Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Bradford CityBradford City
Rick MottersheadRick Mottershead Pat Me Pat Me
Daniel FariaD. Faria65
G
1
G
60Robbie ThompsonR. Thompson
Brian ShearerB. Shearer52
D
2
D
66Alan RankinA. Rankin
Vasco FernandesV. Fernandes54
D
3
D
63Alberto MowbrayA. Mowbray
Norman GowerN. Gower58
D
4
D
53Lee PowerL. Power
Alun Le SauxA. Le Saux56
M
5
D
53Ottavio TisciO. Tisci
Mehdi DjaoutM. Djaout42
M
captain6
M
59Scott EtheringtonS. Etherington
Steve ImpeyS. Impey67
M
7
M
56Simon MöllerS. Möller
Jon ChadwickJ. Chadwick65
M
8
M
50Phil EdghillP. Edghill
Noel ClemenceN. Clemence65
A
9
A
60Richard OakesR. Oakes
Henning JohnsenH. Johnsen65
A
10captain
A
55Uwe WelkeU. Welke
Nelson Van Der SchaafN. Van Der Schaaf67
A
11
A
54Sol HughesS. Hughes
 
Jamie PallisterJ. Pallister42
D
12
A
53Tijani VerberneT. Verberne
Arno SachsA. Sachs54
M
13
D
51Del ProctorD. Proctor
Eddie LampardE. Lampard53
A
14
A
51Isaiah AdamsI. Adams

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 10,086 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.15
Brian Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nelson Van Der Schaaf. With imagination, Nelson Van Der Schaaf laces a weighted ball forward to Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Etherington.
4.01
Alun Le Saux comes in with a late challenge on Sol Hughes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sol Hughes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.50
Alan Rankin threads the ball through to Simon Möller. Simon Möller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Shearer.
12.11
Vasco Fernandes hacks Uwe Welke from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Uwe Welke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.38
Brian Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Mehdi Djaout. Mehdi Djaout darts forward. Mehdi Djaout lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.53
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Welke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Uwe Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
22.38
Phil Edghill passes the ball forward to Uwe Welke. Uwe Welke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.18
Vasco Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
26.11
Simon Möller flicks a high pass forward. Scott Etherington collects the pass. Scott Etherington shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
32.43
Norman Gower chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Impey. Steve Impey threads a neat ball through to Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.55
Simon Möller flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Welke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Uwe Welke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mehdi Djaout.
38.37
Noel Clemence catches Lee Power on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lee Power hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.54
Scott Etherington makes a simple pass to Simon Möller. Simon Möller flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Hughes. Sol Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Möller. Simon Möller jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
42.35
Simon Möller flicks a high ball forward to Richard Oakes who takes it down. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.07
Vasco Fernandes catches Simon Möller on the ankles. The referee calls over Vasco Fernandes and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Simon Möller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Del Proctor replacing Simon Möller.

45.00
Bradford City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.01
Alun Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Noel Clemence collects the pass. Noel Clemence shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.27
Mehdi Djaout controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Impey. Steve Impey whips in a cross ball towards Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.10
Del Proctor takes it forward alone. Del Proctor whips in a cross ball towards Sol Hughes. Sol Hughes beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
57.27
Phil Edghill sees Del Proctor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Del Proctor flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.52
Jon Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.18
Steve Impey runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Steve Impey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Etherington.
75.15
Lee Power threads a neat ball through to Del Proctor. Del Proctor whips in a cross ball towards Sol Hughes. Sol Hughes powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.24
Mehdi Djaout changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mehdi Djaout whips in a cross ball towards Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
84.23
Mehdi Djaout clumsily knocks into Lee Power. The referee calls over Mehdi Djaout and warns him to calm down! Lee Power runs off the knock.
89.16
Scott Etherington sees Richard Oakes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
With imagination, Scott Etherington plays the ball forward to Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bradford City!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Bradford City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
28.2%
42.3%
29.5%

Scorers
Noel Clemence 14, 51
Richard Oakes 57, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Oakes of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Faria (GK)
6
2.Brian Shearer (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Fernandes (DEF)red card
3
4.Norman Gower (DEF)
6
5.Alun Le Saux (MID)yellow card
5
6.Mehdi Djaout (MID)
7
7.Steve Impey (MID)
6
8.Jon Chadwick (MID)
6
9.Noel Clemence (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
8
10.Henning Johnsen (ATT)
6
11.Nelson Van Der Schaaf (ATT)
6
 
12.Jamie Pallister (DEF)
0
13.Arno Sachs (MID)
0
14.Eddie Lampard (ATT)
0

1.Robbie Thompson (GK)
6
2.Alan Rankin (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Lee Power (DEF)
6
5.Ottavio Tisci (DEF)
6
6.Scott Etherington (MID)
6
7.Simon Möller (MID)
7
8.Phil Edghill (MID)
6
9.Richard Oakes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Uwe Welke (ATT)
6
11.Sol Hughes (ATT)
6
 
12.Tijani Verberne (ATT)
0
13.Del Proctor (DEF)
7
14.Isaiah Adams (ATT)
0