Match Report


Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Dave Wright Dave Wright
Facundo NegronF. Negron83
G
1
G
76Paul HallerP. Haller
Dion RobertsD. Roberts75
D
2
D
73Kai HelmerK. Helmer
Bernd SindelarB. Sindelar76
D
3
D
78Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro
Noel FerdinandN. Ferdinand74
D
4
D
74Manny AdamsM. Adams
Moustapha AbdellaouiM. Abdellaoui76
D
5
D
77Goran BrncicG. Brncic
Dennis HaynesD. Haynes78
M
6captain
M
76Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Richard MilliganR. Milligan76
M
captain7
M
85Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel
Duncan HapgoodD. Hapgood74
A
8
A
73Petros SarakisP. Sarakis
Stanley MendoncaS. Mendonca75
A
9
A
73Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Henry EdghillH. Edghill76
A
10
M
71Terry AthertonT. Atherton
Steffen HalleS. Halle79
A
11
A
82Saul BarronS. Barron
 
Craig WetherallC. Wetherall72
A
12
D
73Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen
Nicky WiseN. Wise78
M
13
A
74Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski
George PriestleyG. Priestley75
M
14
M
72Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 20,256 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Lineker.


0.00
Charlton Athletic kick off the first half!
3.06
Richard Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hapgood easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. With a superhuman jump, Stanley Mendonca connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Paul Haller. Excellent save.
6.43
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel passes the ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
8.31
Kai Helmer catches Dennis Haynes on the ankles. The referee brings Kai Helmer to one side and gives him a warning! Dennis Haynes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.57
Andre Monteiro clumsily knocks into Henry Edghill. Andre Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Henry Edghill stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.03
With a delightful solo run, Richard Milligan stretches the opposition's defence. Richard Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Halle but he's offside!
15.44
Noel Ferdinand threads the ball through to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Goran Brncic.
18.07
Andre Monteiro catches Stanley Mendonca in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Stanley Mendonca is a little dazed but should be okay.
20.46
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel threads the ball through to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.08
Dion Roberts knocks the ball forward to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hapgood collects the pass. Duncan Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
22.41
Noel Ferdinand flicks a high ball forward to Richard Milligan who takes it down. Richard Milligan flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Halle who brings the ball under control. Steffen Halle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.22
Richard Milligan plays the ball forward to Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
27.31
Moustapha Abdellaoui hits a low pass to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan threads a neat ball through to Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Paul Haller!
30.43
Moustapha Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Richard Milligan collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Richard Milligan plays the ball forward to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill passes the ball forward to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Paul Haller effortlessly smothers it!
34.03
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.45
With great vision, Richard Milligan plays the ball forward to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Paul Haller.
41.17
Richard Milligan takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Petros Sarakis gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
45.00
Kai Helmer decides to run forward with the ball. With vision, Kai Helmer picks a pass forward to Petros Sarakis. Petros Sarakis lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off the second half!
55.26
Dennis Haynes darts forward. Dennis Haynes knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Paul Haller!
59.30
Moustapha Abdellaoui flicks a high ball forward to Richard Milligan who takes it down. Richard Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca makes a deft header. It's there!! Paul Haller has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.30
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Klas Osmanowski replacing Sergio Almeida and Jaakko Salminen replacing Saul Barron and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-1-4-1 formation.
65.56
Dennis Haynes flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.34
Bernd Sindelar plays a long ball forward. Stanley Mendonca lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Goran Brncic steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
89.01
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Artur Carvalho brings the ball forward. Artur Carvalho shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Charlton Athletic

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
0
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
27.1%
42.9%
30%

Scorers
Stanley Mendonca 59
Steffen Halle 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stanley Mendonca of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Facundo Negron (GK)
6
2.Dion Roberts (DEF)
6
3.Bernd Sindelar (DEF)
6
4.Noel Ferdinand (DEF)
6
5.Moustapha Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Haynes (MID)
7
7.Richard Milligan (MID)
7
8.Duncan Hapgood (ATT)
7
9.Stanley Mendonca (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Henry Edghill (ATT)
6
11.Steffen Halle (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Craig Wetherall (ATT)
0
13.Nicky Wise (MID)
0
14.George Priestley (MID)
0

1.Paul Haller (GK)
7
2.Kai Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Saul Barron (ATT)
6
4.Manny Adams (DEF)
6
5.Goran Brncic (DEF)
6
6.Sergio Almeida (MID)
6
7.Lucas Gabriel Taffarel (MID)
6
8.Petros Sarakis (ATT)
6
9.Artur Carvalho (ATT)
6
10.Terry Atherton (MID)
6
11.Jaakko Salminen (DEF)
6
 
12.Andre Monteiro (DEF)yellow cardred card
3
13.Klas Osmanowski (ATT)
6
14.Rodrigo Pinto (MID)
0