Sheff Wed vs Arsenal - F.A. Cup 3rd Round, Jan 1979

So Sheffield Wednesday were managed by Ian Quarterfield, a man who has tasted the best food in the FA Cup, scoring the winning goal at Wembley on Wednesday, sitting 16th in the third division and having scored just eight goals at home in the League this season. Jack Charon, who has been on the ground all morning checking conditions and obviously delighted that the game is going on, sits next to him. Morris sets the course for both men who have won FA Cup winners' medals. Matt Rice leads last season's defeated finalist and is now in fourth place in the first.

The division's players are not entirely happy with the game, but they are happy to be back in Sheffield, where they began their run to Wembley by beating Sheffield United in the third round last season. Stapleton went with Mark Smith to give AR the free kick, which is the signal once. again for Willie Young and David Oir to advance taken by Rice, Sunderland and Arsenal go ahead with Alan Suland rising above the defenders after a Pat Rice free kick and making good contact and sending it into the top corner for the boy local put Arsenal are ahead and we have had nine minutes, psychologically it is a goal that will mean a lot to Arsenal and will help dispel any doubts about the field of play.

Now Brady enters Leman and Hornsby arrives at the end. Wolford Johnson was attacking and who rubbed him. rushbury for Sheffield Wednesday comes in for gatting it will be a corner out from Smith Wednesday they have already shown a clear vulnerability here they face more problems from David Price's Corner doubled by Price Turner hits a good clearance from Hornsby pfield good save from Turner looks as if it could have been the ball from the defender when Alan Sandland moved away from Mark Smith, but Sundland stretched out his foot and touched it on the opposite body of Turner, who hung well on Lan's cross and that was Black Hall coming on late R Black Hall, who never scored a goal. goal in the league and actually scored two in the FA Cup last year for Newcastle.

Arsal received the free kick. Radi and Rice worked him short, curly, Young came to meet him, but he got there with too much bad luck for Willie Young. The final effort was diverted. Target, what a brave header it was with Chris Turner coming in and out with a defender and a good J from Loy Rex, something broke in front of him, but it comes back to Brady, the whistle goes to Halim, with Arsenal gaining confidence from a good start which culminated in Alan Sunland's goal in the 9th minute and since then they have really shown their top flight class, both sides accepting an awkward shot with a shot which, judging by these first 45 minutes, is not at all unplayable way.

Halim, so here at Hillsboro Sheffield Wednesday. nil Arsenal 1 Welcome back to hillsb Where the start of the second half was delayed because we looked towards the right goal Pat Jennings is having problems because some supposed supporters are throwing snowballs at him and there is no way the game can restart until the police do something about this Jack Charon will come out to plead with the crowd behind the goal to stop this senseless attack on the goalkeeper the referee has now returned to the center circle and thinks that maybe if we start the game then things will continue as normal one has sympathy for the Arsenal goalkeeper those are quite frozen those snowballs full of frozen snow that has been swept off the pitch so it's a delightful Wednesday in the stripes a reminder now playing from left to right those of you who are interested in statistics Interestingly, the only two times cheffy Wednesday won the cup this century on the way to the final.

They beat Arsenal both times. They were left behind by n Loy, now Johnson, preparing him for Hornsby took too long, but. could come for Leman Arsenal are in trouble Johnson scores delighted Chana at the other end how's that for a celebration scene? Somehow Dennis Leman broke free on the left and kept his head because when Pat Jennings came out he hit it and Jeff Johnson's perfectly placed header brought Hillsb to life in the first minute of the second half Sheffield married the 11. We've seen A lot of skill from Arsenal in difficult circumstances, but now we will be a test of their character.

Hornsby, so L Quarterfield's header down for Lo Miss's kicks are now very good, somehow Jennings got it over Roger. The wild provisional ball looked to have fallen nicely off Willie Young's head for Loy Arsenal by the time he was tackled in midfield, needing to assert his composure. Stapleton for rury and gives away the shot It was a difficult period after that for Arsenal but they held firm and it's all up to Hyri Tuesday's replay, but on a day for brave men, perhaps the bravest man of all, referee Eric Reed, who called this play. I could go on and I think, although there may be one or two dents, I really think Eric Reed was proven right, an excellent Cup tie ending Sheffield Wednesday against Arsenal, I like that they won, but the draw is good, very happy with the lottery.

You thought at any moment you were going to win well for about 20 minutes of the second half. I think everyone thought we were going to win. We had some things that could have happened to us. P. made a couple of good saves. A few balls swished over the bar that may have been connected to something better, but it seemed like we were on top of the game.