Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Aaron CrooksA. Crooks57
G
1
G
65Alan HowellsA. Howells
Simon BeckhamS. Beckham61
D
2
D
61Jeroen MarisJ. Maris
Wilfred VersteegW. Versteeg54
D
3
D
58Noah EngelsN. Engels
Noah JungN. Jung48
D
4
D
56Peter FerdinandP. Ferdinand
Del GrantD. Grant44
D
5captain
D
44Billy NaysmithB. Naysmith
Damien DuberryD. Duberry44
D
captain6
M
63Kevin GascoigneK. Gascoigne
Richard FroggattR. Froggatt53
M
7
M
52Daniel VassellD. Vassell
Martin GilchristM. Gilchrist52
M
8
M
43Daniel CadamarteriD. Cadamarteri
Ivan RizaI. Riza48
M
9
M
43Ruby CloarecR. Cloarec
Michael HoweyM. Howey58
A
10
A
61Scott JessS. Jess
Jean Pierre CeldranJ. Celdran57
A
11
A
54Gavin GalliG. Galli
 
Cesar VarelaC. Varela55
A
12
A
51Paul GoldbergP. Goldberg
Stuart MarrS. Marr50
A
13
A
50Aaron HamiltonA. Hamilton
Emile WrightE. Wright46
G
14
A
44Billy StandingB. Standing

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 4,184 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Oakley.


0.00
Millwall kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Martin Gilchrist hacks Daniel Vassell from behind! The referee calls over Martin Gilchrist and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Vassell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.39
Noah Jung controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Grant. Del Grant flicks a high pass forward. Michael Howey collects the pass. Michael Howey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.33
Del Grant pushes mid-way up the pitch. Del Grant decides to run forward with the ball. Del Grant finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Alan Howells. What a save!
12.24
Ivan Riza makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Riza shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.19
Gavin Galli barges into Damien Duberry. Gavin Galli is shown the yellow card! Damien Duberry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.44
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.56
Damien Duberry passes the ball forward to Michael Howey. Michael Howey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jeroen Maris.
34.36
Damien Duberry sees Wilfred Versteeg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wilfred Versteeg sees Ivan Riza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Riza whips in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.

45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield Wednesday kicking off!
49.00
Martin Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Riza who brings the ball under control. Ivan Riza lofts in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Celdran. Jean Pierre Celdran connects with a diving header but it is shockingly off target!
51.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Cadamarteri picks a pass forward to Ruby Cloarec. With a delightful solo run, Ruby Cloarec stretches the opposition's defence. Ruby Cloarec controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
57.16
Jean Pierre Celdran clumsily knocks into Daniel Vassell. The referee calls over Jean Pierre Celdran and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Vassell stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.53
Millwall have made a substitution with Emile Wright replacing Martin Gilchrist .
63.08
Daniel Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Scott Jess. Scott Jess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.05
Daniel Cadamarteri barges into Richard Froggatt. The referee brings Daniel Cadamarteri to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Froggatt runs off the knock.
69.23
Kevin Gascoigne changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Gascoigne knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Scott Jess is offside!
72.02
Daniel Cadamarteri knocks the ball forward to Scott Jess. Scott Jess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.30
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Marr replacing Jean Pierre Celdran and Cesar Varela replacing Michael Howey .
79.09
Del Grant plays the ball forward to Wilfred Versteeg. Wilfred Versteeg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Varela. Cesar Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Froggatt. Richard Froggatt flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.02
Emile Wright makes a probing pass to Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.34
Simon Beckham makes a simple pass to Richard Froggatt. Richard Froggatt runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Richard Froggatt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Howells who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

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

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
30%
48.6%
21.4%

Scorers
Richard Froggatt 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Froggatt of Millwall

Match Ratings
1.Aaron Crooks (GK)
6
2.Simon Beckham (DEF)
6
3.Wilfred Versteeg (DEF)
7
4.Noah Jung (DEF)
6
5.Del Grant (DEF)
9
6.Damien Duberry (DEF)
6
7.Richard Froggatt (MID)goal scored
9
8.Martin Gilchrist (MID)yellow card
5
9.Ivan Riza (MID)
7
10.Michael Howey (ATT)
6
11.Jean Pierre Celdran (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Cesar Varela (ATT)
7
13.Stuart Marr (ATT)
6
14.Emile Wright (GK)
6

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