Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     MillwallMillwall
Computer Player Computer Player Ben Couch Ben Couch
Nicky MossN. Moss66
G
1
G
79Danny ValkD. Valk
Lomano DoddL. Dodd69
D
2
D
71James PowerJ. Power
Mauricio FiorettiM. Fioretti68
D
captain3
D
72Azziz CiechelsiA. Ciechelsi
Roland LangR. Lang66
D
4
D
80Ramón SerranoR. Serrano
Jose LopesJ. Lopes75
M
5
D
73Giampaolo AppoloniG. Appoloni
Sjaak VeldmanS. Veldman73
M
6
M
82Mattia Di MeglioM. Di Meglio
Dave DarwinkelD. Darwinkel73
M
7captain
M
78Guillermo PromesG. Promes
Carmine AltomareC. Altomare69
M
8
M
76Arturo YanezA. Yanez
Tommaso CavalloT. Cavallo66
A
9
A
77Colin HansenC. Hansen
David McStayD. McStay66
A
10
A
73Markus HelmerM. Helmer
Nicola Carlo ZauriN. Zauri65
A
11
A
77Mark ZoisM. Zois
 
Tim TerryT. Terry66
G
12
D
56Dale ForbesD. Forbes
Alex MasonA. Mason65
D
13
M
74Syd FletcherS. Fletcher
John ElliottJ. Elliott64
A
14
M
73Arek KozminskiA. Kozminski

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Millwall. A crowd of 19,217 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Naylor.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday get the match underway!
3.20
Sjaak Veldman makes a beautiful solo run. Sjaak Veldman shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
8.41
Jose Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Cavallo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommaso Cavallo threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Nicola Carlo Zauri provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
16.19
Arturo Yanez makes a probing pass to Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen makes a looping header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Nicky Moss keeps it out!
18.52
Dave Darwinkel chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.08
Dave Darwinkel passes the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri shoots from 25 yards. Danny Valk gets down and covers it.
24.25
Guillermo Promes sees Mark Zois in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Zois sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Nicky Moss. What a save!
28.39
Colin Hansen catches Lomano Dodd on the ankles. Colin Hansen is warned by the referee! Lomano Dodd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.57
Sjaak Veldman flicks a high pass forward to Tommaso Cavallo who brings the ball under control. Tommaso Cavallo whips in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Good keeping from Danny Valk as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
36.51
Carmine Altomare sees Nicola Carlo Zauri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicola Carlo Zauri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.36
Guillermo Promes makes a beautiful solo run. Guillermo Promes finds some space and shoots from distance but Nicky Moss reads it well. Nice save!
39.44
Arturo Yanez threads a neat ball through to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Nicky Moss.
45.00
Guillermo Promes chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Zois. Mark Zois whips in a cross ball towards Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
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. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
49.02
Ramón Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Yanez collects the pass. Arturo Yanez makes a simple pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Fioretti.
51.36
Jose Lopes hits a low pass to David McStay. David McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramón Serrano.
55.21
Arturo Yanez hacks Jose Lopes from behind! Arturo Yanez is given a warning by the referee! Jose Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.49
Ramón Serrano runs forward with the ball. Ramón Serrano kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Zois. Mark Zois deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Helmer but the linesman indicates offside!
60.04
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with John Elliott replacing Tommaso Cavallo .
61.13
Roland Lang knocks the ball forward to Carmine Altomare. Carmine Altomare chips the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay lofts in a cross ball towards John Elliott. John Elliott directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Danny Valk. Excellent save.
63.17
James Power flicks a high pass forward to Guillermo Promes who brings the ball under control. Guillermo Promes flicks a high ball forward to Markus Helmer who takes it down. Markus Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roland Lang.
67.37
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
69.19
Nicola Carlo Zauri catches Ramón Serrano on the ankles. Nicola Carlo Zauri is warned by the referee! Ramón Serrano runs off the knock.
75.35
Roland Lang flicks the ball to his team mate, Sjaak Veldman. Sjaak Veldman runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sjaak Veldman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Elliott but he's offside!
77.17
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Tim Terry replacing Lomano Dodd .
79.29
Arturo Yanez flicks a high pass forward. Markus Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Markus Helmer makes a defence splitting pass to Mark Zois. Mark Zois strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.00
Mauricio Fioretti hacks Mark Zois from behind! The referee brings Mauricio Fioretti to one side and gives him a warning! Mark Zois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.33
Guillermo Promes makes a simple pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Zois. Mark Zois flicks the ball with his head but Tim Terry is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
85.43
Roland Lang flicks a high ball forward to Carmine Altomare who takes it down. Carmine Altomare makes a beautiful solo run. Carmine Altomare flicks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. Some good footwork from David McStay provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Ramón Serrano's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
86.07
It's a corner kick. Jose Lopes kicks a low ball out wide. Roland Lang strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it rises well off target!
89.14
Guillermo Promes flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hansen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Hansen shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Millwall
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
28.8%
45.5%
25.8%

Scorers
Nicola Carlo Zauri 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicky Moss of Sheffield Wednesday

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

1.Danny Valk (GK)
7
2.James Power (DEF)
6
3.Azziz Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Ramón Serrano (DEF)
7
5.Giampaolo Appoloni (DEF)
6
6.Mattia Di Meglio (MID)
6
7.Guillermo Promes (MID)
8
8.Arturo Yanez (MID)
7
9.Colin Hansen (ATT)
7
10.Markus Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Mark Zois (ATT)
6
 
12.Dale Forbes (DEF)
0
13.Syd Fletcher (MID)
0
14.Arek Kozminski (MID)
0