FFO2 Premiership, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Leicester City (Thu Jan 05) Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester City 5-2-3 C | 4-1-2-2-1 P Mike Bradwell | Neil Kirby | A_Gunn GK | GK A_Areola M_Targett DF | DF Sequeira B_Engels DF | DF L_Dunk E_Dier DF | DF A_Marusic A_Webster DF | DF Y_Atal E_Pinnock DF | DM N_Kante H_Calhanoglu MF | MF A_Di_Maria Fred MF | MF G_Ramirez O_Watkins FW | AM N_Powell S_Azmoun FW | FW A_Belotti D_Undav FW | AM L_Alario | C_Dawson SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme E_Palacios SUB | SUB M_Kilman H_Mkhitaryan SUB | SUB M_Montoya N_Kebano SUB | SUB S_Nakajima D_Samassekou SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 2 :(lei) A_Belotti cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... A_Webster fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... A_Belotti bends it in ... But A_Gunn hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 3 :(lei) G_Ramirez puts in L_Alario ... L_Alario with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 5 :(lei) Sequeira looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez attempts a chip! ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 7 :(shw) D_Undav plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... D_Undav with the goal bound shot! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... But A_Areola recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 9 :(shw) E_Pinnock looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun rifles it to the far post! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 12 :(shw) B_Engels is first to the ball ... A delicate header from B_Engels! ... A_Areola manages to turn it behind Min. 14 :(shw) S_Azmoun breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Areola! ... N_Powell brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 16 :(shw) M_Targett plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Targett rifles it at the goal! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... H_Calhanoglu with an inswinging corner into the box ... Y_Atal reads the ball well and clears Min. 25 :(shw) M_Targett with an incisive pass to B_Engels ... A glorious effort by B_Engels! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 34 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu takes advantage of a mistake by A_Marusic ... H_Calhanoglu with a bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... And Sheffield Wednesday are leading in the game now ... Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 35 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... L_Alario will now play as a FW Min. 35 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Kante will now play as a MF Min. 39 :(shw) A_Webster gets possession in his own half ... A_Belotti is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 41 :(shw) M_Targett turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to H_Calhanoglu ... H_Calhanoglu with a terrific drive! ... A_Areola parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(shw) O_Watkins with the dribble ... N_Kante is easily beaten ... O_Watkins with the side footed shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Dier swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... H_Calhanoglu with the header ... But A_Areola makes a fine save Min. 45 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to N Min. 45 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu with a penetrating pass to M_Targett ... M_Targett hits a great shot! ... A_Areola parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 45 :(lei) N_Powell spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Belotti! ... O_Watkins rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Neil Kirby looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 46 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to E_Pinnock ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from E_Pinnock! ... It looks good ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 46 :(lei) A_Di_Maria bursts forward ... Superbly timed tackle by E_Dier ... He made it look easy Min. 47 :(shw) S_Azmoun chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Undav ... D_Undav with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Areola saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Leicester City Min. 49 :(lei) Sequeira fires over a low cross to L_Alario ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Targett ... He had to get that one right! Min. 50 :(lei) A_Di_Maria breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Gunn! ... M_Targett brings him down! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Di_Maria hoists it forward ... G_Ramirez gets on the end of it ... A_Webster forces him off the ball Min. 51 :(shw) E_Dier finds D_Undav with a ball over the defence ... An audacious effort from D_Undav! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 51 :(shw) A_Webster squares up to L_Dunk ... He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! ... 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. 56 :(lei) Sequeira gets lucky and beats E_Dier ... Now with the centre to N_Kante ... N_Kante breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Gunn now! ... He tries to slide it past A_Gunn ... A_Gunn gets a foot to it!! Min. 57 :(shw) Fred watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Fred with the attempt at goal! ... A_Areola watches it sail wide! Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan ... COMING OFF: Fred Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: E_Palacios ... COMING OFF: H_Calhanoglu Min. 61 :(shw) S_Azmoun with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... S_Azmoun from 20 yards! ... A_Areola with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 61 :(lei) A_Belotti turns past A_Webster ... He has created space for himself now ... B_Engels reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 64 :(shw) O_Watkins controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... N_Powell fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 65 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(lei) A_Belotti watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... But E_Palacios puts the ball out of play Min. 67 :(shw) E_Pinnock plays in E_Dier with a beautiful ball ... A_Di_Maria is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a FW Min. 71 :(lei) N_Powell is first to the loose ball ... B_Engels pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 72 :(shw) The defender loses control of the ball! ... H_Mkhitaryan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... H_Mkhitaryan hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: N_Powell Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Kilman ... COMING OFF: A_Marusic Min. 77 :(shw) S_Azmoun jumps over Y_Atal's challenge ... S_Azmoun shapes up for a shot! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past A_Areola and the Hillsbrough comes alive! ... Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 81 :(lei) G_Ramirez eases past M_Targett ... A skilful effort from G_Ramirez! ... Over the bar! Min. 81 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to E_Dier ... Sequeira with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: J_Wind ... COMING OFF: A_Belotti Min. 83 :(shw) O_Watkins is unmarked! ... O_Watkins with the overhead! ... But A_Areola tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... D_Undav plays it towards the near post! ... L_Dunk wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 83 :(lei) S_Nakajima floats the ball in to find L_Alario ... L_Alario with the overhead! ... A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Gunn looks very relieved! Min. 85 :(lei) G_Ramirez feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Wind runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from B_Engels Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(shw) S_Azmoun takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_Azmoun throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Areola never had a chance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Hillsbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Calhanoglu (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Calhanoglu (34), S_Azmoun (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Watkins (45), A_Webster (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Ramirez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Powell (64), A_Di_Maria (67), Sequeira (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 19 | 6 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 11 | 3 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 2 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 1 1 1 21 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 18 11 8 31 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 44 42 40 B_Engels DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 69 0 36 E_Dier DF 1 17 11 7 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21 0 A_Webster DF 1 16 12 4 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -2 -2 E_Pinnock DF 1 17 11 7 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 17 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 3 17 13 21 | 62 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 68 Fred MF 1 2 17 11 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 O_Watkins FW 1 5 9 19 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 12 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 10 17 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22 55 D_Undav FW 1 2 11 18 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 C_Dawson GK 13 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Palacios MF 1 12 16 2 26 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 16 12 27 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 N_Kebano MF 1 5 14 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Samassekou MF 1 11 15 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 17 12 8 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 58 -2 L_Dunk DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 16 11 9 24 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Atal DF 1 16 13 2 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 12 18 10 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 18 15 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 17 13 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 N_Powell FW 1 4 17 15 30 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -2 A_Belotti FW 1 2 11 18 26 | 84 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 L_Alario FW 1 3 13 18 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kilman DF 1 16 12 6 25 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Montoya DF 1 15 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 14 11 23 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672953610 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40