Match Report


Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Steve BullockSteve Bullock Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo AlvesH. Alves57
G
captain1
G
55Enrico SantoniE. Santoni
Phil MercerP. Mercer49
D
2
D
61Jason WindassJ. Windass
Don HendryD. Hendry58
D
3
D
56James LightfootJ. Lightfoot
Spencer McManamanS. McManaman47
D
4
D
56Graham InceG. Ince
Gavin BeattieG. Beattie50
M
5captain
M
63Del BestD. Best
Corrado AtzoriC. Atzori75
M
6
M
63Scott EtheringtonS. Etherington
Julian CabreraJ. Cabrera57
M
7
M
57Jermaine WiltordJ. Wiltord
Steve SharpeS. Sharpe55
M
8
M
56Bill DraperB. Draper
Maurits WijngaardenM. Wijngaarden75
A
9
A
62Julian CrooksJ. Crooks
Ugo SimonsenU. Simonsen56
A
10
A
60Daniel AllmanD. Allman
Jon GallagherJ. Gallagher53
A
11
A
53Marcus PottsM. Potts
 
Steve KitsonS. Kitson53
D
12
D
55Stephen Le SauxS. Le Saux
Kevin RoyceK. Royce59
M
13
M
49Richard LjungbergR. Ljungberg
Jose Javier CastroJ. Castro60
A
14
D
47Cedric LaslandesC. Laslandes

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Adams Park where Wycombe Wanderers play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,245 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gemmell.


0.00
Wycombe Wanderers kick off!
2.06
James Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Wiltord holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Wiltord flicks a high ball forward to Julian Crooks who takes it down. Julian Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Alves who gathers it comfortably.
10.37
James Lightfoot hits a low pass to Jermaine Wiltord. Jermaine Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Potts collects the pass. Marcus Potts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Spencer McManaman.
14.57
Graham Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington threads the ball through to Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Alves who gathers it comfortably.
15.38
Scott Etherington runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Scott Etherington advances inside the box! Scott Etherington cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.26
Spencer McManaman passes the ball forward to Corrado Atzori. Corrado Atzori flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ugo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Enrico Santoni who gathers it comfortably.
20.22
Graham Ince sees Bill Draper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Draper makes a simple pass to Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts makes a great pass forward. Daniel Allman runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.30
Corrado Atzori runs straight at the opposition's defence. Corrado Atzori lofts in a cross ball towards Maurits Wijngaarden. Maurits Wijngaarden flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.54
Jason Windass sees a break and surges forward. Jason Windass hits a low pass to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Wiltord but he's offside!
26.14
Corrado Atzori flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Simonsen easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ugo Simonsen makes a probing pass to Maurits Wijngaarden but he's offside!
30.13
Jermaine Wiltord passes the ball forward to Daniel Allman. Daniel Allman kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Wiltord but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.03
Spencer McManaman decides to run forward with the ball. Spencer McManaman flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Simonsen who takes it down. Ugo Simonsen plays a scrappy one-two with Jon Gallagher and advances towards the goal... Ugo Simonsen tries a spectacular strike. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Julian Cabrera darts forward. Julian Cabrera puts a great ball through. Jon Gallagher runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wycombe Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sheffield United kick off the second half!
49.11
Julian Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Simonsen controls it well on his chest. Ugo Simonsen advances inside the box! Ugo Simonsen cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's there!! Enrico Santoni has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.55
Corrado Atzori chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher plays a quick one-two with Maurits Wijngaarden and rushes in on goal... Jon Gallagher side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
66.52
Jermaine Wiltord flicks a high ball forward to Scott Etherington who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Scott Etherington plays the ball forward to Jermaine Wiltord who has made a great run into the box. Jermaine Wiltord comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.54
Julian Cabrera threads a neat ball through to Ugo Simonsen. Ugo Simonsen shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
78.10
Daniel Allman clumsily knocks into Phil Mercer. The referee calls over Daniel Allman and warns him to calm down! Phil Mercer runs off the knock.
78.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
81.04
Phil Mercer makes a probing pass to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Maurits Wijngaarden who brings the ball under control. Maurits Wijngaarden chips the ball to his team mate, Corrado Atzori. Corrado Atzori takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
87.19
Phil Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Corrado Atzori collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Corrado Atzori plays the ball forward to Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher plays a one-two with Ugo Simonsen and advances towards the goal... Jon Gallagher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Scott Etherington flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Allman who takes it down. Daniel Allman shoots from 20 yards but Hugo Alves reads it well. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Wycombe Wanderers

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

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
26.1%
37.7%
36.2%

Scorers
Ugo Simonsen 49, 74
Jon Gallagher 60, 87
Jermaine Wiltord 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Simonsen of Wycombe Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Hugo Alves (GK)
6
2.Phil Mercer (DEF)
6
3.Don Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Spencer McManaman (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Beattie (MID)
6
6.Corrado Atzori (MID)
7
7.Julian Cabrera (MID)
7
8.Steve Sharpe (MID)
6
9.Maurits Wijngaarden (ATT)
6
10.Ugo Simonsen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jon Gallagher (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Steve Kitson (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Royce (MID)
0
14.Jose Javier Castro (ATT)
0

1.Enrico Santoni (GK)
6
2.Jason Windass (DEF)
6
3.James Lightfoot (DEF)
6
4.Graham Ince (DEF)
6
5.Del Best (MID)
6
6.Scott Etherington (MID)
7
7.Jermaine Wiltord (MID)goal scored
7
8.Bill Draper (MID)
6
9.Julian Crooks (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Allman (ATT)
6
11.Marcus Potts (ATT)
6
 
12.Stephen Le Saux (DEF)
0
13.Richard Ljungberg (MID)
0
14.Cedric Laslandes (DEF)
0