Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Bradford CityBradford City
Computer Player Computer Player Pat Me Pat Me
Daniel FariaD. Faria65
G
1
G
62Robbie ThompsonR. Thompson
Norman GowerN. Gower59
D
2
D
68Alan RankinA. Rankin
Nigel RufusN. Rufus59
D
3
D
69Marcus MintoM. Minto
Darius MorrisD. Morris58
D
4
D
67Pasquale Di VaioP. Di Vaio
Jon ChadwickJ. Chadwick67
M
5
M
63Lee PottsL. Potts
Ralph ByrneR. Byrne54
M
captain6
M
65Scott EtheringtonS. Etherington
Warren BrownW. Brown53
M
7
M
60Benedetto AronicaB. Aronica
Julian MaddisonJ. Maddison51
M
8
M
58Simon MöllerS. Möller
Nelson Van Der SchaafN. Van Der Schaaf69
A
9
A
58Gareth WallworkG. Wallwork
Henning JohnsenH. Johnsen65
A
10
A
61Richard OakesR. Oakes
Eddie LampardE. Lampard53
A
11captain
A
49Jacob WatsonJ. Watson
 
Brian BlakeB. Blake56
D
12
G
39Faustino BautistaF. Bautista
Ross MaddisonR. Maddison52
A
13
D
64Alberto MowbrayA. Mowbray
Malcolm NevilleM. Neville51
A
14
A
57Uwe WelkeU. Welke

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 9,222 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the match!
2.05
Alan Rankin threads a neat ball through to Benedetto Aronica. Benedetto Aronica flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Möller. Simon Möller finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
3.57
Alan Rankin sees Benedetto Aronica in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benedetto Aronica flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Watson collects the pass. Jacob Watson cuts inside the box! Jacob Watson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.03
Ralph Byrne knocks the ball forward to Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen plays a one-two with Jon Chadwick and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Henning Johnsen provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.08
Alan Rankin pushes up the pitch. Alan Rankin knocks the ball forward to Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
14.52
Lee Potts makes an attacking run forward. Lee Potts shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.53
Alan Rankin clumsily knocks into Julian Maddison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Maddison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.32
Julian Maddison makes an attacking run forward. Julian Maddison lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Robbie Thompson!
18.01
Lee Potts hits a low pass to Benedetto Aronica. Benedetto Aronica threads the ball through into the box. Darius Morris clumsily knocks into Gareth Wallwork. Penalty not given!!
24.02
Benedetto Aronica makes a simple pass to Lee Potts. Lee Potts knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.49
Scott Etherington makes a simple pass to Simon Möller. Simon Möller deftly passes the ball to Gareth Wallwork, releasing him through on goal. Gareth Wallwork takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Faria.
28.22
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Wallwork controls it well on his chest. Gareth Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.50
Warren Brown darts forward. Warren Brown runs straight at the defence! Warren Brown comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a woeful effort!
33.15
Warren Brown makes a probing pass to Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Lampard. Eddie Lampard outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.10
Benedetto Aronica flicks a high pass forward to Gareth Wallwork who brings the ball under control. Gareth Wallwork shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Daniel Faria.
41.31
Corner kick to Bradford City. Alan Rankin chips it to the near post. Simon Möller shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
42.28
Ralph Byrne flicks a high pass forward. Julian Maddison easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Lampard. Eddie Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Maddison. Julian Maddison flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
44.16
Richard Oakes makes a simple pass to Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Aronica. Benedetto Aronica whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Bradford City start the second half!
47.42
With imagination, Marcus Minto laces a through ball forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington passes the ball forward to Lee Potts. Lee Potts plays a scrappy one-two with Gareth Wallwork and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lee Potts shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.06
Benedetto Aronica flicks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork plays a one-two with Jacob Watson and rushes in on goal... Gareth Wallwork shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
60.05
Nigel Rufus hacks Gareth Wallwork from behind! The referee calls over Nigel Rufus and shows him a yellow card! Gareth Wallwork hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.41
Marcus Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
65.07
Pasquale Di Vaio makes a probing pass to Benedetto Aronica. Benedetto Aronica flicks a high ball forward to Scott Etherington who takes it down. Scott Etherington plays a scrappy one-two with Gareth Wallwork and advances towards the goal... Scott Etherington comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
69.30
Warren Brown sees Jon Chadwick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jon Chadwick shoots from long range but somehow Robbie Thompson manages to keep it out.
73.33
Marcus Minto passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Benedetto Aronica. Benedetto Aronica deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Nigel Rufus. Excellent block.
77.05
Julian Maddison threads a neat ball through to Eddie Lampard. Eddie Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alan Rankin.
81.25
Marcus Minto flicks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork makes a simple pass to Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Faria who gathers it comfortably.
83.53
Simon Möller laces a through ball forward to Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork makes a probing pass between the defence to Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.50
Pasquale Di Vaio passes the ball forward to Simon Möller. Simon Möller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Daniel Faria manages to keep it out.
89.12
Benedetto Aronica chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Alan Rankin kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Wallwork. Gareth Wallwork tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Bradford City
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.7%
64.3%
Play Area
32.1%
45.2%
22.6%

Scorers
Henning Johnsen 6
Jacob Watson 28, 84
Scott Etherington 65
Gareth Wallwork 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gareth Wallwork of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Faria (GK)
7
2.Norman Gower (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Rufus (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Darius Morris (DEF)
6
5.Jon Chadwick (MID)
6
6.Ralph Byrne (MID)
6
7.Warren Brown (MID)
6
8.Julian Maddison (MID)
6
9.Nelson Van Der Schaaf (ATT)
6
10.Henning Johnsen (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Eddie Lampard (ATT)
6
 
12.Brian Blake (DEF)
0
13.Ross Maddison (ATT)
0
14.Malcolm Neville (ATT)
0

1.Robbie Thompson (GK)
6
2.Alan Rankin (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Marcus Minto (DEF)
6
4.Pasquale Di Vaio (DEF)
6
5.Lee Potts (MID)
6
6.Scott Etherington (MID)goal scored
8
7.Benedetto Aronica (MID)
7
8.Simon Möller (MID)
6
9.Gareth Wallwork (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Richard Oakes (ATT)
6
11.Jacob Watson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Faustino Bautista (GK)
0
13.Alberto Mowbray (DEF)
0
14.Uwe Welke (ATT)
0