Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Coventry CityCoventry City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alan HowellsA. Howells65
G
1
G
64Stan ScholesS. Scholes
Jeroen MarisJ. Maris61
D
2
D
67Nicolas EmmerlichN. Emmerlich
Peter FerdinandP. Ferdinand56
D
3
D
53Tim MooreT. Moore
Billy NaysmithB. Naysmith44
D
4
D
52Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini
Dennis Van Der SleenD. Van Der Sleen40
D
captain5
M
67Mervin LawrenceM. Lawrence
Kevin GascoigneK. Gascoigne63
M
6
M
58Dale DichioD. Dichio
Daniel VassellD. Vassell52
M
7captain
M
43Sylvain TerryS. Terry
Daniel CadamarteriD. Cadamarteri43
M
8
M
41Marco GullitM. Gullit
Ruby CloarecR. Cloarec43
M
9
A
61Clive LjungbergC. Ljungberg
Scott JessS. Jess61
A
10
A
47Stephen SheringhamS. Sheringham
Gavin GalliG. Galli54
A
11
A
47Ali GagnierA. Gagnier
 
Paul GoldbergP. Goldberg51
A
12
D
49Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet
Aaron HamiltonA. Hamilton50
A
13
A
42Rui GomesR. Gomes
Billy StandingB. Standing44
A
14
G
38Craig GreeningC. Greening

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,861 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Brooking.


0.00
Coventry City start the match!
2.08
Alfredo Rimondini threads the ball through to Nicolas Emmerlich. Nicolas Emmerlich runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicolas Emmerlich lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.51
Dale Dichio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Alan Howells manages to gather it.
6.03
Daniel Vassell hits a low pass to Scott Jess. Scott Jess shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.30
Dale Dichio flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Terry who takes it down. Sylvain Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Alan Howells had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
21.33
Clive Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.22
Daniel Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Galli controls it well on his chest. Gavin Galli shoots from 20 yards. Stan Scholes easily gets down and covers it.
33.14
Tim Moore advances with the ball. Tim Moore sees Clive Ljungberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Clive Ljungberg finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alan Howells!
34.50
Daniel Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward. Scott Jess controls it well on his chest. Scott Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Rimondini.
36.54
Daniel Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Galli who brings the ball under control. Gavin Galli shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.48
Dale Dichio flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Sheringham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alan Howells!
44.35
Daniel Cadamarteri comes in with a late challenge on Mervin Lawrence. The referee brings Daniel Cadamarteri to one side and gives him a warning! Mervin Lawrence carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. The Coventry City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
51.08
Dale Dichio sees space and advances. Dale Dichio knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
54.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Vassell plays the ball forward to Scott Jess. Scott Jess knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Emmerlich.
57.38
Mervin Lawrence runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mervin Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Dichio. Dale Dichio makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.08
Tim Moore flicks a high pass forward. Dale Dichio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dale Dichio knocks the ball forward to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier plays a one-two with Sylvain Terry and rushes in on goal... Ali Gagnier side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Alan Howells effortlessly gets down and covers it.
60.08
Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with Mario Van Vliet replacing Tim Moore and Rui Gomes replacing Dale Dichio .
61.16
Nicolas Emmerlich threads the ball through to Clive Ljungberg. Clive Ljungberg hits a low pass to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier edges inside the box! Ali Gagnier takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.55
Kevin Gascoigne takes it forward alone. Kevin Gascoigne shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
66.12
Nicolas Emmerlich hits a low pass to Rui Gomes. Rui Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
67.16
Sylvain Terry knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Gomes. Rui Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Howells who gathers it comfortably.
69.46
Sylvain Terry flicks a high pass forward. Ali Gagnier collects the pass. Ali Gagnier knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Gullit. Marco Gullit makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.02
Mario Van Vliet hits a low pass to Ali Gagnier. Ali Gagnier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.21
Marco Gullit threads a neat ball through to Rui Gomes. Rui Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Sheringham. Stephen Sheringham rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Alan Howells manages to keep it out.
79.03
Daniel Vassell knocks the ball forward to Kevin Gascoigne. Kevin Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Scott Jess. Scott Jess makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
83.05
Billy Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Scott Jess. Scott Jess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.18
Rui Gomes catches Scott Jess on the ankles. Rui Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Scott Jess runs off the knock.
89.08
Clive Ljungberg hacks Peter Ferdinand from behind! The referee calls over Clive Ljungberg and shows him a yellow card! Peter Ferdinand runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Coventry City
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
9
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.1%
47.7%
23.3%

Scorers
Clive Ljungberg 15
Stephen Sheringham 21
Ali Gagnier 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ali Gagnier of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Alan Howells (GK)
8
2.Jeroen Maris (DEF)
6
3.Peter Ferdinand (DEF)
6
4.Billy Naysmith (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Van Der Sleen (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Daniel Vassell (MID)
7
8.Daniel Cadamarteri (MID)
6
9.Ruby Cloarec (MID)
6
10.Scott Jess (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Galli (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Goldberg (ATT)
0
13.Aaron Hamilton (ATT)
0
14.Billy Standing (ATT)
0

1.Stan Scholes (GK)
6
2.Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF)
7
3.Tim Moore (DEF)
7
4.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Lawrence (MID)
6
6.Dale Dichio (MID)
7
7.Sylvain Terry (MID)
7
8.Marco Gullit (MID)
6
9.Clive Ljungberg (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Stephen Sheringham (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ali Gagnier (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
6
13.Rui Gomes (ATT)
6
14.Craig Greening (GK)
0