Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Mark WoodhouseMark Woodhouse John Miller John Miller
Steve HackworthS. Hackworth50
G
1
G
51Teddy EtheringtonT. Etherington
Stuart KoncheskyS. Konchesky50
D
2
D
50Morris WilsonM. Wilson
Simon MaddisonS. Maddison53
D
captain3
D
52Stuart CoppingerS. Coppinger
David BloomerD. Bloomer50
D
4
D
50Alberto RichardsA. Richards
Spencer RizaS. Riza48
D
5
M
39Ledley VassellL. Vassell
Kelvin Le SauxK. Le Saux50
M
6captain
M
51Darius BeresfordD. Beresford
Ross MurrinR. Murrin61
M
7
M
48Ighli CappelliniI. Cappellini
Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick53
M
8
M
56Callum SounessC. Souness
Regillio VisserR. Visser47
A
9
A
42Alun MowbrayA. Mowbray
Elena CastilloE. Castillo50
A
10
A
47Matthew BrownM. Brown
Ahmed de JongA. de Jong46
A
11
A
53Said GoossenS. Goossen
 
Jamie SmithJ. Smith48
D
12
D
43Wes MorrisW. Morris
Rio HeskeyR. Heskey37
M
13
M
38Andy RobertsA. Roberts
Chris WiltordC. Wiltord41
A
14
A
35Damien AdamsD. Adams

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by George Young.


0.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the match underway!
2.11
Darius Beresford controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray advances inside the box! Alun Mowbray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
8.27
Ledley Vassell makes a beautiful solo run. Ledley Vassell rushes past David Bloomer! Ledley Vassell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.34
Simon Maddison kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo laces a weighted ball forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong lofts in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.14
Kelvin Le Saux chips the ball to his team mate, Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Wilson.
20.04
Kelvin Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo lofts in a cross ball towards Ahmed de Jong. Morris Wilson comes in with a late challenge on Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
26.48
Spencer Riza makes a probing pass to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick knocks the ball forward to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.01
Stuart Konchesky passes the ball forward to Simon Maddison. Simon Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Regillio Visser who brings the ball under control. Regillio Visser whips in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Teddy Etherington!
30.58
Ighli Cappellini catches Ross Murrin on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ross Murrin stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.34
Elena Castillo hits a low pass to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser whips in a cross ball towards Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Ross Murrin plays the ball forward to Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.28
Sheffield Wednesday are in full control of this game.
45.00
Simon Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Spencer Riza who brings the ball under control. Spencer Riza passes the ball forward to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick plays a quick one-two with Regillio Visser and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Chadwick rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
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. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the second half underway!
47.16
Ross Murrin threads the ball through to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Richards.
55.55
With imagination, Ross Murrin laces a weighted ball forward to Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
60.00
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Jamie Smith replacing Spencer Riza and Chris Wiltord replacing Elena Castillo .Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Wes Morris replacing Ledley Vassell .
63.56
Stuart Konchesky flicks the ball to his team mate, Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.35
Jamie Smith flicks a high pass forward to Ross Murrin who brings the ball under control. Ross Murrin flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Chadwick collects the pass. Isaiah Chadwick tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Teddy Etherington manages to gather it comfortably.
72.54
Alberto Richards sees Callum Souness in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Souness threads a neat ball through to Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
73.56
Simon Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Le Saux who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Le Saux hits a low pass to Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord lofts in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Teddy Etherington had no chance!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
77.12
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Rio Heskey replacing Isaiah Chadwick .Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Andy Roberts replacing Callum Souness and Damien Adams replacing Alun Mowbray .
78.21
Ighli Cappellini passes the ball forward to Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
79.26
Sheffield Wednesday are in full control of this game.
84.11
Kelvin Le Saux makes a simple pass to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong whips in a cross ball towards Rio Heskey. Rio Heskey makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Teddy Etherington. Excellent save.
85.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Kelvin Le Saux laces a weighted ball forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Wiltord. With a superhuman jump, Chris Wiltord connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
David Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux hits a low pass to Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Nottingham Forest
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
0
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
77.9%
22.1%
Play Area
25%
44.1%
30.9%

Scorers
Regillio Visser 14, 74
Ahmed de Jong 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Regillio Visser of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Steve Hackworth (GK)
6
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)
7
7.Ross Murrin (MID)
7
8.Isaiah Chadwick (MID)
6
9.Regillio Visser (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Elena Castillo (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed de Jong (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jamie Smith (DEF)
6
13.Rio Heskey (MID)
6
14.Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6

1.Teddy Etherington (GK)
7
2.Morris Wilson (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Coppinger (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Richards (DEF)
6
5.Ledley Vassell (MID)
6
6.Darius Beresford (MID)
6
7.Ighli Cappellini (MID)yellow card
5
8.Callum Souness (MID)
6
9.Alun Mowbray (ATT)
6
10.Matthew Brown (ATT)
6
11.Said Goossen (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Morris (DEF)
6
13.Andy Roberts (MID)
6
14.Damien Adams (ATT)
6