Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Shrewsbury Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Goldberg.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Goldberg.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town get the match underway!
2.57
0-0Stuart Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Le Saux collects the pass. Kelvin Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.28
0-0Noel Rankin comes in with a late challenge on Simon Maddison. The referee calls over Noel Rankin and shows him a yellow card! Simon Maddison runs off the knock.
12.38
Noel Rankin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Noel Rankin plays a one-two with Marcus Haynes and advances towards the goal... Noel Rankin strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it rises well off target!
15.17
0-0Kelvin Le Saux catches Gareth Kanu on the ankles. The referee brings Kelvin Le Saux to one side and gives him a warning! Gareth Kanu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.30
Isaiah Chadwick comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Mills. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kemal Mills grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.39
0-0Spencer Riza threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.09
0-0Kelvin Le Saux threads the ball through to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
34.21
Gareth Kanu barges into Kelvin Le Saux. The referee warns Gareth Kanu to calm down! Kelvin Le Saux gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.22
1-0With some swift thinking, Stuart Konchesky plays the ball forward to Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin surges forward with the ball. Ross Murrin edges inside the box! Ross Murrin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! David Mckay had no chance!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
44.56
David Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Le Saux holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kelvin Le Saux knocks the ball to his team mate, Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Shrewsbury Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the second half underway!
49.44
Gareth Kanu clumsily knocks into Elena Castillo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Castillo stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.52
Hans Neeskens makes a probing pass to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Maddison.
57.34
Kemal Mills threads a neat ball through to Gareth Kanu. Gareth Kanu threads the ball through to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Steve Hackworth manages to keep it out.
60.41
1-0Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Gavin Davis replacing Gareth Kanu .
63.13
Elena Castillo kicks a strong pass forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Cooke.
65.33
Kemal Mills flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Davis. Gavin Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Plowright. David Plowright plays a scrappy one-two with Noel Rankin and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Plowright muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.15
With great vision, Graeme Cutler plays the ball forward to David Plowright. With a delightful solo run, David Plowright stretches the opposition's defence. David Plowright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Maddison.
69.41
Gavin Davis hacks Simon Maddison from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Maddison carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.24
Emile Cooke threads the ball through to Gavin Davis. Gavin Davis kicks a strong pass forward to David Plowright. David Plowright shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.23
Isaiah Chadwick threads a neat ball through to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
75.11
David Plowright clumsily knocks into Ross Murrin. David Plowright is shown the yellow card! Ross Murrin runs off the knock.
77.38
Sheffield Wednesday have made 3 substitutions with Jamie Smith replacing Spencer Riza, Oliver Schramm replacing Isaiah Chadwick and Chris Wiltord replacing Regillio Visser .Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Simon Seeler replacing Denis Diallo .
83.41
Jamie Smith barges into David Plowright. The referee warns Jamie Smith to calm down! David Plowright runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ross Murrin of Sheffield Wednesday |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Steve Hackworth (GK)
6
2. Stuart Konchesky (DEF)
7
3. Simon Maddison (DEF)
6
4. David Bloomer (DEF)
7
5. Spencer Riza (DEF)
6
6. Kelvin Le Saux (MID)
6
7. Ross Murrin (MID)
9
8. Isaiah Chadwick (MID)
6
9. Regillio Visser (ATT)
6
10. Elena Castillo (ATT)
9
11. Ahmed de Jong (ATT)
7
12. Jamie Smith (DEF)
5
13. Oliver Schramm (MID)
6
14. Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6
1. David Mckay (GK)
6
2. Jerome Nogueira (DEF)
6
3. Emile Cooke (DEF)
6
4. Denis Diallo (DEF)
6
5. Graeme Cutler (DEF)
6
6. Kemal Mills (MID)
6
7. Hans Neeskens (MID)
6
8. Gareth Kanu (MID)
5
9. David Plowright (ATT)
6
10. Marcus Haynes (ATT)
6
11. Noel Rankin (ATT)
6
12. Simon Seeler (DEF)
6
13. Gavin Davis (MID)
5
14. Julian Lowe (ATT)
0