Two goals from James O'Connor were enough to see Sheffield Wednesday to round two of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at the expense of Notts County.
O'Connor's first came in the opening minute, as he found the net from Clinton Morrison's pull-back.
And he doubled Wednesday's advantage with a fine first-time shot from Jon Otsemobor's low cross.
Ben Davies curled in a free-kick to pull one back for Notts, but they were unable to draw level.
Notts County boss Craig Short told BBC Radio Nottingham: "After conceding two we could have gone under - most teams would, but we showed some great spirit after that.
"We played some good football and looked a threat going forward against a very strong Sheffield Wednesday line-up.
"It was the best team performance this season. We lost but I'm proud of the way we played. It was a good all-round performance and the players should take heart from that."
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Wednesday, 1 September 2010
JP Trophy
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Sheff Wed
2-1
Notts County
FT
(HT 2-1)
O'Connor 2
O'Connor 14
Davies 23
Sheff Wed
01 Weaver
04 Purse
11 Jones
15 Beevers
36 Otsemobor
14 Potter yellow card
17 O'Connor
21 Teale
24 Sedgwick (Miller 38)
07 Tudgay
30 Morrison (Mellor 68)
Substitutes
25 Jameson,
03 Buxton,
08 Miller,
09 Heffernan,
33 Mellor
Notts County
01 Burch
04 Edwards
06 Thompson
14 Chilvers
26 Harley yellow card
08 Ravenhill
11 Davies
16 Hubbins yellow card (Westcarr 54)
25 Spicer
07 Smith (Pearce 80 yellow card)
21 Jervis (Hawley 66)
Substitutes
23 Grof,
05 Lee,
12 Pearce,
15 Hawley,
20 Westcarr
Ref: QuinnAtt: 10,551
SHEFF WED
NOTTS COUNTY
Possession
Sheff Wed56%
Notts County44%
Attempts on target
Sheff Wed5
Notts County3
Attempts off target
Sheff Wed5
Notts County4
Corners
Sheff Wed1
Notts County4
Fouls
Sheff Wed12
Notts County15
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:05 The referee ends the match.
90:00+3:14 Liam Chilvers fouled by Marcus Tudgay, the ref awards a free kick. John Thompson takes the free kick.
90:00+2:52 Booking The referee shows Jon Harley a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
90:00+2:37 James O'Connor produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
90:00+0:33 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Potter on John Spicer. Free kick taken by Robert Burch.
88:08 Free kick awarded for a foul by Karl Hawley on Darren Purse. Darren Purse takes the free kick.
87:28 Free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.
87:28 Booking Krystian Pearce is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
87:20 Free kick awarded for a foul by Krystian Pearce on Nicky Weaver.
86:32 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Davies on Darren Potter. Mark Beevers takes the free kick.
84:10 Daniel Jones produces a cross, Mike Edwards makes a clearance.
82:25 Ben Davies takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Darren Purse.
82:19 Karl Hawley delivers the ball, Darren Purse manages to make a clearance.
80:47 Darren Potter produces a cross, clearance made by Karl Hawley.
80:31 The ball is swung over by Daniel Jones, John Spicer makes a clearance.
79:53 Substitution Krystian Pearce comes on in place of Kevin Smith.
79:31 Close range effort by Ben Davies goes wide of the right-hand upright.
78:56 Craig Westcarr takes a shot. Save by Nicky Weaver.
76:43 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Gary Teale, Header on goal by Mark Beevers from inside the box goes harmlessly over
the target.
73:42 Corner from left by-line taken by Ben Davies.
73:33 Kevin Smith sends in a cross, clearance made by Darren Purse.
73:11 Daniel Jones produces a cross. Darren Potter takes a shot. Save by Robert Burch.
71:59 Marcus Tudgay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Spicer. Liam Chilvers takes the free kick.
70:38 Marcus Tudgay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jon Harley. Ben Davies delivers the ball from the free kick
right-footed from left wing.
67:37 Substitution Neil Mellor joins the action as a substitute, replacing Clinton Morrison.
66:49 Foul by Liam Chilvers on Marcus Tudgay, free kick awarded. Daniel Jones takes the direct free kick.
65:54 Substitution Karl Hawley joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jake Jervis.
65:46 The offside flag is raised against Gary Teale. Robert Burch takes the indirect free kick.
62:04 Unfair challenge on Gary Teale by Craig Westcarr results in a free kick. The ball is crossed by Daniel Jones, Marcus Tudgay
takes a shot.
61:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel Jones by John Thompson. Free kick taken by Daniel Jones.
58:30 Gary Teale crosses the ball, clearance by Mike Edwards.
56:48 The ball is crossed by Kevin Smith.
56:14 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith by Darren Purse. Direct free kick taken by Ben Davies.
55:02 Darren Purse fouled by Richard Ravenhill, the ref awards a free kick. Nicky Weaver takes the free kick.
53:02 Substitution Craig Westcarr comes on in place of Luke Hubbins.
52:30 The assistant referee signals for offside against Clinton Morrison. Robert Burch restarts play with the free kick.
48:51 Direct free kick taken by Mark Beevers.
48:51 Booking Booking for Luke Hubbins.
48:42 Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Hubbins on Mark Beevers.
48:04 Richard Ravenhill challenges Darren Potter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by James O'Connor.
45:32 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Teale by Luke Hubbins. Free kick taken by Daniel Jones.
45:01 The second half has started.
Half Time
45:00+2:18 The ref blows to end the first period.
45:00+1:06 Liam Chilvers concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Jones. Daniel Jones delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed
from left wing.
41:51 Jon Otsemobor concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Smith. Jon Harley takes the direct free kick.
41:03 The assistant referee flags for offside against Daniel Jones. Robert Burch takes the free kick.
39:19 Booking Booking for Darren Potter for unsporting behaviour.
39:08 Unfair challenge on Ben Davies by Darren Potter results in a free kick. Ben Davies restarts play with the free kick.
37:38 Substitution Tommy Miller is brought on as a substitute for Chris Sedgwick.
36:14 Clinton Morrison challenges Liam Chilvers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Burch takes the free kick.
35:43 The assistant referee flags for offside against Kevin Smith. Free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.
34:00 Gary Teale sends in a cross.
32:08 Ben Davies takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Marcus Tudgay. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ben Davies
from the right by-line, Mike Edwards produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
31:17 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith by Darren Potter. Strike comes in from Ben Davies from the free kick,
blocked by Mark Beevers.
29:27 Marcus Tudgay produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
28:35 The referee blows for offside. Robert Burch restarts play with the free kick.
27:11 Foul by Kevin Smith on Darren Potter, free kick awarded. Darren Potter takes the free kick.
25:53 The ball is sent over by Daniel Jones.
24:07 Gary Teale produces a cross, Marcus Tudgay takes a shot. Robert Burch makes a save.
23:01 The referee blows for offside against Clinton Morrison. Free kick taken by Robert Burch.
22:13 GOAL - Ben Davies:Sheff Wed 2 - 1 Notts County Ben Davies hits the back of the net with a goal direct from the free kick from outside the box to the bottom right corner
of the goal. Sheff Wed 2-1 Notts County.
21:11 James O'Connor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jon Harley.
19:18 The offside flag is raised against Clinton Morrison. Robert Burch takes the free kick.
17:00 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marcus Tudgay by Mike Edwards. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from
Darren Potter.
13:49 Assist on the goal came from Jon Otsemobor.
13:49 GOAL - James O'Connor:Sheff Wed 2 - 0 Notts County James O'Connor scores a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 2-0 Notts County.
12:16 Unfair challenge on Marcus Tudgay by Kevin Smith results in a free kick. Darren Potter takes the free kick.
11:17 Jon Harley crosses the ball.
9:51 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jake Jervis by Mark Beevers. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Ben Davies
from right channel.
9:34 Marcus Tudgay takes a shot. Save made by Robert Burch.
8:44 Jake Jervis is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Mark Beevers.
6:41 Ben Davies produces a right-footed effort from long distance that goes harmlessly over the bar.
5:24 Daniel Jones produces a cross.
2:58 Mark Beevers gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jake Jervis. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Ben
Davies from left wing.
2:06 Kevin Smith has shot on goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
1:08 Assist by Chris Sedgwick.
1:08 GOAL - James O'Connor:Sheff Wed 1 - 0 Notts County James O'Connor grabs a goal from close range high into the middle of the goal. Sheff Wed 1-0 Notts County.
0:49 Foul by John Spicer on James O'Connor, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by James O'Connor.
0:00 The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
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