FFO2 Premiership, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Brighton (Fri Mar 03) Sheffield Wednesday | Brighton 5-3-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 E Mike Bradwell | Peter Hayward | A_Gunn GK | GK R_Sanchez M_Targett DF | DF A_Florenzi B_Engels DF | DF Yeray J_Egan DF | DF H_Bellerin E_Pinnock DF | DF J_Bednarek A_Webster DF | DF B_Hubner H_Calhanoglu MF | DM Y_Bissouma M_de_Roon MF | AM Douglas_Costa Fred MF | AM M_Kovacic O_Watkins FW | AM M_Reus S_Azmoun FW | FW S_Haller | C_Dawson SUB | SUB S_Mignolet H_Mkhitaryan SUB | SUB D_Godin Taison SUB | SUB L_Torreira D_Samassekou SUB | SUB D_Drexler D_Undav SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 3 :(bri) M_Kovacic beats M_Targett ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... J_Egan brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 5 :(bri) H_Bellerin breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Gunn now! ... M_de_Roon trips him up from behind! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... The assistant referee whispers in his ear ... RED CARD! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 7 :(shw) S_Azmoun skips the challenge from the defender ... M_Reus with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 8 :(shw) Fred has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Sanchez! ... B_Hubner hacks him down! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 11 :(bri) M_Reus with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past E_Pinnock ... B_Engels reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 15 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to A_Webster ... A_Webster from 20 yards! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Sanchez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Sanchez catches it with style! Min. 17 :(shw) E_Pinnock plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Calhanoglu ... H_Bellerin beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 19 :(bri) M_Kovacic is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Douglas_Costa ... Douglas_Costa hits a crisp volley! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 20 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... S_Haller with a bicycle kick! ... A_Gunn with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(shw) E_Pinnock with a glorious long pass to Fred ... Fred breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat R_Sanchez now! ... R_Sanchez charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Sheffield Wednesday go ahead in this match now! ... Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 27 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to A Min. 27 :(bri) H_Bellerin lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Haller latches on to it ... S_Haller runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic with an outswinging corner into the box ... It is cleared by A_Webster Min. 32 :(shw) E_Pinnock feeds the ball to S_Azmoun ... J_Bednarek makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Fred with an inswinging corner into the box ... B_Hubner gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 34 :(shw) A_Webster with a simple pass to M_Targett ... Another tackle close to the line by Yeray ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Fred curls it into the box! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... E_Pinnock swings a leg at it! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Brighton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 34 :(bri) The ball goes loose! ... M_Kovacic gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Webster with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(bri) M_Reus moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to Y_Bissouma ... A cracking drive from Y_Bissouma! ... But A_Gunn comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 36 :(shw) S_Azmoun sprints past H_Bellerin ... A_Florenzi tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Azmoun ... R_Sanchez easily claims the ball! Min. 38 :(bri) S_Haller dribbles past J_Egan ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Targett tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) M_Kovacic gets to the byline and finds S_Haller with a beautiful cross ... S_Haller has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 47 :(bri) J_Bednarek backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... Douglas_Costa latches onto the end of it ... B_Engels wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(bri) Douglas_Costa finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Fred goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 48 :(bri) H_Bellerin runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Douglas_Costa ... But M_Targett wins the tackle Min. 50 :(shw) M_Targett plays it forward to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 52 :(shw) O_Watkins with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... A scorcher of a shot from O_Watkins! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 57 :(bri) M_Reus pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... B_Hubner is clean through! ... B_Hubner with the overhead! ... But A_Gunn makes a fine save Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan ... COMING OFF: H_Calhanoglu Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 60 :(bri) J_Bednarek picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... J_Bednarek aims for the top right corner! ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 63 :(bri) M_Reus flicks it over B_Engels and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Reus has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Kovacic ... It is kicked away by M_Targett Min. 64 :(bri) M_Reus with a short pass to find L_Alberto ... L_Alberto hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 66 :(shw) B_Engels brings the ball into the opposing area ... Fred makes himself available ... J_Bednarek with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 69 :(bri) L_Alberto takes possession ... What can he do here? ... L_Alberto goes for the top corner! ... But A_Gunn palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: Douglas_Costa Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Torreira ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 70 :(bri) D_Drexler loses E_Pinnock ... E_Pinnock reacts well to win the ball back Min. 72 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the mazy run ... M_Kovacic tries to catch the keeper out! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 73 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins chases it through, he must score! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... B_Engels crosses it in! ... E_Pinnock gets something on it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Fred swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... J_Egan gets a shot in ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 75 :(shw) Fred plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Azmoun keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Azmoun lobs R_Sanchez! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Brighton ... Min. 77 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Kovacic curls the ball in on goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 79 :(shw) Fred lays the ball back to O_Watkins ... Yeray is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... R_Sanchez misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Watkins with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Sanchez jumps well to claim it! Min. 79 :(bri) M_Reus storms past his marker ... A skilful effort from M_Reus! ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 81 :(bri) S_Haller stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... S_Haller smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands ... But A_Gunn recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 83 :(shw) Fred puts in S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun flings a shot at goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 87 :(bri) S_Haller is spitting at A_Webster ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Kovacic goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 89 :(bri) S_Haller runs at A_Webster ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Targett with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Brighton players ... FREE KICK! ... A_Florenzi with the delicate chip over the wall ... A_Gunn tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Reus flights it in! ... It comes to A_Florenzi ... He gets the shot away ... A_Gunn gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... H_Bellerin plays it into the danger area! ... A_Gunn comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Y_Bissouma with the shot! ... A_Gunn gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 90 :(shw) B_Engels takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Fred ... But L_Torreira barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 92 :(shw) A_Webster takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... A_Webster hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... R_Sanchez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Hillsbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Fred (Man of the Match) Scorers : Fred (26), O_Watkins (52), S_Azmoun (75) Sent Off : M_de_Roon (5) Booked : A_Webster (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bednarek Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Haller (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 11 | 17 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 4 | 10 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 6 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 19 11 8 31 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 21 0 B_Engels DF 1 18 14 9 28 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 36 0 J_Egan DF 1 12 10 2 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 22 E_Pinnock DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 95 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 88 34 A_Webster DF 1 17 13 4 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 21 17 42 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 4 18 14 21 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_de_Roon MF 1 14 18 5 27 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 Fred MF 1 2 17 11 26 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 68 42 O_Watkins FW 1 6 10 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 10 18 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 C_Dawson GK 13 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 17 12 27 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Taison MF 1 5 11 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Samassekou MF 1 12 15 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 12 18 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 40 Yeray DF 1 18 11 7 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 13 8 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 38 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 73 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 20 18 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 63 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 21 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 19 12 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 26 24 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 22 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 30 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 12 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 8 16 31 | 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1677834720 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40