Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     BurnleyBurnley
Dave WrightDave Wright Nick Day Nick Day
Paul HallerP. Haller76
G
1
G
79Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Kai HelmerK. Helmer73
D
2
D
79Andrei BelodediciA. Belodedici
Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro78
D
3
D
80Paolo DundjerskiP. Dundjerski
Manny AdamsM. Adams74
D
4
D
75Dominic CollinsD. Collins
Cesar MendesC. Mendes76
D
5
M
75Florian CharrierasF. Charrieras
Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto72
M
6
M
83Massimiliano LundekvamM. Lundekvam
Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel85
M
captain7
M
84Jason MooreJ. Moore
Gerard CombinG. Combin69
M
8captain
M
87Nordin StruparN. Strupar
Lars DiakiteL. Diakite71
A
9
A
85Rafael NunesR. Nunes
Terry AthertonT. Atherton71
M
10
A
82Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho73
A
11
A
86Frederico RomanF. Roman
 
Goran BrncicG. Brncic77
D
12
M
78Dominic LawD. Law
Saul BarronS. Barron82
A
13
D
74Denys DemyanchukD. Demyanchuk
Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski74
A
14
A
72Rafael MartinsR. Martins

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Burnley. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Atherton.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the first half underway!
2.06
Andre Monteiro clumsily knocks into Frederico Roman. Andre Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Frederico Roman runs off the knock.
3.23
Andrei Belodedici flicks a high pass forward. Florian Charrieras collects the pass. Florian Charrieras threads a neat ball through to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman knocks in a cross ball towards Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog makes a convincing header. Paul Haller picks it out of the air!
4.32
Andre Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high ball forward to Lars Diakite who takes it down. Lars Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.42
Rodrigo Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Terry Atherton collects the pass. Terry Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
12.26
Manny Adams hits a low pass to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel knocks the ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.29
Manny Adams flicks a high pass forward to Gerard Combin who brings the ball under control. Gerard Combin sees space and advances. Gerard Combin knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
15.42
Gerard Combin sees Lars Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Claus Fredgaard didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
16.34
Nordin Strupar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman shoots from distance. Paul Haller gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.29
Rodrigo Pinto takes a long throw-in. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
33.51
Rodrigo Pinto chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.31
Jason Moore hits a low pass to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Paul Haller.
35.26
Corner kick to Burnley. Nordin Strupar chips it to the near post. Some good footwork from Jason Moore provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.40
Manny Adams flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel threads the ball through to Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Fredgaard who gathers it comfortably.
39.45
Manny Adams hits a low pass to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto flicks a high pass forward to Terry Atherton who brings the ball under control. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Collins.
40.32
Jason Moore changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jason Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Helmer.
45.00
Cesar Mendes barges into Frederico Roman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday have changed their lineup with Goran Brncic replacing Manny Adams. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Burnley get the second half underway!
47.51
Gerard Combin threads the ball through to Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andrei Belodedici.
49.20
Goran Brncic flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel controls it well on his chest. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel threads a neat ball through to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho skips past Andrei Belodedici! Artur Carvalho looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
51.01
Jason Moore catches Lucas Gabriel Taffarel on the ankles. Jason Moore is given a warning by the referee! Lucas Gabriel Taffarel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.14
Goran Brncic hits a low pass to Gerard Combin. Gerard Combin flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Dundjerski.
59.36
Jason Moore flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes collects the pass. Rafael Nunes shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.57
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Saul Barron replacing Artur Carvalho .
66.46
Nordin Strupar advances with the ball. Nordin Strupar whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
72.44
Jason Moore barges into Rodrigo Pinto. The referee calls over Jason Moore and shows him a yellow card! Rodrigo Pinto stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.54
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel sees Lars Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Diakite plays a quick one-two with Saul Barron and rushes in on goal... Lars Diakite makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Claus Fredgaard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.52
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Dominic Law replacing Massimiliano Lundekvam, Denys Demyanchuk replacing Andrei Belodedici and Rafael Martins replacing Noah Herzog .
78.57
Gerard Combin flicks a high pass forward to Terry Atherton who brings the ball under control. Terry Atherton shoots from distance. Good keeping from Claus Fredgaard as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
80.51
It's a corner kick. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Cesar Mendes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.51
Jason Moore makes a simple pass to Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Haller who gathers it comfortably.
84.16
Rodrigo Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Terry Atherton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Claus Fredgaard.
87.45
Jason Moore sees Rafael Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.31
Dominic Collins threads a neat ball through to Dominic Law. Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Roman collects the pass. Frederico Roman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Helmer.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Burnley
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Artur Carvalho 6
Lars Diakite 74

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lars Diakite of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Paul Haller (GK)
8
2.Kai Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Andre Monteiro (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Manny Adams (DEF)
7
5.Cesar Mendes (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Rodrigo Pinto (MID)
7
7.Lucas Gabriel Taffarel (MID)
7
8.Gerard Combin (MID)
7
9.Lars Diakite (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Terry Atherton (MID)
8
11.Artur Carvalho (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Goran Brncic (DEF)
6
13.Saul Barron (ATT)
7
14.Klas Osmanowski (ATT)
0

1.Claus Fredgaard (GK)
7
2.Andrei Belodedici (DEF)
6
3.Paolo Dundjerski (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Collins (DEF)
6
5.Florian Charrieras (MID)
6
6.Massimiliano Lundekvam (MID)
6
7.Jason Moore (MID)yellow card
6
8.Nordin Strupar (MID)
7
9.Rafael Nunes (ATT)
6
10.Noah Herzog (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Roman (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Law (MID)
6
13.Denys Demyanchuk (DEF)
6
14.Rafael Martins (ATT)
6