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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 2 (setup 4, season 27)
Sheffield United
v.
Rushden&Diamonds
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Pierluigi GOLLINI17Bogdan LOBONT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Kieron FREEMAN2Shkodran MUSTAFI
Derick Katuku TSHIMANGA38Andrew TAYLOR
Daniel Tortolero Núñez, DANI TORTOLERO48KI Sung-yueng
Daniel WILLIAMS75Emanuel POGATETZ
Andreas BJELLAND66RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
George BALDOCK777Leon BRITTON
LEE Chung-yong86Stephen HUNT
Leon CLARKE9Mauro BOSELLI
Karlo LULIC6106John SUTTON
Lewis KILLEEN116Billy SHARP
Manager
Clayton DONALDSON12Massimo MACCARONE
Adam FEDERICI13Alan JULIAN
John LUNDSTRAM14Brian STOCK
James HANSON15
Andy TAYLOR16Tom ELLIOTT

Sheffield United 3 Rushden&Diamonds 1
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 23,991, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 7½)
7 Lee, 21 Lee, 41 TshimangaScorers67 Sharp
Substitutions
Sendings off
74 Baldock, 80 FreemanBookings31 Sharp
1Corners2
11Fouls17
9Offsides8
8Shots on3
9Shots off2
17Total shots5
5Shots saved2
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Andrew TAYLOR
1A penalty box scramble resulted in CLARKE cracking a low shot wide.
2LEE dribbled past RAFAEL and rattled a poor shot over.
4The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from BALDOCK.
7A free-kick from DANI TORTOLERO raced over the bar.
7GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from TSHIMANGA caught the Rushden&Diamonds defence napping and LEE ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Sheffield United)
9A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing LOBONT.
21GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by BJELLAND for LEE to score. (2-0 Sheffield United)
24SHARP beat LEE and flicked the ball to BRITTON who toe-poked his shot wide.
29A header from TSHIMANGA was nodded off the line by POGATETZ.
31SHARP booked by TAYLOR for a late foul.
33LULIC headed just wide.
37A mix up in the Rushden&Diamonds defence enabled DANI TORTOLERO to hammer an effort over the bar.
38BALDOCK made space on the right and dragged the ball to LEE who touched the ball wide.
41GOAL!! A deep cross from BJELLAND on the left was nodded home by TSHIMANGA on the edge of the box. (3-0 Sheffield United)
 
52TAYLOR nutmegged DANI TORTOLERO but lashed the ball into the arms of the Sheffield United 'keeper.
53An exceptional effort from WILLIAMS scraped the outside of the post.
55BALDOCK floated the ball to DANI TORTOLERO who headed it over the bar.
62A shot from LEE held no problem for the 'keeper.
67GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by BOSELLI who setup SHARP with an easy chance. (3-1 Sheffield United)
72A twenty-five yard shot from CLARKE caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
74BALDOCK given a yellow card for a high foul on SUTTON.
80FREEMAN cautioned by the referee.
82DANI TORTOLERO beat two Rushden&Diamonds players and stroked an effort over.
83A accurate pass was collected by SHARP and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
85BOSELLI fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Sheffield United 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.