FFO FLT, Wolfsburg vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Wed Mar 05) Wolfsburg | Sheffield Wednesday 5-2-3 P | 4-4-2 D Jason Hopton | - | Kepa GK | GK A_Okonkwo N_Nkounkou DF | DF G_Evans R_Koch DF | DF W_Boyle W_Bouma DF | DF C_McFadzean H_Smolcic DF | DF M_Cleworth M_Wieffer DF | MF A_Cannon D_Ozoh MF | MF T_O'Connor S_Eguren MF | MF J_McClean A_Knauff FW | MF E_Lee Vinicius_Jr FW | FW P_Mullin Beto FW | FW O_Palmer | J_Ledesma SUB | SUB L_McNicholas B_Tomiak SUB | SUB B_Tozer A_Buta SUB | SUB L_McAlinden D_Brekalo SUB | SUB R_Barnett J_Njinmah SUB | SUB S_Fletcher Min. 1 :(wlb) S_Eguren runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to H_Smolcic ... H_Smolcic must beat A_Okonkwo! ... A_Okonkwo with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 1 :(shw) T_O'Connor knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Ozoh ... A delightful ball in to P_Mullin ... W_Bouma tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 9 :(wlb) H_Smolcic sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_Bouma ... W_Boyle with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 20 :(wlb) The ball goes loose! ... Vinicius_Jr gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... T_O'Connor goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 23 :(wlb) S_Eguren heads the ball back to Beto ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Cleworth!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 24 :(wlb) H_Smolcic with an intelligent ball to Beto ... An audacious effort from Beto! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 26 :(wlb) M_Wieffer pass splits open the defence and finds Beto ... A left-footer by Beto! ... But A_Okonkwo punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 28 :(wlb) Beto takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... G_Evans with a nasty foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... What's The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY!! ... It looked like a penalty from here!! ... Vinicius_Jr places the ball on the spot! ... He sends A_Okonkwo the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... It's his 20th goal of the season!! ... And Wolfsburg are leading in the game now ... Wolfsburg 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday... Min. 35 :(wlb) S_Eguren takes advantage of a mistake by O_Palmer ... He crosses to Vinicius_Jr ... M_Cleworth reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 36 :(shw) O_Palmer takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Lee ... N_Nkounkou stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 37 :(wlb) W_Bouma jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Knauff ... A_Knauff beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has A_Okonkwo to beat! ... A_Okonkwo makes his move ... A_Okonkwo catches the ball ... Good save Min. 39 :(wlb) D_Ozoh has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past W_Boyle ... He puts in Vinicius_Jr! ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Cleworth ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wlb) S_Eguren finds Vinicius_Jr with a ball over the defence ... Vinicius_Jr drives it towards goal! ... A_Okonkwo with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: S_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: O_Palmer Min. 45 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: R_Barnett ... COMING OFF: E_Lee Min. 47 :(wlb) A_Knauff with an inch perfect pass to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 47 :(wlb) Beto finds a hole in the defence ... M_Cleworth cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 49 :(wlb) D_Ozoh finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_McClean with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 55 :(shw) P_Mullin beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Nkounkou gathers up the loose ball Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: D_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: R_Koch Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: A_Buta ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 68 :(wlb) D_Ozoh knocks the ball past M_Cleworth ... Now he crosses to Beto! ... Beto uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But A_Okonkwo punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... A_Knauff will now play as a AM Min. 73 :(wlb) Beto looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Vinicius_Jr ... J_McClean body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 79 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Cleworth ... He crosses to H_Smolcic ... A vicious shot by H_Smolcic! ... A_Okonkwo claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Wolfsburg 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 79 :(shw) T_O'Connor with the diagonal pass to R_Barnett ... H_Smolcic is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 79 :(shw) S_Fletcher beats W_Bouma ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Fletcher fires a shot at goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 81 :(shw) R_Barnett takes advantage of a mistake by D_Brekalo ... He puts in S_Fletcher! ... M_Wieffer with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 82 :(wlb) W_Bouma plays the early ball across the box to find A_Knauff in space ... A vicious shot by A_Knauff! ... A_Okonkwo parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: J_Njinmah ... COMING OFF: Beto Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(shw) W_Boyle races into the box ... He sees M_Cleworth lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... N_Nkounkou wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 90 :(shw) C_McFadzean with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Brekalo ... He crosses to P_Mullin ... H_Smolcic reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 94 :(shw) J_McClean is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... S_Fletcher latches onto the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Buta ... He had to time that one perfectly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Volkswagen Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Smolcic (Man of the Match) Scorers : Vinicius_Jr (28 pen), H_Smolcic (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Nkounkou (36), M_Wieffer (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_O'Connor Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McClean (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 10 | 1 Off target : 2 | 1 On target : 8 | 0 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolfsburg 2 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 25 1 1 1 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 20 14 13 29 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 -4 -4 R_Koch DF 1 17 12 3 24 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Bouma DF 1 18 12 9 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 30 63 M_Wieffer DF 1 18 20 5 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 5 -4 D_Ozoh MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 98 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 S_Eguren MF 1 11 18 13 25 | 69 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 A_Knauff AM 1 9 20 16 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 22 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 18 24 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Beto FW 1 8 14 20 30 | 89 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 20 J_Ledesma GK 19 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tomiak DF 1 14 11 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Buta MF 1 6 18 13 29 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 D_Brekalo DF 1 14 13 7 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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_Okonkwo GK 23 1 1 1 14 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 18 14 8 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Boyle DF 1 18 14 7 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_McFadzean DF 1 17 14 8 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 17 13 7 12 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 13 0 J_McClean MF 1 5 16 14 36 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 9 -4 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 15 20 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Mullin FW 1 9 13 18 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 L_McNicholas GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tozer DF 1 15 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_McAlinden DF 1 13 11 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Barnett MF 1 5 16 14 14 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 S_Fletcher FW 1 7 12 16 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1741205320 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40