Attendance: 17,967
Goals: Ameobi (10’), Hutchinson OG (61’); Lee (68’)
BWFC: Alnwick; Little, Beevers, Wheater, Taylor; Ameobi (Noone), Henry, Vela (Cullen), Pratley, Armstrong (Morais); Madine. Unused Subs: Howard, Burke, Robinson, Le Fondre.
SWFC: Wildsmith; Hunt, Lees, van Aken, Reach; Wallace (Rhodes), Lee, Jones (Hutchinson), Bannan; Hooper, Fletcher (Joao). Unused Subs: Dawson, Palmer, Pudil, Butterfield.
Wanderers grab their first win of the campaign against a poor performing Owls side
Bolton took advantage of a lacklustre performance from the Owls to secure their first three points of the season following an early strike from Sammy Ameobi and help from an own goal by Hutchinson. Wednesday pulled a goal back through Kieran Lee but Bolton battled and got their victory.
Bolton opened the scoring on ten minutes when Ameobi picked up the ball on the left. His pace and quick feet caused Jones to slip and Ameobi curled his effort into the bottom corner beyond the grasp of Wildsmith. This was Bolton’s first goal in over 600 minutes of football.
Six minutes later Josh Vela broke through the Wednesday backline to force out a save from Wildsmith. Vela then turned provider as his cross was met by the head of David Wheater but his effort went just inches wide of the post.
Just before the break Wednesday had there best chance of the game. Hoopers deflected shot fell into the path of Kieran Lee who tried to place it past the keeper, Alnwick saved the shot and Little tackled the ball into the path of Adam Reach whose shot was headed off the line by former Owls graduate Mark Beevers.
Wednesday upped the tempo for the second half and went close early on, Bannan received a pass from Lee and rifled a shot from 25 yards towards goal, his shot was pushed out for a corner by Alnwick.
Things got worse for the visitors as the home side doubled their lead with a slice of luck. Morais’s corner was converted accidentally by Sam Hutchinson.
Wanderers almost added a third when Hutchinson was robbed of possession by Josh Vela, Vela then put the ball on a plate for Madine to tuck home however the former Wednesday striker hit the post despite having a third of the empty net to aim at.
The Sheffield side pulled a goal back in the 68th minute through a scruffy goal from Kieran Lee. Firstly Hoopers shot from the edge of the box was saved by Alnwick, the ball fizzed up into the air off of Hunt as a Bolton defender tried to clear, Rhodes’s header which was on target was kept out by the hands of Morais (good save to be honest but was only booked after) before Lee arrived to bundle the ball into the net.
Morais forced a clever save out of Wildsmith when he tried his luck from 30 yards out but Joe tipped over his dipping strike.
The game would have been level if it wasn’t for a great save from Ben Alnwick in the Trotters goal. Reach played a great ball for Lucas Joao to get a toe end on the ball but Alnwick saved well with his feet.
Wednesday should have had a penalty in the closing stages when Bannan slotted the ball through to Kieran Lee. Lee used his quick feet and agility to turn past Wheater and go towards the by line, subsequently Wheater tried to make a challenge and caught Lee however the referee deemed Lee to have dived and booked him for simulation.
The game trickled out and Bolton got there win.
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