Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 19,413 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.
0.00
0-0Stockport County kick off the first half!
2.05
0-0Lucas Gabriel Taffarel sees space and advances. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
3.01
0-0Kelvin Froggatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski shoots from outside the area. Stephane Scifo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
8.38
Steffen Reimers passes the ball forward to Mark Schwarzer. Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Schwarzer laces a through ball forward to Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima shoots from long range. Leevi Gadd gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
10.47
0-0Andre Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Froggatt. Kelvin Froggatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephane Scifo who gathers it comfortably.
14.15
Andre Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Froggatt controls it well on his chest. Kelvin Froggatt threads a neat ball through to Saul Barron. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.36
Mark Schwarzer flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
27.13
0-0Kelvin Froggatt catches Yurtcan Türkyilmaz on the ankles. Kelvin Froggatt is warned by the referee! Yurtcan Türkyilmaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.26
Tomás Sandoval surges forward with the ball. Tomás Sandoval knocks the ball forward to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.31
Tomás Sandoval makes a probing pass to Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Leevi Gadd!
39.26
Harry Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday have changed their lineup with Petros Sarakis replacing Sergio Almeida and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. The Stockport County players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield Wednesday kicking off!
51.37
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel darts forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel lofts in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
54.26
Harry Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Helmer.
55.38
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leevi Gadd who gathers it comfortably.
57.54
Les Barrett sees Mark Schwarzer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manny Adams.
59.08
0-0Tomás Sandoval passes the ball forward to Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer flicks a high pass forward to Rafael Lima who brings the ball neatly under control. Rafael Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Andre Monteiro happens to be in the right place to block it.
60.02
0-0Stockport County have made a substitution with Cedric Zugna replacing Nigel Powell .
65.38
Goran Brncic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward to Terry Atherton who brings the ball under control. Terry Atherton rushes past Steffen Reimers! Terry Atherton strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.48
Harvey Beckham threads the ball through to Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer kicks a strong pass forward to Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manny Adams.
72.38
Harry Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward to Niccolo Power who brings the ball under control. Niccolo Power knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Goran Brncic.
73.17
0-1Steffen Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Higginbotham. Harry Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.17
Stockport County have made a substitution with Noel Cooke replacing Harvey Beckham .
78.26
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Lima controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some awkward footwork from Rafael Lima provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Leevi Gadd had no chance!! Goal for Stockport County!
80.26
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Ihor Oliynyk replacing Andre Monteiro .
84.34
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward to Terry Atherton who brings the ball under control. Terry Atherton rushes past Noel Cooke! Terry Atherton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.29
Petros Sarakis threads the ball through to Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski edges inside the box! Klas Osmanowski strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Power holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Niccolo Power knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leevi Gadd who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
31.2%
45.5%
23.4%
Scorers
| Rafael Lima 73, 78 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Lima of Stockport County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Leevi Gadd (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kai Helmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andre Monteiro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Manny Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Goran Brncic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sergio Almeida (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lucas Gabriel Taffarel (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kelvin Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Terry Atherton (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Klas Osmanowski (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Saul Barron (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ihor Oliynyk (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Rodrigo Pinto (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Petros Sarakis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stephane Scifo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Harvey Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomás Sandoval (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Steffen Reimers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mark Schwarzer (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Harry Higginbotham (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Lima (ATT) |  | 10 |
| 10. | Niccolo Power (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nigel Powell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Noel Cooke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Torsten Haller (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cedric Zugna (ATT) | 7 | |