WEDNESDAY 2-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED, LEAGUE CUP 3RD ROUND, 1/11/2000

Good evening and welcome to Hillsbor for the first competitive Sheffield Derby since 1994. Tremendous atmosphere in the field 32,000 here 75,000 from the red and white half of the city. Now, it's really raw here Hillsbor and that's how it should be for an occasion like this. Wednesday is certainly brimming with confidence after his recent performances and that looked like a B hand from Bruno Ribero and that must be a stupid warning from the Portuguese player, the former United leader. He stuck his hand out and referee Lodge, who doesn't sit still, will do it. taking Rivero's name for a deliberate handball the referee has no choice in circumstances like that the problem for Rivero now comes that he has to spend the rest of the game walking very tight now seon can hit them and will hit him but he deviated and never really came out of the platform, the LOD referee is going to chime in again here and wants koku words and, well, that quickly balances out the previous warning.

I think it's Steven hlim, Steven hlam, who actually showed the Yellow Card too, referee Lodge is determined to stamp his authority on the game from the start, let's take a look at what's going on here hlam, oh yeah, he gets very involved strong, there is no doubt that it is ham, so both parties let the others know that they are here and ready. for the battle here is a delin chance for Sheff United tries to chip prman has to be cleared raises the bar prman makes a double save to deny Marcus doubled and also David Kelly the devil is here looking to chip prman gets a touch up almost out from the center there from the Westwood center and finally falls on the ball here goes ikoku now and is booked by m bake and the referee gives the free kick, so ikoku causes a problem or two as he looks to build a relationship up there with Gerald Sion, although I know Paul Juel is quite eager for Andy Boo to return to action and the problems recently will be played by Morrison, it is a useful wall and the head movement and eony coku have risen there and the ball is in the net of United and oku has his first goal as a Sheffield Wednesday player, the blue half of Sheffield is singing and ethony koku's first goal for his new club couldn't have come against better opponents from his point of view, a little header towards the center, about Simon Tracy, it's Wednesday. a United without first blood for the local team.

A beautiful free kick from Young Morrison and a sliding header from EP Koku whose last goal, believe it or not, in this country was scored on this field, but the victory against Chevy Wednesy has one for them, now another. Happy Wednesday on the counterattack without a foul and the referee, it must be said, had a perfect vision of that, but Kelly could have wasted possession very easily, so it's off to Alan Quinn one on two and Quinn has done very well so far and became excited and the W defense also became excited a shot that takes Tracy is Wednesday hearts are beating a little faster right now as United looks for an equalizer Quinn will step up from Murphy leaning over the freshman Sha Murphy has a knack for scoring goals, he has a couple this season, both at brl Lane, but this one at Hillsbor would have been really valuable for the Australian journalist who was kept busy by the time a good pass was headed off Murphy and It was sinking under the bar.

United with another corner and holds under Fresman this time having a good night and we've had 32 minutes, United are in full flow with Montgomery keeps the ball at an angle, crosses the confusion, equalizes, Michael Brown kku kku blocks Legend oh out from the upright Morrison well We have seen the posts wrapped at both ends of the pitch by young players and it is Owen Morrison who is inches away from what would have been a sixth goal of his first season. Well, this is an almost identical situation from the goal position when Morrison put it in and I thought Ioka got the slightest touch.

Oh, that was an even more open opportunity. Ashley Westwood tries to repeat his heroics from the weekend against Fulham in space and these Morrison free kicks are real forward in the United side, perfect from Morrison. by Westwood perfect by Tracy Warock on the other side Paul duel closest to him good friends and there is a mistake here and on Wednesday I have a chance with Hamw kept out by Trac's knees Well, Matthew Hamshaw, 18, had the chance to win some glory for his side here he goes jump the challenge he takes the shot well acute angle good save TR has not managed to keep another clean sheet tonight but he is up there he is there defending with the rest and he has returned for another cross no No I got very far, it's here, oku, on the side, well, you can't believe it.

EOD oku behind every Sheffield United defender and he had the old target to aim at and put it open. Lescot transfers it to ikoku DS and nine times out of 10. You've backed him up well, that would definitely have been his goal, moving points in terms of how much touch he had on which he is credited with wasting a great opportunity there, United escaped that initial skirmish but only went as far as who. He has an eye for the goal, he also has an eye for a pass to Morrison, oh, Morrison too much that time grimacing at the moment, I think for a b, he took it instead of anguish over the shot, well, they are slowing down on the occasion of a Sheffield.

Derby and another couple of course go up in the first division, way to go Gerald Sion does it very well, here is a ping attempt, but very, very high from the crane, too high, the two tallest men in the field combine the first hold of Sion, the second, now Murphy using his chest and his right boot to locate Devin tried to place him at an angle, but it broke to hamshaw and then to ikoku, ikoku leaves once again, sibon tries desperately enter the penalty area. Hoku was able to shoot and took it out, but in an unusual way.

Wednesday forty there and a rare shot for them too from Koku. I didn't have much chance of failing. Notice there are no blue shirts in the photo. The couple arrived at that time, but had already decided to return. Tracy treated it safely and we've had 90 minutes and we still can't resolve this little battle, it's one piece so we'll go into 30 minutes of overtime, the fs are loving every minute, 30 more minutes to go. to see if Sheffield Wednesday, who won the

league

cup of course in the 1991 season, or Sheff United, who never reached the fifth round, will get through tonight.

Morrison now for wedon has a man on his left and that man is Sion will hit it cross for Hamshire so he will play it back to Simon who this time has a scoring chance and the angle is well covered by Simon Tracy as they come out with the ball. Lescott Micks through him via DP. Here, well, it looks exactly like an Italian soccer ball, doesn't it? And he was in the 6 yard box there promising to become a hero, but he doesn't become it. Beyond tracking there are nine minutes left and in extra time there is a good header. from saon to locate Morrison crane seems to stumble but comes out with the ball useful looking for ball here oku is on the line Ean coku claims the goal that can win the derby for Wednesday was not the prettiest but they love Wednesday in the leader and eony koku Dred to the ground in celebration well that's what it means to them he's above a little touch from him come down and in here's Morrison's ball it's the same two he gave to wed he leads and Eony Coku takes throws and Tracy can't help but hit anyone else, the place is swinging at the owls, two swords, one and now the owls on the road can United save their skins.

Referee Lodge looks at his watch, it's on. here and they send him to High to the stands on that other side, it is Sheffer on Wednesday night and eony koku in his first Derby game scored the goals that made all joy for the blue and white and all sadness for the red and white his early goal and the one he got in extra time was enough to make him a hero on the night he is written into Sheffy Wednesday folklore as he scored his first goals for the club against the old enemy and although Sheff United bounced back with a draw in Michael Brown's first half, they couldn't.

I'm not doing it again, so it's Chevy Wednesday who celebrates Paul Jes' first derby: they beat Neil Waro United 2-1.