Barnsley hit back from two goals down to snatch an unlikely point in the opening day South Yorkshire derby.
Wednesday dominated the first half and held a two-goal lead through Jermaine Johnson and Michael Gray at half time.
Tykes teenager Jacob Butterfield buried a low drive, his first goal for the visitors, to pull one back.
Jon Macken then struck a 75th-minute equaliser, chasing down Kayode Odejayi's flick-on from a free kick, to earn Barnsley a point.
Wednesday comfortably out-played their neighbours before the break, but Simon Davey's Barnsley refused to roll over and showed plenty of fighting spirit in the second period.
Luke Steele's flying one-handed save kept out a thumping drive from James O'Connor in the ninth minute, but the Barnsley goalkeeper was beaten in front of the Tykes' travelling fans moments later.
Gray squeezed past Rob Kozluk down the right wing and his fine, deep cross was swept home at the far post by the unmarked Johnson.
Intricate passing, Wednesday's trademark on the day, set up the second goal as Marcus Tudgay's deft flick teed up Gray to head home.
But Wednesday stepped off the gas early in the second period and were punished for it, Martin Devaney's cross falling kindly for Butterfield, who kept his composure to finish past the diving Grant.
Barnsley, who had seemed dead and buried in the first half, found themselves level in the 75th minute through Macken.
Towering strike partner Odejayi headed on a long free-kick, and slack defending allowed Macken to race into the box and dispatch a firm right-footed shot into the bottom corner.
Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws:
"Any manager that comes in at half-time with a two-goal lead will be disappointed not to win the game.
"We set off at a really good pace and I've got to be honest I thought we looked like Real Madrid in the first half.
"We just stopped doing what we were doing in the first half and that disappointed me.
"We got sloppy with our passing and gave Barnsley an edge to push us further back and we conceded some really poor goals.
"But we had a 31,000 crowd here and at half-time they must have been rubbing their hands with delight at what they've seen out there, but then they'll probably go home really disappointed, so I hope they don't overlook the first half."
Barnsley manager Simon Davey:
"It's a shame we didn't win. I thought we had more chances that Wednesday. We could have come away with three points.
"We showed character with our second-half performance. We overpowered them and I thought we looked fitter and stronger. There was only one team going to win it.
"But 2-2 is a result after looking dead and buried."
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Saturday, 8 August 2009
Championship
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Sheff Wed
2-2
Barnsley
FT
(HT 2-0)
Johnson 9
Gray 38
Butterfield 59
Macken 76
Sheff Wed
01 Grant
02 Spurr
03 Buxton
04 Purse
16 Wood
33 Gray
14 Potter
17 O'Connor
23 Johnson (Beevers 88)
07 Tudgay
09 Jeffers (Esajas 70)
Substitutes
22 O'Donnell,
05 Hinds,
15 Beevers,
20 Simek,
06 Miller,
08 McAllister,
11 Esajas
Barnsley
01 Steele
02 Hassell
03 Kozluk
04 Moore
06 Foster yellow card
19 Butterfield
08 Campbell-Ryce
11 Devaney (Bogdanovic 75)
15 De Silva yellow card
09 Odejayi
21 Macken
Substitutes
12 Preece,
22 Potter,
18 Hibbert,
07 Hume,
10 Bogdanovic,
16 Sodje ,
17 Adam
Ref: TaylorAtt: 30,644
SHEFF WED
BARNSLEY
Possession
Sheff Wed53%
Barnsley47%
Attempts on target
Sheff Wed8
Barnsley7
Attempts off target
Sheff Wed3
Barnsley3
Corners
Sheff Wed5
Barnsley3
Fouls
Sheff Wed17
Barnsley11
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+2:57 The referee brings the game to a close.
87:14 Substitution Mark Beevers joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jermaine Johnson.
87:02 Jermaine Johnson takes a shot. Blocked by Darren Moore.
86:11 Darren Potter takes a shot. Save made by Luke Steele.
82:47 Richard Wood fouled by Jonathan Macken, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lee Grant.
81:55 Richard Wood gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kayode Odejayi. Bobby Hassell produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Tommy Spurr gets a block in.
80:34 Bobby Hassell produces a cross.
79:15 Jamal Campbell-Ryce challenges Michael Gray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Etienne Esajas crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right by-line, Darren Moore gets a block in.
77:50 James O'Connor concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Macken. Bobby Hassell takes the direct free kick.
Correction - 75:10 Kayode Odejayi provided the assist for the goal.
75:10 Stephen Foster provided the assist for the goal.
75:10 GOAL - Jonathan Macken:Sheff Wed 2 - 2 Barnsley Jonathan Macken finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 2-2 Barnsley.
74:29 Substitution Daniel Bogdanovic replaces Martin Devaney.
74:19 Foul by Jermaine Johnson on Stephen Foster, free kick awarded. Luke Steele takes the direct free kick.
72:53 The referee gives a free kick against Anderson De Silva for handball. Darren Potter restarts play with the free kick.
71:19 Unfair challenge on Jamal Campbell-Ryce by Lewis Buxton results in a free kick. Luke Steele takes the direct free kick.
71:08 The ball is sent over by Lewis Buxton, clearance by Darren Moore.
69:49 Substitution Etienne Esajas comes on in place of Francis Jeffers.
65:58 Effort from just outside the area by Jermaine Johnson goes over the target.
65:38 The ball is delivered by Anderson De Silva.
62:20 Martin Devaney is caught offside. Lee Grant takes the free kick.
61:01 Richard Wood concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Macken. Free kick crossed by Jacob Butterfield, Lee Grant makes a comfortable save.
59:13 Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce on Lewis Buxton, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Darren Purse.
58:01 Martin Devaney provided the assist for the goal.
58:01 GOAL - Jacob Butterfield:Sheff Wed 2 - 1 Barnsley A goal is scored by Jacob Butterfield from the edge of the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Sheff Wed 2-1 Barnsley.
55:42 Martin Devaney fouled by Tommy Spurr, the ref awards a free kick. Bobby Hassell takes the direct free kick.
51:54 Corner taken by Darren Potter, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Marcus Tudgay misses to the left of the goal.
51:39 Jermaine Johnson takes a shot. Darren Moore gets a block in.
50:42 Corner taken left-footed by Jacob Butterfield from the right by-line, Headed effort on goal by Anderson De Silva from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.
50:26 Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Save made by Lee Grant.
48:03 Free kick awarded for a foul by Anderson De Silva on Jermaine Johnson. Darren Potter crosses the ball in from the free kick.
47:27 Corner taken by Michael Gray, clearance by Stephen Foster.
46:13 Jamal Campbell-Ryce fouled by Jermaine Johnson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Robert Kozluk.
45:36 Corner taken by Darren Potter, Darren Moore makes a clearance.
45:31 Lewis Buxton crosses the ball, Stephen Foster makes a clearance.
45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
Half Time
45:00+3:03 The ref blows to signal half-time.
42:51 Jermaine Johnson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Bobby Hassell. Stephen Foster takes the direct free kick.
42:21 Martin Devaney produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.
41:34 Richard Wood concedes a free kick for a foul on Kayode Odejayi. Jacob Butterfield crosses the ball in from the free kick.
40:49 Darren Potter takes a shot. Stephen Foster gets a block in.
39:51 Inswinging corner taken by Jacob Butterfield from the left by-line.
Correction - 37:59 Assist by Marcus Tudgay.
37:59 Darren Purse provided the assist for the goal.
37:59 GOAL - Michael Gray:Sheff Wed 2 - 0 Barnsley Michael Gray grabs a headed goal from deep inside the penalty box. Sheff Wed 2-0 Barnsley.
35:43 Jermaine Johnson challenges Jamal Campbell-Ryce unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jacob Butterfield crosses the ball in from the free kick.
35:29 Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Save by Lee Grant.
33:51 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Gray from the left by-line, Kayode Odejayi makes a clearance.
33:45 The ball is crossed by Jermaine Johnson, blocked by Anderson De Silva.
32:39 Corner taken by Darren Potter.
31:44 James O'Connor challenges Anderson De Silva unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jacob Butterfield restarts play with the free kick.
30:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lewis Buxton on Kayode Odejayi. Robert Kozluk restarts play with the free kick.
29:02 Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Darren Potter, comfortable save by Luke Steele.
29:02 Booking Stephen Foster receives a yellow card.
28:51 Stephen Foster concedes a free kick for a foul on Francis Jeffers.
27:43 The ball is delivered by Tommy Spurr, clearance by Stephen Foster.
25:54 The ball is crossed by Lewis Buxton.
23:46 Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Anderson De Silva misses to the left of the goal.
23:19 Tommy Spurr concedes a free kick for a foul on Bobby Hassell. Free kick crossed by Jacob Butterfield.
22:25 Foul by Francis Jeffers on Stephen Foster, free kick awarded. Luke Steele takes the free kick.
21:06 Booking Anderson De Silva goes into the referee's book.
20:54 Lee Grant fouled by Anderson De Silva, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lee Grant.
20:05 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jacob Butterfield from the right by-line, Stephen Foster takes a shot. Save by Lee Grant.
19:49 Jonathan Macken has an effort at goal. Save by Lee Grant.
Correction - 18:49 Jonathan Macken fouled by Richard Wood, the ref awards a free kick. Jacob Butterfield crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Darren Potter.
18:49 Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Wood on Jonathan Macken. Jacob Butterfield delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Darren Potter manages to make a clearance.
16:56 Darren Moore challenges Francis Jeffers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Shot comes in from Michael Gray from the free kick.
15:59 Unfair challenge on Martin Devaney by Marcus Tudgay results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Bobby Hassell.
14:33 Jonathan Macken concedes a free kick for a foul on Darren Potter. Lee Grant takes the free kick.
13:36 The ball is delivered by Anderson De Silva, comfortable save by Lee Grant.
12:38 Tommy Spurr sends in a cross, Bobby Hassell makes a clearance.
12:32 The ball is crossed by Michael Gray.
11:51 The ball is crossed by Francis Jeffers.
10:17 Kayode Odejayi challenges Darren Purse unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lee Grant.
8:52 The assist for the goal came from Michael Gray.
8:52 GOAL - Jermaine Johnson:Sheff Wed 1 - 0 Barnsley A goal is scored by Jermaine Johnson from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 1-0 Barnsley.
8:47 The ball is delivered by Michael Gray,
8:12 James O'Connor takes a shot. Save by Luke Steele.
7:47 Jermaine Johnson fouled by Anderson De Silva, the ref awards a free kick. Darren Potter takes the direct free kick.
6:54 Francis Jeffers challenges Darren Moore unfairly and gives away a free kick. Bobby Hassell restarts play with the free kick.
3:04 Francis Jeffers is caught offside. Luke Steele restarts play with the free kick.
1:50 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darren Purse by Kayode Odejayi. Lee Grant takes the direct free kick.
0:00 The referee gets the match started.
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