Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Joe SummersJoe Summers Dave Wright Dave Wright
Amine HaoucheA. Haouche77
G
1
G
76Paul HallerP. Haller
Danny LaverD. Laver69
D
2
D
74Manny AdamsM. Adams
Filipe TavaresF. Tavares71
D
3
D
78Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro
Augusto MartinA. Martin72
D
4
D
73Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen
Michel KoutouanM. Koutouan76
M
5
D
77Goran BrncicG. Brncic
Christian BarolloC. Barollo76
M
6
M
72Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto
Robbie WrightR. Wright73
M
7captain
M
76Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Graham MiddletonG. Middleton77
M
8
M
85Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel
Louis DufresnesL. Dufresnes74
A
9
A
71Lars DiakiteL. Diakite
Quim MonteiroQ. Monteiro78
A
10
M
71Terry AthertonT. Atherton
Anders NygaardA. Nygaard77
A
captain11
A
82Saul BarronS. Barron
 
Richard MeiteR. Meite68
D
12
A
73Petros SarakisP. Sarakis
Francisco SmithF. Smith75
M
13
A
73Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Youri KarpinY. Karpin78
A
14
A
74Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Sheffield Wednesday. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Leeds United kick off!
2.45
Goran Brncic barges into Anders Nygaard. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anders Nygaard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.26
Sergio Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Filipe Tavares.
14.41
Augusto Martin flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Barollo. Christian Barollo knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
16.18
Andre Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Pinto controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Pinto makes a probing pass to Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton lofts in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.24
Jaakko Salminen flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Pinto who takes it down. Rodrigo Pinto threads the ball through to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite threads the ball through into the box. Saul Barron shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
21.43
Graham Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.57
Jaakko Salminen flicks a high ball forward to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Lucas Gabriel Taffarel plays the ball forward to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
28.29
Michel Koutouan decides to run forward with the ball. Michel Koutouan knocks in a cross ball towards Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.09
Andre Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Pinto collects the pass. Rodrigo Pinto makes a simple pass to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Amine Haouche is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
34.26
Robbie Wright darts forward. Robbie Wright tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.50
Augusto Martin hacks Saul Barron from behind! The referee brings Augusto Martin to one side and gives him a warning! Saul Barron runs off the knock.
45.00
Graham Middleton makes a probing pass to Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Haller who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United have changed their lineup with Richard Meite replacing Danny Laver. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday get the second half underway!
47.02
Christian Barollo flicks a high pass forward. Anders Nygaard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anders Nygaard lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Paul Haller is on top of it.
48.31
Jaakko Salminen laces a through ball forward to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
53.00
Christian Barollo flicks a high pass forward. Quim Monteiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Quim Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard makes a looping header on goal. Jaakko Salminen steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
55.32
Michel Koutouan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Michel Koutouan whips in a cross ball towards Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
60.54
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Francisco Smith replacing Michel Koutouan and Youri Karpin replacing Anders Nygaard .Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Artur Carvalho replacing Saul Barron .
61.59
Rodrigo Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Terry Atherton collects the pass. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Amine Haouche.
63.32
Corner kick to Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel chips it to the near post. Amine Haouche scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
73.58
Manny Adams flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high ball forward to Artur Carvalho who takes it down. Artur Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
78.31
Robbie Wright threads the ball through to Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes makes a probing pass to Youri Karpin but he's offside!
79.25
Filipe Tavares plays a long ball forward. Louis Dufresnes shoots from long range but is denied by Paul Haller. Excellent save.
81.49
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel makes a probing pass to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
85.06
Sergio Almeida threads a neat ball through to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Rodrigo Pinto hits a low pass to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho plays a one-two with Terry Atherton and rushes in on goal... Artur Carvalho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
29.2%
41.7%
29.2%

Scorers
Saul Barron 16, 48
Artur Carvalho 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Saul Barron of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Amine Haouche (GK)
8
2.Danny Laver (DEF)
6
3.Filipe Tavares (DEF)
6
4.Augusto Martin (DEF)
6
5.Michel Koutouan (MID)
7
6.Christian Barollo (MID)
6
7.Robbie Wright (MID)
6
8.Graham Middleton (MID)
6
9.Louis Dufresnes (ATT)
6
10.Quim Monteiro (ATT)
6
11.Anders Nygaard (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Meite (DEF)
6
13.Francisco Smith (MID)
6
14.Youri Karpin (ATT)
6

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