Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 16,519 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Exeter City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Deane.


0.00
The whistle blows and Exeter City get the match underway!
3.30
Rosario Cassetti arcs the ball upfield. Numo Robert shoots from long range but it is miles over!
8.47
Arno Witte flicks a high pass forward. Aimo Carrera controls it well on his chest. Aimo Carrera hits a low pass to Numo Robert. Some good footwork from Numo Robert provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Nicky Moss.
10.54
Arno Witte kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari advances inside the box! Ferdinando Pecorari tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Nicky Moss.
22.14
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.55
Ruben Mendes sees Marek Malkowski in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marek Malkowski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari knocks in a cross ball towards Numo Robert. Numo Robert is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
26.32
Dave Darwinkel sees Tommaso Cavallo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommaso Cavallo skips past Ruben Mendes! Tomasz Dudek comes in with a late challenge on Tommaso Cavallo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
28.26
Dave Darwinkel flicks a high pass forward. David McStay collects the pass. David McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Zauri. With a superhuman jump, Nicola Carlo Zauri connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.20
Marek Malkowski flicks a high pass forward to Numo Robert who brings the ball under control. Numo Robert cuts inside the box! Numo Robert rockets a shot on goal. Numo Robert scores for Exeter City!!
33.53
Arno Witte sees a break and surges forward. Arno Witte whips in a cross ball towards Numo Robert. Numo Robert beats his man to it with a header. Nicky Moss effortlessly picks it out of the air!
39.18
Tomasz Dudek picks a pass forward to Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.31
Marek Malkowski makes a beautiful solo run. Marek Malkowski makes a defence splitting pass to Numo Robert. Numo Robert muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Nicky Moss reads it well. He makes it look easy!
42.55
Jose Lopes darts forward. Jose Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay powers a header at goal. Steffen Hansen comfortably punches it away to safety.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday get the second half underway!
48.38
Dave Darwinkel passes the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Mendes.
51.24
Mauricio Fioretti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Darwinkel. Dave Darwinkel takes it forward alone. Dave Darwinkel lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Cavallo. Tommaso Cavallo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
55.04
Jose Lopes sees space and advances. Jose Lopes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Tommaso Cavallo through on goal. Some silky footwork from Tommaso Cavallo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
60.00
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with John Elliott replacing Tommaso Cavallo .
61.01
Arno Witte knocks the ball to his team mate, Numo Robert. Numo Robert threads the ball through to Aimo Carrera but he's offside!
73.24
Carmine Altomare knocks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomasz Dudek.
75.20
Marek Malkowski laces a through ball forward to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ferdinando Pecorari is offside!
77.02
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Tim Terry replacing Lomano Dodd .
79.35
Jose Lopes makes a probing pass to David McStay. David McStay threads the ball through to John Elliott but he's offside!
83.18
Showing composure, Sjaak Veldman laces a weighted ball forward to Nicola Carlo Zauri. Nicola Carlo Zauri skips past Rosario Cassetti! Nicola Carlo Zauri tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
89.55
Tim Terry hits a low pass to Sjaak Veldman. Sjaak Veldman knocks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay advances inside the box! David McStay rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
27.5%
44.9%
27.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Numo Robert of Exeter City

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Hansen (GK)
7
2.Philipp Kurth (DEF)
6
3.Rosario Cassetti (DEF)
6
4.Ruben Mendes (DEF)
6
5.Tomasz Dudek (DEF)
6
6.Arno Witte (MID)
7
7.Marek Malkowski (MID)
9
8.Rodolfo Tresoldi (MID)
6
9.Aimo Carrera (ATT)
6
10.Numo Robert (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ferdinando Pecorari (ATT)
7
 
12.Garry Hutchison (DEF)
0
13.Vincenzo Cziommer (MID)
0
14.Nicola C. Gobbi (ATT)
0

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