Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Adolfo CortesA. Cortes72
G
1
G
67Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Alexander WillA. Will66
D
2
D
70Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Yacine BoucherY. Boucher62
D
3
D
62Marc AdamsM. Adams
Walter TriuzziW. Triuzzi60
D
4
D
66John GrantJ. Grant
Marco MarinoM. Marino55
D
5
D
59Darren GranvilleD. Granville
Sergio AverdijkS. Averdijk66
M
6
M
66Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Stuart GreigS. Greig56
M
captain7captain
M
65Simon BanksS. Banks
Wayne GeorgeW. George53
M
8
M
69Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza63
A
9
A
67Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Manuele BonfantiM. Bonfanti59
A
10
A
71J-Clau LecourJ. Lecour
Francisco LopesF. Lopes45
A
11
A
60Nicolas MoralesN. Morales
 
Nigel KitsonN. Kitson67
G
12
M
67Alan GrantA. Grant
Ledley ParkerL. Parker65
G
13
M
68Arthur PetersA. Peters
Jermaine StoneJ. Stone52
D
14
A
63Ben ImpeyB. Impey

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 9,491 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Norwich City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.56
Harry Milburn flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Navarro who takes it down. Felipe Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of J-Clau Lecour but he's offside!
3.24
Stuart Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Huckerby.
21.36
Darren Granville takes a quick throw-in, which Marc Adams takes on the chest. Marc Adams makes a simple pass to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales plays a one-two with Felipe Navarro and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Morales strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.44
Simon Banks threads the ball through to J-Clau Lecour. J-Clau Lecour shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.46
Wayne George flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Gainza who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Gainza flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes takes a shot at goal. Francisco Lopes scores for Norwich City!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.40
Norman Carlton chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.53
Harry Milburn sees J-Clau Lecour in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. J-Clau Lecour threads a neat ball through to Simon Banks. Walter Triuzzi comes in with a late challenge on Simon Banks. Penalty not given!!
54.36
Sergio Averdijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig sees space and advances. Stuart Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
55.15
Harry Milburn knocks the ball forward to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton makes a probing pass to Harry Milburn but he's offside!
61.09
Norman Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales lofts in a cross ball towards J-Clau Lecour. J-Clau Lecour knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.42
Simon Banks barges into Stuart Greig. Simon Banks is warned by the referee! Stuart Greig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.28
Wayne George makes a probing pass to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darren Granville.
69.29
Without breaking stride, Harry Milburn plays the ball forward to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales plays a quick one-two with Harry Milburn and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Morales makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicolas Morales!
75.17
Wayne George kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.16
Norwich City have made a substitution with Jermaine Stone replacing Manuele Bonfanti .Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Arthur Peters replacing J-Clau Lecour .
78.23
John Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Navarro who takes it down. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn connects with a diving header. Adolfo Cortes picks it out of the air!
79.22
Felipe Navarro knocks the ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
84.15
John Grant flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Navarro who brings the ball under control. Felipe Navarro threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Morales. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nicolas Morales provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but Adolfo Cortes reads it well. Well saved!
85.43
Nicolas Morales hacks Walter Triuzzi from behind! The referee brings Nicolas Morales to one side and gives him a warning! Walter Triuzzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.48
With vision, Darren Granville laces a weighted ball forward to John Grant. John Grant flicks a high ball forward to Harry Milburn who takes it down. Harry Milburn shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
38.2%
44.1%
17.6%

Scorers
Francisco Lopes 30
Nicolas Morales 21, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Morales of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Cortes (GK)
6
2.Alexander Will (DEF)
6
3.Yacine Boucher (DEF)
6
4.Walter Triuzzi (DEF)
6
5.Marco Marino (DEF)
6
6.Sergio Averdijk (MID)
6
7.Stuart Greig (MID)
7
8.Wayne George (MID)
6
9.Ricardo Gainza (ATT)
6
10.Manuele Bonfanti (ATT)
6
11.Francisco Lopes (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Nigel Kitson (GK)
0
13.Ledley Parker (GK)
0
14.Jermaine Stone (DEF)
6

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
3.Marc Adams (DEF)
6
4.John Grant (DEF)
7
5.Darren Granville (DEF)
6
6.Harry Milburn (MID)
7
7.Simon Banks (MID)
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)
7
9.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
7
10.J-Clau Lecour (ATT)
6
11.Nicolas Morales (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Alan Grant (MID)
0
13.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
14.Ben Impey (ATT)
0