Match Report
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Woodhouse | Mark Woodhouse | Christopher Terrell | Christopher Terrell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Hackworth | S. Hackworth |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Alan Howells | A. Howells | |||||||||
| Stuart Konchesky | S. Konchesky | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 43 | | Patrick Lumsdon | P. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Simon Maddison | S. Maddison | | 53 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Jason Granville | J. Granville | ||||||||
| David Bloomer | D. Bloomer | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Lomano Philips | L. Philips | |||||||||
| Spencer Riza | S. Riza | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 45 | | Colin Lowe | C. Lowe | |||||||||
| Kelvin Le Saux | K. Le Saux | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 | | Chris Parker | C. Parker | |||||||||
| Isaiah Chadwick | I. Chadwick | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 |  | Pascal Wesselmann | P. Wesselmann | |||||||||
| Ross Murrin | R. Murrin | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Marc Kistner | M. Kistner | |||||||||
| Regillio Visser | R. Visser |  | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 38 | | Mervin Boyd | M. Boyd | |||||||||
| Elena Castillo | E. Castillo |  | 49 | A | | 10 | | | A | 40 | | Scott Potts | S. Potts | ||||||||
| Ahmed de Jong | A. de Jong | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Mark Haynes | M. Haynes | |||||||||
| Jamie Smith | J. Smith | | 48 | D | | 12 | | D | 41 | | Jacob Ball | J. Ball | |||||||||
| Rio Heskey | R. Heskey | | 37 | M | | 13 | | G | 40 |  | Carlos Salinas | C. Salinas | |||||||||
| Mike Smith | M. Smith | | 39 | A | | 14 | | M | 33 | | Steve Potts | S. Potts | |||||||||
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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,878 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Moffat.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Moffat.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Ipswich Town kicking off!
2.55
0-0Isaiah Chadwick kicks a strong pass forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
3.31
David Bloomer flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Maddison. Simon Maddison plays the ball forward to Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.17
0-0Mark Haynes hacks Isaiah Chadwick from behind! The referee calls over Mark Haynes and shows him a yellow card! Isaiah Chadwick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.55
Ross Murrin kicks a strong pass forward to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.56
0-0Chris Parker threads the ball through to Scott Potts. Scott Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Maddison.
22.21
Mark Haynes advances with the ball. Mark Haynes whips in a cross ball towards Scott Potts. Scott Potts makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
28.05
0-0Ross Murrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser whips in a cross ball towards Ahmed de Jong. Pascal Wesselmann comes in with a late challenge on Ahmed de Jong. Penalty not given!!
32.23
0-0Chris Parker barges into Elena Castillo. Chris Parker is warned by the referee! Elena Castillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.06
0-0Kelvin Le Saux barges into Pascal Wesselmann. Kelvin Le Saux is warned by the referee! Pascal Wesselmann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.25
0-0Sheffield Wednesday are in full control of this game.
39.31
Simon Maddison hits a low pass to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Parker.
42.01
Isaiah Chadwick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
44.48
David Bloomer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Bloomer tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Kelvin Le Saux sees Regillio Visser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Regillio Visser knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Howells who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the second half underway!
49.18
Lomano Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Kistner. Marc Kistner kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Boyd. Mervin Boyd plays a scrappy one-two with Pascal Wesselmann and advances towards the goal... Mervin Boyd shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
54.40
Patrick Lumsdon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Kistner. Marc Kistner makes a probing pass to Mark Haynes. Mark Haynes shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
55.34
1-0Stuart Konchesky launches a long ball forward into the other half. Elena Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.00
1-0Showing composure, Mervin Boyd laces a weighted ball forward to Scott Potts. Scott Potts finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Steve Hackworth manages to keep it out.
60.41
1-0Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Jamie Smith replacing Spencer Riza .
61.45
Pascal Wesselmann threads a neat ball through to Mervin Boyd. Mervin Boyd shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
63.05
Simon Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Isaiah Chadwick who brings the ball under control. Isaiah Chadwick knocks the ball to his team mate, Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
72.40
David Bloomer clumsily knocks into Mervin Boyd. David Bloomer is shown the yellow card! Mervin Boyd stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.49
David Bloomer makes a simple pass to Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.12
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Rio Heskey replacing Ross Murrin and Mike Smith replacing Ahmed de Jong .
79.49
Chris Parker threads the ball through to Mark Haynes. Mark Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.57
Colin Lowe sees space and advances. Colin Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.54
Pascal Wesselmann darts forward. Pascal Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Mark Haynes. Mark Haynes flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Steve Hackworth. What a save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
28.9%
46.1%
25%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Elena Castillo of Sheffield Wednesday |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steve Hackworth (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stuart Konchesky (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Simon Maddison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Bloomer (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Spencer Riza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kelvin Le Saux (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Isaiah Chadwick (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Ross Murrin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Regillio Visser (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Elena Castillo (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Ahmed de Jong (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jamie Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Rio Heskey (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mike Smith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alan Howells (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Patrick Lumsdon (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Jason Granville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lomano Philips (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Colin Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Chris Parker (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Pascal Wesselmann (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Marc Kistner (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mervin Boyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Potts (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mark Haynes (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Jacob Ball (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carlos Salinas (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Steve Potts (MID) | 0 | |