresford gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
26.56
Davy Turpijn flicks a high ball forward to Aimo Di Salvatore who takes it down. Aimo Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich whips in a cross ball towards Warren Beresford. With a superhuman jump, Warren Beresford connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Maurizio Ongarato. Excellent save.
30.05
Aimo Di Salvatore makes a probing pass to Warren Beresford. Warren Beresford knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.49
Kees Tobiassen makes a beautiful solo run. Kees Tobiassen knocks the ball forward to Tim Haynes. Tim Haynes shoots from 20 yards but Helder Marques reads it well. Excellent save!
33.23
With a delightful solo run, Shaun Grimandi stretches the opposition's defence. Shaun Grimandi plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Hutchison and advances towards the goal... Shaun Grimandi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.42
Kees Tobiassen sees space and advances. With great vision, Kees Tobiassen plays the ball forward to Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez shoots from outside the area. Helder Marques gets down and covers it.
42.56
Marc Welke knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy James. Andy James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martial César.
44.43
Mario Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francisco Alvarez provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Helder Marques.
45.00
Marvin Wright takes a quick corner, playing it short to Marc Welke. Marc Welke rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. AFC Bournemouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AFC Bournemouth kick off!
47.25
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
48.58
Davy Turpijn launches a long ball forward. Tommy Moffat plays a quick one-two with Stuart Hutchison and rushes in on goal... Tommy Moffat rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.58
Aimo Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Maurizio Ongarato.
62.27
Aimo Di Salvatore takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Davy Turpijn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.50
Marc Welke chips the ball to his team mate, Andy James. Andy James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.36
Aimo Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Tommy Moffat. Tommy Moffat shoots from distance. Maurizio Ongarato gets down and covers it.
69.28
Niccolo Lloyd pushes mid-way up the pitch. Niccolo Lloyd threads a neat ball through to Warren Beresford. Warren Beresford skips past Neil Dalglish! Warren Beresford comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball cannons off Neil Dalglish, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
70.29
It's a corner kick. Tommy Moffat kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Nicholas Bosnich provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Kees Tobiassen.
78.30
Damien Abriel flicks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Di Salvatore. Aimo Di Salvatore picks a pass forward to Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.21
Ivan Dominguez knocks the ball forward to Marc Welke. With great vision, Marc Welke plays the ball forward to Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez edges inside the box! Francisco Alvarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.26
Marvin Wright knocks the ball forward to Andy James. Andy James knocks the ball forward to Tim Haynes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.50
Aimo Di Salvatore passes the ball forward to Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
Niccolo Lloyd plays the ball forward to Aimo Di Salvatore. Aimo Di Salvatore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kees Tobiassen.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 10
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 49.438202247191 vs 50.561797752809
Play Area
Home team third: 28.09%, Midfield: 41.57%, Away team third: 30.34%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Alvarez of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
8
4. Neil Dalglish (DEF)
6
5. Mario Jesus (MID)
6
6. Marc Welke (MID)
7
7. Marvin Wright (MID)
7
8. Copain Klompe (MID)
6
10. Tim Haynes (ATT)
6
11. Andy James (ATT)
6

12. Dion Unsworth (MID)
0
0

6
3. Davy Turpijn (DEF)
6
4. Niccolo Lloyd (DEF)
6
5. Damien Abriel (DEF)
6
8
8. Tommy Moffat (ATT)
8
8
6

12. John Lisbie (ATT)
0
13. John Moncur (MID)
0
14. Marvin Evans (MID)
0