Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Dave WrightDave Wright John Mooney John Mooney
Paul HallerP. Haller76
G
1
G
72Adam BattyA. Batty
Kai HelmerK. Helmer73
D
2
D
72Norman BallN. Ball
Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro78
D
3
D
71Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre
Andre AntunesA. Antunes73
D
4
D
66Del PlowrightD. Plowright
Manny AdamsM. Adams74
D
5captain
M
78Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon
Harald Van De HorH. Van De Hor74
M
6
M
76Micka‘l MerideM. Meride
Gerard CombinG. Combin69
M
7
M
72Darren ScalesD. Scales
Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida76
M
captain8
M
70Carlos RedondoC. Redondo
Yyvind FavoY. Favo79
M
9
A
74Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene
Saul BarronS. Barron82
A
10
A
73Yves-A. RichertY. Richert
Salomon OlembéS. Olembé80
A
11
A
69Alexandre NivetA. Nivet
 
Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho73
A
12
M
56Graham BoydG. Boyd
Petros SarakisP. Sarakis73
A
13
G
55Daniel BridgesD. Bridges
Terry AthertonT. Atherton71
M
14
D
37Luke HendrieL. Hendrie

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 20,381 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.


0.00
Birmingham City start the match!
3.32
Darren Scales brings the ball forward. Darren Scales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene but the linesman indicates offside!
14.18
Sergio Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Saul Barron. Saul Barron controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Sergio Almeida plays the ball forward to Saul Barron. With some swift thinking, Saul Barron plays the ball forward to Salomon Olembé who has made a great run into the box. Salomon Olembé rockets a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Del Plowright.
22.47
It's a corner kick. Harald Van De Hor loops the ball over to the far post. Miguel Boudarene reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
26.31
Sergio Almeida sees Saul Barron in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Saul Barron makes a simple pass, allowing Salomon Olembé to run into the box. Salomon Olembé tries a spectacular strike. Adam Batty gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.57
Darren Scales flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Boudarene holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Boudarene finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
28.12
Sergio Almeida chips the ball to his team mate, Saul Barron. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.25
Andre Antunes hits a low pass to Sergio Almeida. Sergio Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Barron. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Norman Ball.
39.57
Andre Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Combin controls it well on his chest. Gerard Combin sees Salomon Olembé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Salomon Olembé knocks in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron flicks the ball with his head but somehow Adam Batty manages to keep it out.
40.12
Darren Scales threads a neat ball through to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Some silky footwork from Yves-A. Richert provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
47.24
Gerard Combin catches Darren Scales on the ankles. The referee calls over Gerard Combin and shows him a yellow card! Darren Scales gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.12
Manny Adams passes the ball forward to Yyvind Favo. Yyvind Favo makes a probing pass to Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Ball.
60.28
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Petros Sarakis replacing Harald Van De Hor and Artur Carvalho replacing Sergio Almeida .
65.12
Norman Ball makes a probing pass to Darren Scales. Darren Scales flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Nivet who takes it down. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.22
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.59
Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Richert controls it well on his chest. Yves-A. Richert skips past Andre Monteiro! Yves-A. Richert strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yves-A. Richert!
71.13
Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Boudarene holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Boudarene shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
72.28
Without breaking stride, Kai Helmer plays the ball forward to Gerard Combin. Gerard Combin knocks the ball forward to Saul Barron. Saul Barron lofts in a cross ball towards Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.28
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Terry Atherton replacing Gerard Combin .
81.05
Artur Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Saul Barron. Saul Barron lofts in a cross ball towards Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Adam Batty!
83.47
Andre Antunes comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Boudarene. The referee calls over Andre Antunes and warns him to calm down! Miguel Boudarene carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.55
Norman Ball threads the ball through to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon sees Miguel Boudarene in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Boudarene plays a one-two with Alexandre Nivet and advances towards the goal... Miguel Boudarene tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.27
Darren Scales passes the ball forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Antunes.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Birmingham City
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
27.8%
47.2%
25%

Scorers
Yves-A. Richert 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yves-A. Richert of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Paul Haller (GK)
6
2.Kai Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Andre Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Andre Antunes (DEF)
6
5.Manny Adams (DEF)
6
6.Harald Van De Hor (MID)
6
7.Gerard Combin (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sergio Almeida (MID)
7
9.Yyvind Favo (MID)
6
10.Saul Barron (ATT)
7
11.Salomon Olembé (ATT)
6
 
12.Artur Carvalho (ATT)
6
13.Petros Sarakis (ATT)
6
14.Terry Atherton (MID)
6

1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Norman Ball (DEF)
6
3.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
6
4.Del Plowright (DEF)
6
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
8
6.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
6
7.Darren Scales (MID)
8
8.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
9.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)
8
10.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Boyd (MID)
0
13.Daniel Bridges (GK)
0
14.Luke Hendrie (DEF)
0