Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     BurnleyBurnley
Jim WillisJim Willis Nick Day Nick Day
Luca CuzaL. Cuza74
G
captain1
G
79Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Peter ClarkeP. Clarke72
D
2
D
79Andrei BelodediciA. Belodedici
Thierry EadieT. Eadie72
D
3
D
80Paolo DundjerskiP. Dundjerski
Martino BonoraM. Bonora72
D
4
D
75Dominic CollinsD. Collins
Youri ShoukovY. Shoukov74
M
5
M
70Gavin TaylorG. Taylor
Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate74
M
6
M
79Dominic LawD. Law
Marques Pereira PiocelleM. Piocelle77
M
7
M
84Jason MooreJ. Moore
Micka‘l HistillolesM. Histilloles77
M
8captain
M
87Nordin StruparN. Strupar
Simon BreyerS. Breyer71
A
9
A
85Rafael NunesR. Nunes
Tommy SalakoT. Salako72
A
10
A
82Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Emmerick ZaamiE. Zaami75
A
11
A
86Frederico RomanF. Roman
 
Nicholas BoatengN. Boateng72
A
12
M
75Marc InceM. Ince
Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois73
M
13
D
74Denys DemyanchukD. Demyanchuk
Titus MacleanT. Maclean71
D
14
A
72Rafael MartinsR. Martins

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Burnley. A crowd of 18,418 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Wigan Athletic and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Makin.


0.00
Burnley kick off the first half!
2.58
Peter Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Woodgate controls it well on his chest. Tommy Woodgate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako passes the ball forward to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.40
Tommy Woodgate passes the ball forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
8.01
Peter Clarke breaks forward. Peter Clarke knocks the ball forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andrei Belodedici.
9.56
Dominic Law threads the ball through to Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.39
Martino Bonora chips the ball to his team mate, Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
15.49
Gavin Taylor passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman knocks the ball forward to Rafael Nunes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.25
Tommy Woodgate threads the ball through to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tommy Salako!
21.26
Marques Pereira Piocelle makes an attacking run forward. Marques Pereira Piocelle plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Salako and advances towards the goal... Marques Pereira Piocelle shoots from just inside the box but Claus Fredgaard is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
24.32
Thierry Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Youri Shoukov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youri Shoukov hits a low pass to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.14
Tommy Woodgate makes a probing pass to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.35
Thierry Eadie passes the ball forward to Tommy Woodgate. With imagination, Tommy Woodgate plays the ball forward to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
33.09
Micka‘l Histilloles flicks a high pass forward. Emmerick Zaami collects the pass. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.37
Peter Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Marques Pereira Piocelle collects the pass. Marques Pereira Piocelle threads the ball through to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.58
Paolo Dundjerski sees Dominic Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Law takes it forward alone. Dominic Law lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes makes a convincing header but Peter Clarke is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
40.24
Tommy Woodgate kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Nordin Strupar passes the ball forward to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Luca Cuza. What a save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic have changed their lineup with Nicholas Boateng replacing Emmerick Zaami, Youssef Bourgois replacing Youri Shoukov and Titus Maclean replacing Peter Clarke. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. The Burnley players seem much more motivated whilst the Wigan Athletic players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.35
Jason Moore flicks a high pass forward. Noah Herzog collects the pass. Noah Herzog lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Luca Cuza!
48.41
Showing composure, Dominic Collins plays the ball forward to Jason Moore. Jason Moore passes the ball forward to Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.13
Youssef Bourgois threads a neat ball through to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Collins.
54.02
Gavin Taylor flicks a high pass forward to Noah Herzog who brings the ball under control. Noah Herzog makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Nunes but he's offside!
55.27
Micka‘l Histilloles hacks Dominic Law from behind! The referee calls over Micka‘l Histilloles and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Law hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.53
Titus Maclean threads a neat ball through to Youssef Bourgois. Youssef Bourgois flicks a high pass forward to Nicholas Boateng who brings the ball under control. Nicholas Boateng shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
60.47
Nordin Strupar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luca Cuza who gathers it comfortably.
61.12
Jason Moore changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jason Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederico Roman provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Luca Cuza has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.13
Nordin Strupar hits a low pass to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.04
Micka‘l Histilloles hits a low pass to Nicholas Boateng. Nicholas Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Dundjerski.
73.27
Youssef Bourgois kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Boateng. Nicholas Boateng makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Claus Fredgaard had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
77.14
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Marc Ince replacing Dominic Law, Denys Demyanchuk replacing Andrei Belodedici and Rafael Martins replacing Noah Herzog .
81.58
Marques Pereira Piocelle passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
83.06
Rafael Martins comes in with a late challenge on Thierry Eadie. Rafael Martins is shown the yellow card! Thierry Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.53
Martino Bonora flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Woodgate. Tommy Woodgate sees Tommy Salako in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Salako sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.49
Titus Maclean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youssef Bourgois. Youssef Bourgois chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Boateng. Nicholas Boateng whips in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but Claus Fredgaard reads it well. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Burnley
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.2%
29.8%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Tommy Salako 18, 28
Nicholas Boateng 73
Frederico Roman 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Salako of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Luca Cuza (GK)
6
2.Peter Clarke (DEF)
7
3.Thierry Eadie (DEF)
6
4.Martino Bonora (DEF)
7
5.Youri Shoukov (MID)
6
6.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
7
7.Marques Pereira Piocelle (MID)
7
8.Micka‘l Histilloles (MID)yellow card
5
9.Simon Breyer (ATT)
7
10.Tommy Salako (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Emmerick Zaami (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicholas Boateng (ATT)goal scored
8
13.Youssef Bourgois (MID)
6
14.Titus Maclean (DEF)
6

1.Claus Fredgaard (GK)
7
2.Andrei Belodedici (DEF)
6
3.Paolo Dundjerski (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Collins (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Taylor (MID)
6
6.Dominic Law (MID)
6
7.Jason Moore (MID)
7
8.Nordin Strupar (MID)
6
9.Rafael Nunes (ATT)
6
10.Noah Herzog (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Roman (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Marc Ince (MID)
6
13.Denys Demyanchuk (DEF)
6
14.Rafael Martins (ATT)yellow card
5