Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Eadie | M. Eadie |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Omer Johnson | O. Johnson | |||||||||
| Benedetto Sturba | B. Sturba |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Des Upson | D. Upson | |||||||||
| Alistair Ball | A. Ball | | 54 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 45 |  | Leon Rösler | L. Rösler | ||||||||
| Craig Smith | C. Smith | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Nigel Palmer | N. Palmer | |||||||||
| Darren Watson | D. Watson | | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Stan Adams | S. Adams | |||||||||
| Robert Clarke | R. Clarke | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Ian Davies | I. Davies | |||||||||
| Callum Thomson | C. Thomson |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Dion Atherton | D. Atherton | |||||||||
| Ugo Kasper | U. Kasper | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Marc Sachs | M. Sachs | |||||||||
| Ashley Brown | A. Brown | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Lomano Oakley | L. Oakley | |||||||||
| Jacob Salako | J. Salako | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Lomano Bramble | L. Bramble | |||||||||
| Oscar Jr. Baronio | O. Baronio | | 54 | A | | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Paul Whelan | P. Whelan | ||||||||
| Nicol˜ Castellini | N. Castellini | | 54 | G | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Matt McStay | M. McStay | |||||||||
| John Grondin | J. Grondin | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 47 | | Arthur Kerr | A. Kerr | |||||||||
| Kemal Newton | K. Newton | | 43 | D | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Callum Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 3,808 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Phil Galli.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Phil Galli.
0.00
0-0Tranmere Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
2.58
0-0Leon Rösler flicks a high pass forward. Marc Sachs controls it well on his chest. Marc Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Bramble easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lomano Bramble tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
6.50
Robert Clarke knocks the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
10.12
0-0Benedetto Sturba hits a low pass to Robert Clarke. Robert Clarke makes a simple pass to Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.04
Benedetto Sturba pushes mid-way up the pitch. Benedetto Sturba flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Baronio collects the pass. Oscar Jr. Baronio skips past Leon Rösler! Oscar Jr. Baronio comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.56
0-0Dion Atherton hits a low pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Mike Eadie. Excellent save.
16.50
Lomano Oakley makes a simple pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Whelan. With a superhuman jump, Paul Whelan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
18.07
Nigel Palmer knocks the ball forward to Marc Sachs. Marc Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.40
1-0Callum Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Baronio collects the pass. Oscar Jr. Baronio shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Omer Johnson with no chance!! Goal for Sheffield United!
24.59
Ian Davies threads the ball through to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan plays a scrappy one-two with Lomano Bramble and advances towards the goal... Paul Whelan shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
30.40
Nigel Palmer surges forward with the ball. Nigel Palmer flicks a high ball forward to Paul Whelan who takes it down. Paul Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United appear unchanged since the first half. Tranmere Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield United players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Sheffield United kick off!
47.02
Robert Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
53.05
Dion Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.25
1-2Tranmere Rovers are dictating the run of play here today.
60.32
1-2Sheffield United have made a substitution with Nicol˜ Castellini replacing Ugo Kasper .
66.47
1-2Nicol˜ Castellini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicol˜ Castellini knocks the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Baronio but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.49
Marc Sachs flicks a high ball forward to Lomano Bramble who takes it down. Lomano Bramble makes a defence splitting pass to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.01
Alistair Ball sweeps the ball long. Oscar Jr. Baronio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.34
Sheffield United have made a substitution with Kemal Newton replacing Benedetto Sturba .
85.49
Alistair Ball flicks a high pass forward to Robert Clarke who brings the ball under control. Robert Clarke plays the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio plays a quick one-two with Jacob Salako and rushes in on goal... Oscar Jr. Baronio makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Jr. Baronio!
89.19
Marc Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Stan Adams receives the ball from a throw-in from Nigel Palmer. Stan Adams threads the ball through to Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton flicks a high pass forward to Lomano Bramble who brings the ball under control. Lomano Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
28.4%
44.8%
26.9%
Scorers
| Oscar Jr. Baronio 20, 85 | Lomano Bramble 30, 53 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Jr. Baronio of Sheffield United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Mike Eadie (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Benedetto Sturba (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alistair Ball (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Darren Watson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Clarke (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Callum Thomson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ugo Kasper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ashley Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jacob Salako (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Oscar Jr. Baronio (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Nicol˜ Castellini (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | John Grondin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kemal Newton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Omer Johnson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Des Upson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Rösler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nigel Palmer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Stan Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ian Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dion Atherton (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Marc Sachs (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Lomano Oakley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Lomano Bramble (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Paul Whelan (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Matt McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Arthur Kerr (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Morton (ATT) | 0 | |