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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 16,383 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sheffield United and West Ham United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
2.26
Vadim Sokurov makes a probing pass to Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Zbigniew Malkowski.
3.04
Philippe Kiekens threads the ball through to Vadim Sokurov. Vadim Sokurov advances with the ball. Vadim Sokurov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.01
Des Rodgers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Lockley. Simon Lockley sees a break and surges forward. Simon Lockley shoots from outside the area but Marco Müller is on top of it.
8.07
Des Rodgers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Philips. Duncan Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Wetherall. Paolo Wetherall goes all the way! Paolo Wetherall takes a shot at goal. Paolo Wetherall scores for Sheffield United!!
14.56
Graeme Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Shilton. Rio Shilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Wetherall. Paolo Wetherall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Wright but the linesman indicates offside!
21.08
Des Rodgers hacks Eddie Clarke from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Clarke runs off the knock.
22.55
Henry Mortensen advances with the ball. Henry Mortensen plays a perfect one-two with Diego Hector Carrizo and rushes in on goal... Henry Mortensen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.12
Marcel Hagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Mortensen. Henry Mortensen sees a break and surges forward. Henry Mortensen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes Craddock.
26.20
Marcel Hagen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Angel Espinosa. Angel Espinosa takes it forward alone. Angel Espinosa lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
28.10
Des Rodgers threads the ball through to Duncan Philips. Duncan Philips makes a probing pass to Matt Wright. Matt Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Hagen.
30.07
Vadim Sokurov knocks the ball forward to Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes Craddock.
34.18
Marcel Hagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vadim Sokurov. Vadim Sokurov passes the ball forward to Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Lee.
39.44
Graeme Lee makes a probing pass to Rio Shilton. Rio Shilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Wetherall. Paolo Wetherall lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.05
Alfred Keane knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.28
Vadim Sokurov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke passes the ball forward to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Zbigniew Malkowski.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with West Ham United kicking off!
57.41
Marcus Cottee decides to run forward with the ball. Marcus Cottee shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.49
Herman Alston flicks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Sokurov. Vadim Sokurov knocks the ball forward to Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Zbigniew Malkowski who gathers it comfortably.
78.28
Marcus Cottee knocks the ball forward to Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke knocks the ball forward to Yurtcan Kayis but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.50
Marcus Cottee passes the ball forward to Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo passes the ball forward but Yurtcan Kayis is offside!
83.18
Graeme Lee lofts the ball long. Fernando Reis finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
84.12
Vadim Sokurov decides to run forward with the ball. Vadim Sokurov tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Zbigniew Malkowski easily smothers it!
85.05
Marcus Cottee threads the ball through to Diego Hector Carrizo. Diego Hector Carrizo makes a simple pass to Eddie Clarke. Eddie Clarke tries a spectacular strike. Zbigniew Malkowski easily smothers it.
90.00
Rio Shilton makes a beautiful solo run. Rio Shilton plays a perfect one-two with Matt Wright and rushes in on goal... Rio Shilton rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Wetherall of Sheffield United

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 46.9879518072289 vs 53.0120481927711
Play Area
Home team third: 33.73%, Midfield: 42.17%, Away team third: 24.10%