Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 4,529 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Sheffield Wednesday kicking off!
9.51
James Allman makes a simple pass to Marvin Wright. Marvin Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick White who gathers it comfortably.
12.06
Eddie Shaw deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick plays a perfect one-two with Billy Milburn and rushes in on goal... Ugo Carrick cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ugo Carrick scores for Liverpool!!
16.19
Julian Guppy decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Guppy tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.10
Marvin Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick White who gathers it comfortably.
27.08
Bill Eadie sees a break and surges forward. Bill Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Jacob Fox!
30.56
Julian Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.36
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.24
Kieron Grant makes a probing pass to Julian Guppy. Julian Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Bastin.
34.11
Marvin Wright sees a break and surges forward. Marvin Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Milburn but the linesman indicates offside!
38.30
Damien Hapgood chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Patrick White easily smothers it!
40.59
Paul Makin comes in with a late challenge on Julian Guppy. Paul Makin is given a warning by the referee! Julian Guppy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.51
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
51.09
Bill Eadie knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.45
Julian Guppy threads the ball through to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jacob Fox had no chance!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
63.00
James Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Ivan Heskey. Ivan Heskey knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.46
Marvin Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Huckerby.
71.52
James Huckerby sees space and advances. James Huckerby passes the ball forward to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.38
Marvin Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks the ball forward to Ugo Carrick but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.01
James Allman hacks Darren Midgley from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Midgley runs off the knock.
81.56
Julian Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jacob Fox.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Carrick of Liverpool
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
28.2%
50.7%
21.1%