Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton 2 Sheffield United 0: Blades blunted by Steinsson and Elmander
First FA Cup goals for Gretar Steinsson and Johan Elmander wereenough to put Bolton through to the fifth round at the expense ofCoca-Cola Championship side Sheffield United. [LNB]Iceland defender Steinsson fired a shot through goalkeeper MarkBunn's legs from a narrow angle just after the interval and substituteElmander converted from a similar position six minutes from time. [LNB] 1-0: Gretar Steinsson hails the Reebok faithful after putting Bolton a goal up[LNB] [LNB]In a match low on chances, the goals proved decisive in securing newWanderers manager Owen Coyle's first win since moving from Burnleyearlier this month. [LNB]However, another good display from South Korean Lee Chung-yong apart, there was little else to cheer. [LNB]The standard of play, particularly in the first half, was such thathad the thick fog enveloping the Reebok Stadium descended to pitchlevel the majority of the crowd would probably have been grateful. [LNB]United's plans were disrupted before kick-off when centre-backMarcel Seip was injured in the warm-up and had to be replaced by JonFortune. [LNB]If ever there was a match to pull out before the start then this wasit and an indication of the frustration to come was given in theseventh minute. [LNB]Lee's teasing cross from the right looked tailor-made for someonelike Kevin Davies or Ivan Klasnic but instead the figure of defenderJlloyd Samuel, playing in an unfamiliar left-midfield role, appeared inthe six-yard box. [LNB]He just failed to reach it with his head but that just about summed up Bolton in the first half. [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] At full stretch: Gary Cahill vies with Henri Camara[LNB] [LNB]In the 18th minute Klasnic, with five goals in his last ninematches, brought the first save out of Bunn from Tamir Cohen'scut-back. [LNB]However, Blades striker Henri Camara should have done better when hewas picked out by James Harper's perfectly-weighted through-ball but helifted a shot over Jussi Jaaskelainen and the crossbar. [LNB]It was a similar story a minute later when Samuel, picked out in thepenalty area by Klasnic's clever pass on the turn, cut inside but thentried to get the ball onto his preferred left foot and lost the chanceto get in a decent shot. [LNB]Even when they were presented with set-pieces in dangerous areasBolton could not test their opponents as, after the persevering Lee wasfouled by Andy Taylor, Klasnic curled in a poor 20-yard effort whichwas easily cleared. [LNB]Klasnic then directed a low 12-yard header so wide it almost wentout for a throw-in before being collected by right-back Kyle Walker. [LNB]The mood, if not the mist, lifted in the 48th minute when Bolton took the lead with a neat passing move. [LNB]Lee's diagonal run and pass to Davies allowed the Wanderers captainto turn and slip a short pass between Chris Morgan and Taylor forright-back Steinsson to run on to and shoot through Bunn's legs from anarrow angle.[LNB] It was the Iceland international's first goal of the season and his maiden strike in the FA Cup. [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] Old pals' act: Kevin Blackwell and Owen Coyle - who met in last season's play-off final - share a joke on the sidelines[LNB]The goal led to a period of sustained Bolton pressure without Coyle's side, currently struggling second-bottom of the Barclays Premier League, really pressing home their advantage. [LNB]United manager Kevin Blackwell tried to liven things up by bringing on midfielder Jamie Ward and strikers Richard Cresswell and Ched Evans but the clocked ticked down to their exit without them having much impact. [LNB]Six minutes from time substitute Elmander latched onto Lee's scooped pass to fire home the second - in almost identical fashion to Steinsson's effort. [LNB]Like their hosts the Blades, sixth in the Championship, also have more important battles to win this season but if defeat taught them anything it was that there was little to separate the bottom of the Premier League from the top of English football's second tier. [LNB] Bolton boss Coyle tones down 'assault' claim on Arsenal defender GallasCoyle's Bolton bust-up with No 1 Jaaskelainen over goalkeeping coachBOLTON WANDERERS FC
