Match Report
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Elvis Zwane | Elvis Zwane | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jarmo Forsstrom | J. Forsstrom |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Emile Green | E. Green | |||||||||
| Simon Hamann | S. Hamann |  | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Alberto Sanchez | A. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Dan Nielsen | D. Nielsen |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Darius Rowett | D. Rowett | |||||||||
| Jakob Vogel | J. Vogel | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Adolfo Martin | A. Martin | |||||||||
| Roberto Blanco | R. Blanco | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Wes Kasper | W. Kasper | |||||||||
| Stephen Lowe | S. Lowe | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Oleg Mann | O. Mann | |||||||||
| Marco Arce | M. Arce |  | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Ronnie Youds | R. Youds | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Van Bommel | J. Van Bommel |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Billy Le Tissier | B. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Shinji Takahashi | S. Takahashi |  | 47 | A | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Carl Davies | C. Davies | |||||||||
| Gabriel Ortiz | G. Ortiz | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Richard Mowbray | R. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Nigel Montague | N. Montague | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Craig Richards | C. Richards | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,362 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Coventry City kicking off!
2.16
0-0Billy Le Tissier knocks the ball forward to Craig Richards. Craig Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Hamann.
6.44
0-1Adolfo Martin surges forward with the ball. Adolfo Martin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Richards. Craig Richards shoots from 25 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.20
0-1Simon Hamann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Van Bommel. Jeffrey Van Bommel knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz kicks a strong pass forward to Shinji Takahashi but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.15
0-1Jeffrey Van Bommel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.35
Stephen Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
20.17
0-1Billy Le Tissier knocks the ball forward to Craig Richards. Craig Richards sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jarmo Forsstrom manages to gather it comfortably.
22.07
0-1Dan Nielsen catches Richard Mowbray on the ankles. The referee calls over Dan Nielsen and warns him to calm down! Richard Mowbray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.57
0-1Roberto Blanco catches Craig Richards on the ankles. Roberto Blanco is shown the yellow card! Craig Richards runs off the knock.
27.08
0-1Oleg Mann hacks Jeffrey Van Bommel from behind! Oleg Mann is shown the yellow card! Jeffrey Van Bommel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.23
Stephen Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz makes a probing pass to Nigel Montague. Nigel Montague shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
32.42
Billy Le Tissier flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
34.46
Jeffrey Van Bommel catches Ronnie Youds on the ankles. Jeffrey Van Bommel is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Youds stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.55
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
48.03
Stephen Lowe makes a probing pass to Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz shoots from distance but Emile Green is on top of it.
51.36
Dan Nielsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeffrey Van Bommel. Jeffrey Van Bommel chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Montague. Nigel Montague is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Emile Green is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.07
Simon Hamann flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Lowe. Stephen Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Shinji Takahashi. Shinji Takahashi shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.41
Stephen Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.49
Billy Le Tissier kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.29
Billy Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Richard Mowbray. Richard Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jarmo Forsstrom who gathers it comfortably.
71.56
Jakob Vogel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Arce. Marco Arce chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz threads the ball through to Nigel Montague but he's offside!
83.28
Stephen Lowe threads the ball through to Nigel Montague. Nigel Montague whips in a cross ball towards Shinji Takahashi. Shinji Takahashi heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.48
Ronnie Youds hacks Jeffrey Van Bommel from behind! The referee calls over Ronnie Youds and warns him to calm down! Jeffrey Van Bommel runs off the knock.
89.04
Jakob Vogel threads the ball through to Stephen Lowe. Stephen Lowe makes a probing pass to Nigel Montague. Nigel Montague makes a simple pass to Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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