Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Dave WrightDave Wright Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Leevi GaddL. Gadd72
G
1
G
77Amine HaoucheA. Haouche
Kai HelmerK. Helmer73
D
2
D
70Danny LaverD. Laver
Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro78
D
3
D
72Filipe TavaresF. Tavares
Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen73
D
4
D
72Augusto MartinA. Martin
Goran BrncicG. Brncic77
D
5
M
75Francisco SmithF. Smith
Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida76
M
captain6
M
76Christian BarolloC. Barollo
Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel85
M
7
M
77Graham MiddletonG. Middleton
Petros SarakisP. Sarakis73
A
8captain
M
81Natale CannarsaN. Cannarsa
Saul BarronS. Barron82
A
9
A
74Louis DufresnesL. Dufresnes
Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho73
A
10
A
78Youri KarpinY. Karpin
Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski74
A
11
A
77Anders NygaardA. Nygaard
 
Lars DiakiteL. Diakite71
A
12
D
69Ighli De CesareI. De Cesare
Terry AthertonT. Atherton73
M
13
M
76Michel KoutouanM. Koutouan
Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto72
M
14
A
68Nigel WrightN. Wright

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 18,083 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the match!
3.30
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks the ball to his team mate, Petros Sarakis. Petros Sarakis advances inside the box! Petros Sarakis tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
6.36
Augusto Martin flicks a high ball forward to Natale Cannarsa who takes it down. Natale Cannarsa flicks a high pass forward to Youri Karpin who brings the ball under control. Youri Karpin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.34
Christian Barollo knocks the ball to his team mate, Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard whips in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.39
Jaakko Salminen makes a probing pass to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel makes a probing pass to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Amine Haouche had no chance!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
30.07
Andre Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Almeida holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Saul Barron who takes it down. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Augusto Martin.
32.13
Saul Barron catches Filipe Tavares on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Filipe Tavares gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.56
Andre Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel makes a probing pass to Saul Barron. Saul Barron chips the ball to his team mate, Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Augusto Martin. Excellent block.
42.51
Andre Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel hits a low pass to Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski knocks in a cross ball towards Petros Sarakis. Petros Sarakis connects with a diving header but it flies wide!
45.00
Sergio Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Artur Carvalho controls it well on his chest. Artur Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Amine Haouche. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leeds United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United kick off!
47.12
Francisco Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
49.09
Sergio Almeida hacks Natale Cannarsa from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Natale Cannarsa grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.38
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward to Klas Osmanowski who brings the ball under control. Klas Osmanowski whips in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. With a superhuman jump, Saul Barron connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.42
Leeds United have made a substitution with Ighli De Cesare replacing Filipe Tavares .
63.21
Danny Laver threads the ball through to Francisco Smith. Francisco Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
65.28
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Saul Barron. Saul Barron deftly passes the ball to Artur Carvalho, releasing him through on goal. Artur Carvalho rockets a shot on goal. Amine Haouche gets down and covers it.
77.46
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Rodrigo Pinto replacing Sergio Almeida and Lars Diakite replacing Saul Barron .Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Michel Koutouan replacing Christian Barollo and Nigel Wright replacing Youri Karpin .
83.43
Jaakko Salminen 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 Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Petros Sarakis controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Petros Sarakis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
87.04
Francisco Smith makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Goran Brncic.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Leeds United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
28.6%
46%
25.4%

Scorers
Artur Carvalho 12
Saul Barron 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Carvalho of Sheffield Wednesday

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

1.Amine Haouche (GK)
7
2.Danny Laver (DEF)
6
3.Filipe Tavares (DEF)
6
4.Augusto Martin (DEF)
6
5.Francisco Smith (MID)
7
6.Christian Barollo (MID)
6
7.Graham Middleton (MID)
6
8.Natale Cannarsa (MID)
6
9.Louis Dufresnes (ATT)
6
10.Youri Karpin (ATT)
6
11.Anders Nygaard (ATT)
6
 
12.Ighli De Cesare (DEF)
6
13.Michel Koutouan (MID)
6
14.Nigel Wright (ATT)
6