Match Report


Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
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Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh60
G
1
G
61Andy RaeA. Rae
Scott MilburnS. Milburn48
D
2
D
53Mike NaylorM. Naylor
Valerien RascleV. Rascle57
D
3
D
52Sven FriedmannS. Friedmann
Graham WatsonG. Watson54
D
4captain
D
50Brian ShearerB. Shearer
Patrick CutlerP. Cutler61
M
5
D
45Jason TaylorJ. Taylor
Antonio FariaA. Faria61
M
6
M
54Alun Le SauxA. Le Saux
Eugenio FernandezE. Fernandez63
M
7
M
52Regilio RoordaR. Roorda
Ugo WiltordU. Wiltord62
M
8
M
51Warren BallW. Ball
Robbie LofthouseR. Lofthouse54
A
captain9
A
57Duncan ChadwickD. Chadwick
Tony van DamT. van Dam60
A
10
A
53Pierre-Alain FournierP. Fournier
Youcef MoussaY. Moussa49
A
11
A
50Ernesto OrtizE. Ortiz
 
Ashley BoltonA. Bolton46
D
12
M
51Dominique TychonD. Tychon
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan51
M
13
A
49Ronnie ArmstrongR. Armstrong
Liam McleodL. Mcleod53
A
14
M
48Nicolas HanssenN. Hanssen

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Reebok Stadium where Bolton Wanderers play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 10,249 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bolton Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Pearce.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off the first half!
4.00
Eugenio Fernandez knocks the ball forward to Robbie Lofthouse. Robbie Lofthouse shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robbie Lofthouse!
8.32
Eugenio Fernandez makes a probing pass to Tony van Dam. Tony van Dam lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Lofthouse. Robbie Lofthouse flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.54
Eugenio Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Lofthouse collects the pass. Robbie Lofthouse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Faria but the linesman indicates offside!
10.03
Brian Shearer threads a neat ball through to Alun Le Saux. Alun Le Saux threads the ball through to Pierre-Alain Fournier. Pierre-Alain Fournier cuts inside the box! Pierre-Alain Fournier takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
14.23
Eugenio Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Youcef Moussa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youcef Moussa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sven Friedmann.
15.34
Regilio Roorda chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Fournier. Pierre-Alain Fournier runs straight at the defence! Pierre-Alain Fournier comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Yassine Sinouh.
16.53
Warren Ball takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Tony van Dam gets to the ball and clears it up field.
18.15
Antonio Faria laces a weighted ball forward to Youcef Moussa. Youcef Moussa shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andy Rae with no chance!! Goal for Bolton Wanderers!
26.27
Patrick Cutler makes a probing pass to Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
27.38
Warren Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Fournier. Pierre-Alain Fournier knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Chadwick. Duncan Chadwick finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.22
Valerien Rascle knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Fernandez. Eugenio Fernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Robbie Lofthouse. Robbie Lofthouse plays a quick one-two with Tony van Dam and rushes in on goal... Robbie Lofthouse muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Andy Rae reads it well. Great save!
30.32
Youcef Moussa sees Ugo Wiltord in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Rae who gathers it comfortably.
36.16
Alun Le Saux knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Fournier. Pierre-Alain Fournier shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sheffield Wednesday are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
38.14
Eugenio Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony van Dam. Tony van Dam shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
44.47
Eugenio Fernandez barges into Mike Naylor. The referee calls over Eugenio Fernandez and shows him a yellow card! Mike Naylor carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bolton Wanderers kick off and get the second half underway!
53.55
Eugenio Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Tony van Dam. Tony van Dam whips in a cross ball towards Youcef Moussa. Youcef Moussa powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.51
Alun Le Saux passes the ball forward to Pierre-Alain Fournier. Pierre-Alain Fournier cuts inside the box! Pierre-Alain Fournier comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.54
Valerien Rascle barges into Pierre-Alain Fournier. The referee brings Valerien Rascle to one side and gives him a warning! Pierre-Alain Fournier stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.25
Showing composure, Duncan Chadwick plays the ball forward to Alun Le Saux. Alun Le Saux shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Yassine Sinouh comfortably smothers it!
61.29
Scott Milburn knocks the ball forward to Youcef Moussa. Youcef Moussa shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.18
Antonio Faria takes it forward alone. Antonio Faria tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Andy Rae!
78.00
Duncan Chadwick comes in with a late challenge on Valerien Rascle. Duncan Chadwick is shown the yellow card! Valerien Rascle runs off the knock.
81.10
Eugenio Fernandez plays the ball forward to Robbie Lofthouse. Robbie Lofthouse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.24
Antonio Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Lofthouse. Robbie Lofthouse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.21
Eugenio Fernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Cutler. Patrick Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria powers a header at goal but Andy Rae reads it well. Fabulous save!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Valerien Rascle plays the ball forward to Eugenio Fernandez. Eugenio Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youcef Moussa. Youcef Moussa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bolton Wanderers

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
19.1%
45.6%
35.3%

Scorers
Robbie Lofthouse 4
Youcef Moussa 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Lofthouse of Bolton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Yassine Sinouh (GK)
7
2.Scott Milburn (DEF)
6
3.Valerien Rascle (DEF)
6
4.Graham Watson (DEF)
6
5.Patrick Cutler (MID)
6
6.Antonio Faria (MID)
8
7.Eugenio Fernandez (MID)yellow card
8
8.Ugo Wiltord (MID)
6
9.Robbie Lofthouse (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tony van Dam (ATT)
6
11.Youcef Moussa (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ashley Bolton (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Sullivan (MID)
0
14.Liam Mcleod (ATT)
0

1.Andy Rae (GK)
7
2.Mike Naylor (DEF)
6
3.Sven Friedmann (DEF)
6
4.Brian Shearer (DEF)
6
5.Jason Taylor (DEF)
6
6.Alun Le Saux (MID)
7
7.Regilio Roorda (MID)
6
8.Warren Ball (MID)
6
9.Duncan Chadwick (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Pierre-Alain Fournier (ATT)
7
11.Ernesto Ortiz (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominique Tychon (MID)
0
13.Ronnie Armstrong (ATT)
0
14.Nicolas Hanssen (MID)
0