Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Stoke CityStoke City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ian PriorI. Prior64
G
1
G
59John VenusJ. Venus
Tim BarrettT. Barrett72
D
2
D
70Christian LindnerC. Lindner
Anthony RankinA. Rankin66
D
3captain
D
65Alioune MarletA. Marlet
Diogo OliveiraD. Oliveira63
D
4
D
64James GrayJ. Gray
Tomas BorgobelloT. Borgobello62
D
5
M
67Sven FrommS. Fromm
Matt TolleyM. Tolley66
M
6
M
56Mick KasperM. Kasper
Rafael HerreroR. Herrero63
M
7
M
54Matthias MorlockM. Morlock
Craig CarragherC. Carragher61
M
8
M
53Gary PeckhamG. Peckham
Alejandro FarinosA. Farinos68
A
9
A
63Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves
Kemal PottsK. Potts62
A
captain10
A
58Simon HenryS. Henry
Mark OliverM. Oliver53
A
11
A
54Alfred CharltonA. Charlton
 
Damien SherwoodD. Sherwood60
G
12
D
63Anthony PallisterA. Pallister
Jermaine McgovernJ. Mcgovern54
G
13
D
59Henry FletcherH. Fletcher
James ScowcroftJ. Scowcroft51
G
14
D
57Ruben TeixeiraR. Teixeira

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,839 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Fortune.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the match underway!
2.07
Tim Barrett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Tolley. Matt Tolley knocks the ball forward to Kemal Potts. Kemal Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.22
With vision, Matt Tolley picks a pass forward to Mark Oliver. Mark Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.01
Gary Peckham takes it forward alone. Gary Peckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.42
Simon Henry hacks Tim Barrett from behind! Simon Henry is warned by the referee! Tim Barrett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.23
Tomas Borgobello kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Tolley. Matt Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Mark Oliver controls it well on his chest. Mark Oliver whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.50
Sven Fromm threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves threads the ball through into the box. Simon Henry tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
26.04
Matt Tolley makes a simple pass to Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Potts. Kemal Potts finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
28.39
Matt Tolley flicks a high pass forward to Kemal Potts who brings the ball under control. Kemal Potts shoots from long range but it is miles over!
30.48
Craig Carragher flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Farinos who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Farinos tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.25
Anthony Rankin sees Matt Tolley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Oliver. Mark Oliver rushes past Alioune Marlet! Some silky footwork from Mark Oliver provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.17
Christian Lindner hits a low pass to Mick Kasper. Mick Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves plays a scrappy one-two with Alfred Charlton and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Nwankwo Greaves provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.53
With great vision, Sven Fromm plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves runs straight at the defence! Nwankwo Greaves takes a shot at goal but is denied by Ian Prior. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the second half!
60.01
Nwankwo Greaves clumsily knocks into Diogo Oliveira. Nwankwo Greaves is given a warning by the referee! Diogo Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.48
Craig Carragher kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Oliver. Mark Oliver whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Farinos. Christian Lindner barges into Alejandro Farinos. Penalty not given!!
66.18
Anthony Rankin knocks the ball forward to Matt Tolley. Matt Tolley flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos knocks the ball forward, putting Kemal Potts through on goal. Kemal Potts looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.41
Mick Kasper plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.05
Mick Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Simon Henry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Henry plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Greaves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Simon Henry provides some space. He shoots at goal. Simon Henry scores for Stoke City!!
77.10
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Damien Sherwood replacing Matt Tolley .
84.51
Mick Kasper clumsily knocks into Craig Carragher. The referee brings Mick Kasper to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Carragher runs off the knock.
85.50
Damien Sherwood makes a probing pass to Mark Oliver. Mark Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Lindner.
87.30
Mick Kasper runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mick Kasper finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Stoke City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
27.8%
44.4%
27.8%

Scorers
Alejandro Farinos 20
Kemal Potts 66
Simon Henry 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Farinos of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Ian Prior (GK)
7
2.Tim Barrett (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Rankin (DEF)
6
4.Diogo Oliveira (DEF)
7
5.Tomas Borgobello (DEF)
6
6.Matt Tolley (MID)
8
7.Rafael Herrero (MID)
6
8.Craig Carragher (MID)
6
9.Alejandro Farinos (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Kemal Potts (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Mark Oliver (ATT)
8
 
12.Damien Sherwood (GK)
6
13.Jermaine Mcgovern (GK)
0
14.James Scowcroft (GK)
0

1.John Venus (GK)
6
2.Christian Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Alioune Marlet (DEF)
6
4.James Gray (DEF)
6
5.Sven Fromm (MID)
6
6.Mick Kasper (MID)
6
7.Matthias Morlock (MID)
6
8.Gary Peckham (MID)
6
9.Nwankwo Greaves (ATT)
8
10.Simon Henry (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alfred Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Pallister (DEF)
0
13.Henry Fletcher (DEF)
0
14.Ruben Teixeira (DEF)
0