Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Stockport CountyStockport County
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Nicky MossN. Moss66
G
1
G
70Vito ColasanteV. Colasante
Lomano DoddL. Dodd69
D
2
D
72Alessio SotgiaA. Sotgia
Mauricio FiorettiM. Fioretti68
D
captain3
D
69Sieme De GraefS. De Graef
Roland LangR. Lang66
D
4
D
68Franceco FoggiaF. Foggia
Jose LopesJ. Lopes75
M
5
M
73Panagiotis TsigosP. Tsigos
Sjaak VeldmanS. Veldman73
M
6
M
75Torsten VöllerT. Völler
Dave DarwinkelD. Darwinkel73
M
7captain
M
74Anthony EtheringtonA. Etherington
Carmine AltomareC. Altomare69
M
8
M
72Fatik KasmiF. Kasmi
Tommaso CavalloT. Cavallo66
A
9
A
73Jørgen HakanssonJ. Hakansson
David McStayD. McStay66
A
10
A
72Kurt DenneboomK. Denneboom
Nicola Carlo ZauriN. Zauri65
A
11
A
72João OsorioJ. Osorio
 
Alex MasonA. Mason65
D
12
D
68Alejandro AltomareA. Altomare
John ElliottJ. Elliott64
A
13
A
71Craig SimonsenC. Simonsen
Pedro VarelaP. Varela58
D
14
A
67Warren MoncurW. Moncur

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 17,868 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Milligan.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.09
Jose Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri runs straight at the defence! Nicola Carlo Zauri tries a spectacular strike. Vito Colasante comfortably gets down and covers it.
4.44
Fatik Kasmi flicks the ball to his team mate, Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jørgen Hakansson but he's offside!
8.12
Alessio Sotgia plays the ball forward to Panagiotis Tsigos. With vision, Panagiotis Tsigos laces a through ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from distance but is denied by Nicky Moss. Excellent save.
9.30
Alessio Sotgia threads the ball through to Torsten Völler. Torsten Völler knocks the ball forward to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom plays a one-two with João Osorio and advances towards the goal... Kurt Denneboom shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.58
Dave Darwinkel chips the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alessio Sotgia.
20.35
Franceco Foggia makes a probing pass to Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Anthony Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Kurt Denneboom scores for Stockport County!!
24.02
Torsten Völler hits a low pass to João Osorio. João Osorio plays a scrappy one-two with Jørgen Hakansson and stumbles forward towards the goal... João Osorio comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.54
Sjaak Veldman threads a neat ball through to Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri rushes past Sieme De Graef! Nicola Carlo Zauri rockets a shot on goal but somehow Vito Colasante manages to keep it out.
28.22
Stockport County are dictating the run of play here today.
30.44
Carmine Altomare knocks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay threads the ball through to Nicola Carlo Zauri but he's offside!
32.44
Sieme De Graef plays the ball forward to Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington threads the ball through to João Osorio. João Osorio lofts in a cross ball towards Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Nicky Moss punches it away to safety.
34.33
Roland Lang flicks a high pass forward. Sjaak Veldman collects the pass. Sjaak Veldman flicks a high pass forward. David McStay controls it well on his chest. David McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.41
With great vision, Lomano Dodd plays the ball forward to Sjaak Veldman. Sjaak Veldman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Cavallo. Tommaso Cavallo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.57
With great vision, Anthony Etherington plays the ball forward to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Nicky Moss. Excellent save.
44.19
Torsten Völler catches Sjaak Veldman on the ankles. Torsten Völler is given a warning by the referee! Sjaak Veldman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Stockport County kick off the second half!
49.05
Sjaak Veldman flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Cavallo collects the pass. Tommaso Cavallo shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Vito Colasante. Excellent save.
53.43
Mauricio Fioretti passes the ball forward to Jose Lopes. Jose Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Cavallo. Tommaso Cavallo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Vito Colasante comfortably picks it out of the air!
57.15
Jose Lopes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
59.28
Alessio Sotgia knocks the ball forward to Torsten Völler. Torsten Völler flicks a high pass forward. Jørgen Hakansson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jørgen Hakansson plays a sublime one-two with Kurt Denneboom and races in on goal... Jørgen Hakansson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jørgen Hakansson!
61.28
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Pedro Varela replacing Tommaso Cavallo .Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Altomare replacing Franceco Foggia, Craig Simonsen replacing Kurt Denneboom and Warren Moncur replacing João Osorio .
66.32
Alejandro Altomare controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Panagiotis Tsigos. Panagiotis Tsigos threads a neat ball through to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
71.42
Sieme De Graef knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington darts forward. Anthony Etherington shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
75.38
Without breaking stride, Panagiotis Tsigos plays the ball forward to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Craig Simonsen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nicky Moss!
77.35
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Alex Mason replacing Lomano Dodd .
78.39
Panagiotis Tsigos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Panagiotis Tsigos makes a simple pass, allowing Jørgen Hakansson to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Jørgen Hakansson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Nicky Moss has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.40
Jose Lopes catches Alejandro Altomare on the ankles. Jose Lopes is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Altomare runs off the knock.
84.41
Mauricio Fioretti clumsily knocks into Craig Simonsen. Mauricio Fioretti is warned by the referee! Craig Simonsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.08
Anthony Etherington passes the ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Stockport County
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.8%
42.4%
25.9%

Scorers
Kurt Denneboom 9, 20
Jørgen Hakansson 59, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kurt Denneboom of Stockport County

Match Ratings
1.Nicky Moss (GK)
7
2.Lomano Dodd (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Fioretti (DEF)
6
4.Roland Lang (DEF)
6
5.Jose Lopes (MID)
6
6.Sjaak Veldman (MID)
6
7.Dave Darwinkel (MID)
6
8.Carmine Altomare (MID)
6
9.Tommaso Cavallo (ATT)
6
10.David McStay (ATT)
6
11.Nicola Carlo Zauri (ATT)
7
 
12.Alex Mason (DEF)
6
13.John Elliott (ATT)
0
14.Pedro Varela (DEF)
6

1.Vito Colasante (GK)
7
2.Alessio Sotgia (DEF)
6
3.Sieme De Graef (DEF)
6
4.Franceco Foggia (DEF)
6
5.Panagiotis Tsigos (MID)
7
6.Torsten Völler (MID)
6
7.Anthony Etherington (MID)
8
8.Fatik Kasmi (MID)
6
9.Jørgen Hakansson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Kurt Denneboom (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.João Osorio (ATT)
7
 
12.Alejandro Altomare (DEF)
6
13.Craig Simonsen (ATT)
6
14.Warren Moncur (ATT)
6