Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Mark WoodhouseMark Woodhouse Jakob Falk-sørensen Jakob Falk-sørensen
Daniel FariaD. Faria65
G
1
G
60Norman SimonsenN. Simonsen
Brian BlakeB. Blake56
D
2
D
61Tiago VianaT. Viana
Darius MorrisD. Morris59
D
3
D
56Daan RicciD. Ricci
Nigel RufusN. Rufus59
D
captain4
D
60Uwe SeibertU. Seibert
Norman GowerN. Gower59
D
5captain
D
50Eoin GrondinE. Grondin
Ralph ByrneR. Byrne54
M
6
M
59Edward LinekerE. Lineker
Jon ChadwickJ. Chadwick68
M
7
M
62Dean Le TissierD. Le Tissier
Julian MaddisonJ. Maddison52
M
8
M
63Leon MarsdenL. Marsden
Henning JohnsenH. Johnsen65
A
9
M
61Gavin RaeG. Rae
Nelson Van Der SchaafN. Van Der Schaaf69
A
10
A
61Maurice NelsonM. Nelson
Malcolm NevilleM. Neville51
A
11
A
62Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira
 
Anthony BoltonA. Bolton45
D
12
D
61Warren MersonW. Merson
Tim LloydT. Lloyd50
M
13
M
57Raimond Van Der LeegteR. Van Der Leegte
Eddie LampardE. Lampard53
A
14
A
60Enrico BenussiE. Benussi

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 8,625 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Woodgate.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off the first half!
3.21
Dean Le Tissier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Daniel Faria picks it out of the air!
6.43
Norman Gower sees space and advances. Norman Gower advances with the ball. Norman Gower shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
9.21
Julian Maddison flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Neville. Malcolm Neville shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Norman Simonsen. Excellent save.
10.54
Jon Chadwick passes the ball forward to Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen shoots from 25 yards. Norman Simonsen gets down and covers it.
12.55
Jon Chadwick flicks a high pass forward. Henning Johnsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henning Johnsen whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Neville. With a superhuman jump, Malcolm Neville connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Norman Simonsen is on top of it.
14.13
Jon Chadwick decides to run forward with the ball. Jon Chadwick knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm Neville. Malcolm Neville connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.05
Tiago Viana comes in with a late challenge on Henning Johnsen. Tiago Viana is shown the yellow card! Henning Johnsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.05
Free kick to Sheffield Wednesday just outside the area...
18.07
Henning Johnsen slowly runs up and lifts the ball over the wall. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
20.23
Norman Gower kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Maddison. Julian Maddison makes a simple pass to Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Neville. Malcolm Neville flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
22.51
Gavin Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Gower.
33.30
Jon Chadwick barges into Pedro Oliveira. Jon Chadwick is warned by the referee! Pedro Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.34
Brian Blake hacks Pedro Oliveira from behind! Brian Blake is warned by the referee! Pedro Oliveira runs off the knock.
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. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Warren Merson replacing Eoin Grondin, Raimond Van Der Leegte replacing Leon Marsden and Enrico Benussi replacing Pedro Oliveira. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
48.40
Enrico Benussi knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson whips in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Daniel Faria!
51.54
Raimond Van Der Leegte controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Lineker. Edward Lineker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Faria.
53.26
Corner kick to Northampton Town. Dean Le Tissier plays it short to Edward Lineker. Edward Lineker heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Daan Ricci cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
54.43
Brian Blake hits a long diagonal ball forward. Henning Johnsen whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Norman Simonsen.
55.29
Raimond Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward to Enrico Benussi who brings the ball under control. Enrico Benussi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Rufus.
59.46
Daan Ricci takes a quick throw-in. Uwe Seibert flicks a high ball forward to Raimond Van Der Leegte who takes it down. Raimond Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward. Enrico Benussi controls it well on his chest. Enrico Benussi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Rufus.
60.49
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Tim Lloyd replacing Julian Maddison .
63.53
Dean Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward. Enrico Benussi controls it well on his chest. Enrico Benussi shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Faria easily smothers it!
66.05
With vision, Norman Gower picks a pass forward to Tim Lloyd. Tim Lloyd flicks a high ball forward to Nelson Van Der Schaaf who takes it down. Nelson Van Der Schaaf shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
69.30
Uwe Seibert hits a low pass to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae makes a simple pass to Edward Lineker. Edward Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
75.12
Tim Lloyd flicks a high pass forward. Jon Chadwick collects the pass. Jon Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.04
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Eddie Lampard replacing Henning Johnsen .
78.11
Darius Morris decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Neville. Malcolm Neville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daan Ricci.
79.05
Gavin Rae barges into Ralph Byrne. The referee calls over Gavin Rae and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Byrne runs off the knock.
81.09
Raimond Van Der Leegte catches Nelson Van Der Schaaf on the ankles. Raimond Van Der Leegte is shown the yellow card! Nelson Van Der Schaaf hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.16
Jon Chadwick threads the ball through to Malcolm Neville. Malcolm Neville plays a quick one-two with Eddie Lampard and rushes in on goal... Malcolm Neville takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.37
Tim Lloyd flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Neville collects the pass. Malcolm Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
89.38
Uwe Seibert chips the ball to his team mate, Raimond Van Der Leegte. Raimond Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Rae controls it well on his chest. Gavin Rae plays a sublime one-two with Maurice Nelson and races in on goal... Gavin Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Warren Merson darts forward. Warren Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson knocks in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Faria with no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Northampton Town
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
25%
47.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Henning Johnsen 16
Enrico Benussi 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Simonsen of Northampton Town

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

1.Norman Simonsen (GK)
9
2.Tiago Viana (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Daan Ricci (DEF)
6
4.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Grondin (DEF)
6
6.Edward Lineker (MID)
6
7.Dean Le Tissier (MID)
6
8.Leon Marsden (MID)
6
9.Gavin Rae (MID)yellow card
6
10.Maurice Nelson (ATT)
7
11.Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
6
 
12.Warren Merson (DEF)
6
13.Raimond Van Der Leegte (MID)yellow card
6
14.Enrico Benussi (ATT)goal scored
9