Match Report


Sheffield UnitedSheffield United     ChesterfieldChesterfield
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco CarvalhoF. Carvalho44
G
1
G
47Matthias WillM. Will
Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell52
D
2
D
52Alfred BouldA. Bould
Arno RöhnerA. Röhner47
D
3
D
51Mansour ChabbertM. Chabbert
Julian DeanJ. Dean46
D
captain4captain
D
50Paul MccallP. Mccall
Albrecht KöllerA. Köller44
D
5
D
45Anthony GranvilleA. Granville
Andy KirklandA. Kirkland55
M
6
M
56Tony DavisT. Davis
David MüllerD. Müller53
M
7
M
48Aaron ArmstrongA. Armstrong
Nicholas PearceN. Pearce50
M
8
M
47Harry GrantH. Grant
Nicky Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua61
A
9
A
55Alex FialdiniA. Fialdini
Jody BrownJ. Brown60
A
10
A
50Tommy PriorT. Prior
Morris FinneyM. Finney51
A
11
A
49Anton ErlerA. Erler
 
Eddy BallarinE. Ballarin50
M
12
A
48Richard SherwoodR. Sherwood
Carl GranvilleC. Granville48
M
13
M
45Jody Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips
Frederico AntunesF. Antunes48
M
14
A
44Ugo HarrisonU. Harrison

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 4,332 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sheffield United and Chesterfield are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Green.


0.00
Sheffield United get the match underway!
6.57
Harry Grant flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Prior comfortably collects the pass. Tommy Prior knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Armstrong. Aaron Armstrong rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Francisco Carvalho gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
9.50
Aaron Armstrong threads the ball through to Anton Erler. Anton Erler cuts inside the box! Julian Dean clumsily knocks into Anton Erler. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
14.05
Mansour Chabbert flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Bould. Seeing a gap ahead, Alfred Bould plays the ball forward to Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.17
Tony Davis clumsily knocks into Albrecht Köller. The referee calls over Tony Davis and warns him to calm down! Albrecht Köller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.56
Showing composure, Nicholas Pearce picks a pass forward to Morris Finney. Morris Finney whips in a cross ball towards Nicky Lua-Lua. Nicky Lua-Lua connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.46
Gary Caldwell plays the ball forward to Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Finney. Morris Finney controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
39.32
Aaron Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Anton Erler controls it well on his chest. Anton Erler tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.12
Arno Röhner comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Armstrong. The referee warns Arno Röhner to calm down! Aaron Armstrong runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United have changed their lineup with Eddy Ballarin replacing Nicholas Pearce. Chesterfield appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Chesterfield kicking off!
49.36
Paul Mccall sees Tony Davis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Davis threads a neat ball through to Anton Erler. Anton Erler plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Prior and advances towards the goal... Anton Erler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Francisco Carvalho reads it well. He makes it look easy!
60.52
Aaron Armstrong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
65.57
Julian Dean sees Eddy Ballarin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddy Ballarin flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Lua-Lua holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Mccall.
66.41
Andy Kirkland flicks the ball to his team mate, David Müller. David Müller flicks a high ball forward to Nicky Lua-Lua who takes it down. Nicky Lua-Lua shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
67.18
Julian Dean runs forward with the ball. Julian Dean plays the ball forward to Jody Brown. Jody Brown shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
81.34
Albrecht Köller surges forward with the ball. Albrecht Köller threads a neat ball through to Jody Brown. Jody Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.32
David Müller flicks a high pass forward. Eddy Ballarin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddy Ballarin threads a neat ball through to Jody Brown. Jody Brown plays a one-two with Morris Finney and advances towards the goal... Jody Brown tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Matthias Will.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield United

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

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
30.1%
45.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Nicky Lua-Lua 23
Jody Brown 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jody Brown of Sheffield United

Match Ratings
1.Francisco Carvalho (GK)
7
2.Gary Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Arno Röhner (DEF)
6
4.Julian Dean (DEF)
8
5.Albrecht Köller (DEF)
6
6.Andy Kirkland (MID)
6
7.David Müller (MID)
6
8.Nicholas Pearce (MID)
6
9.Nicky Lua-Lua (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jody Brown (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Morris Finney (ATT)
8
 
12.Eddy Ballarin (MID)
7
13.Carl Granville (MID)
0
14.Frederico Antunes (MID)
0

1.Matthias Will (GK)
6
2.Alfred Bould (DEF)
6
3.Mansour Chabbert (DEF)
6
4.Paul Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Granville (DEF)
6
6.Tony Davis (MID)
6
7.Aaron Armstrong (MID)
8
8.Harry Grant (MID)
6
9.Alex Fialdini (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Prior (ATT)
6
11.Anton Erler (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Sherwood (ATT)
0
13.Jody Wright-Phillips (MID)
0
14.Ugo Harrison (ATT)
0