FFO League One, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Portsmouth (Fri Feb 07) Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth 4-4-2 N | 5-3-2 A - | - | A_Okonkwo GK | GK W_Norris G_Evans DF | DF C_Ogilvie W_Boyle DF | DF R_Poole E_O'Connell DF | DF J_Rafferty C_McFadzean DF | DF R_Towler A_Cannon MF | DF Z_Swanson T_O'Connor MF | MF A_Robertson J_McClean MF | MF J_Morrell E_Lee MF | MF M_Pack P_Mullin FW | FW C_Bishop O_Palmer FW | FW C_Saydee | L_McNicholas SUB | SUB R_Schofield M_Cleworth SUB | SUB J_Sparkes B_Tozer SUB | SUB D_Hume R_Barnett SUB | SUB T_Devlin S_Fletcher SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 4 :(por) J_Morrell finds C_Saydee in acres of space ... P_Mullin tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... C_Saydee floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... G_Evans clears the danger Min. 6 :(por) J_Morrell with the diagonal pass to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Okonkwo gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 8 :(shw) J_McClean leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to O_Palmer ... R_Poole does well to intercept the ball Min. 8 :(por) R_Towler cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... E_O'Connell with a reckless challenge ... That's a foul!! ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! He's already half way down the tunnel! Min. 14 :(por) J_Morrell with the nod to J_Rafferty ... T_O'Connor tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Saydee flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Okonkwo ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 15 :(shw) G_Evans with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_Palmer gets on the end of the pass ... O_Palmer swings in the shot! ... W_Norris takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 16 :(por) Z_Swanson runs into space ... Z_Swanson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But A_Okonkwo makes a superb stop down low Min. 22 :(shw) The defender underhits the back pass! ... E_Lee is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... What a fantastic interception by R_Poole ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 22 :(por) R_Poole has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past C_McFadzean! ... He has some space now! ... O_Palmer takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 27 :(shw) O_Palmer sidesteps his marker ... O_Palmer tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... W_Norris makes a fine save Min. 29 :(shw) O_Palmer beats M_Pack ... He showed great skill there ... O_Palmer hits the ball on the bounce! ... It floats over W_Norris ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 38 :(por) C_Saydee finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... C_Saydee with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(shw) W_Boyle with the mazy run ... W_Boyle tries to beat W_Norris from outside the area! ... The ball moves through the air! ... W_Norris moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... W_Norris catches it with style! Min. 44 :(shw) The defender underhits the back pass! ... O_Palmer is through! ... What a mistake by R_Poole! ... O_Palmer with a thundering shot! ... W_Norris makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy 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. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: M_Pack ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(shw) J_McClean pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Fletcher is clean through! ... S_Fletcher flicks the header toward the far post! ... But W_Norris parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 48 :(shw) C_McFadzean is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... I think - is going to take him off Min. 48 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: M_Cleworth ... COMING OFF: C_McFadzean Min. 48 :(por) Z_Swanson pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Robertson is clean through! ... A_Robertson throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Okonkwo collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 50 :(por) R_Poole holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Ogilvie ... C_Ogilvie with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 50 :(por) A_Robertson squares up to G_Evans ... He's punched him! ... The Sheffield Wednesday players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 51 :(shw) R_Barnett unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Mullin ... R_Poole reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 57 :(shw) J_McClean chips the ball forward to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 58 :(shw) P_Mullin with the header on ... He finds J_McClean in space ... R_Poole tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... G_Evans flights it in! ... J_Rafferty with the clearance Min. 59 :(shw) T_O'Connor with an inch perfect pass to M_Cleworth ... But C_Ogilvie sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 62 :(por) A_Robertson chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Rafferty ... J_Rafferty drives the ball low! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Okonkwo's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 64 :(shw) J_McClean with a probing pass to R_Barnett ... J_Rafferty steals the ball of off him Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Sparkes ... COMING OFF: Z_Swanson Min. 67 :(por) J_Morrell kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Saydee gets on the end of the pass ... C_Saydee lobs A_Okonkwo! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Morrell swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Okonkwo makes the catch! Min. 69 :(shw) T_O'Connor slides the ball across to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher bears down on goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 69 :(por) R_Towler is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... T_Devlin latches onto the end of it ... Well executed sliding challenge from G_Evans Min. 72 :(por) The defender slips up! ... T_Devlin is through! ... S_Fletcher with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 73 :(shw) S_Fletcher knocks the ball past R_Towler ... J_Rafferty fouls badly ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 74 :(por) A_Robertson loses W_Boyle ... M_Cleworth beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 78 :(por) A_Robertson beats M_Cleworth ... A_Robertson with his head down lets it go! ... A_Okonkwo with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 79 :(shw) J_McClean beats R_Towler ... He showed great skill there ... J_McClean rifles it at the goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... That surely hands Sheffield Wednesday victory!! ... Some people on the pitch! ... They think it's all over! ... It might be soon! ... Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 79 :(por) A_Robertson with a deep cross to R_Poole ... T_O'Connor tackles cleanly Min. 80 :(shw) J_McClean with a slick pass to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... W_Norris catches the ball Min. 82 :(por) C_Bishop with electric pace ... He eases past P_Mullin ... C_Bishop tries to chip the ball over A_Okonkwo! ... A_Okonkwo gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 83 :(shw) P_Mullin loses R_Towler ... P_Mullin tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's beaten W_Norris ... It goes wide!! Min. 83 :(por) C_Saydee with the nod to C_Bishop ... J_McClean fouls badly ... FREE KICK ... A_Robertson shapes to shoot ... He plays it to J_Rafferty instead ... J_McClean with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 85 :(por) C_Saydee has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A thundering drive by C_Saydee! ... A_Okonkwo fists it away Min. 86 :(por) A_Robertson takes advantage of a mistake by G_Evans ... Can he make them pay? ... J_McClean with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 87 :(shw) A_Cannon looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... P_Mullin receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... P_Mullin with his head down lets it go! ... W_Norris with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(por) A_Robertson takes advantage of a mistake by G_Evans ... He knocks the ball to C_Saydee! ... But R_Barnett wins the ball Min. 93 :(shw) A_Cannon sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... R_Barnett runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Sparkes with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Hillsborough Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McClean (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_McClean (79) Sent Off : E_O'Connell (8) Booked : O_Palmer (22) Injured : C_McFadzean (48) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Robertson Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Robertson (50), J_Rafferty (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 12 | 10 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 9 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 14 | 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 18 14 8 20 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 0 W_Boyle DF 1 18 13 7 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 E_O'Connell DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -15 -15 -15 C_McFadzean DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 6 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 99 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 12 0 J_McClean MF 1 5 16 14 36 | 99 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 27 30 26 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 | 99 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 9 11 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 45 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 27 L_McNicholas GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 17 13 7 12 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 B_Tozer DF 1 15 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Barnett MF 1 5 16 14 14 | 54 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 6 0 S_Fletcher FW 1 7 12 16 24 | 54 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 25 0 30 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Norris GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 19 15 7 24 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 16 R_Poole DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 99 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 7 0 J_Rafferty DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 -4 11 R_Towler DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Z_Swanson DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 A_Robertson MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 8 12 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 6 26 | 99 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 18 16 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 C_Saydee FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 R_Schofield GK 18 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sparkes DF 1 14 13 6 18 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 D_Hume DF 1 14 13 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Devlin MF 1 7 17 13 12 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 15 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738932108 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40