Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Bristol CityBristol City
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Alex Smith Alex Smith
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer69
G
1
G
62Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri
Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby70
D
2
D
58Farid CapiauxF. Capiaux
Steve SummerbeeS. Summerbee63
D
3
D
67Leonardo DelpianoL. Delpiano
Marc AdamsM. Adams62
D
4
D
49Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin
John GrantJ. Grant66
D
5captain
M
71Linus LindemannL. Lindemann
Alan GrantA. Grant67
M
6
M
68Anthony FletcherA. Fletcher
Arthur PetersA. Peters68
M
captain7
M
67Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez
Norman CarltonN. Carlton69
M
8
M
62Garry TelferG. Telfer
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro67
A
9
A
59Juan TorresJ. Torres
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage64
A
10
A
64Graham SerrantG. Serrant
Simon OwenS. Owen64
A
11
A
55Bakary KaiserB. Kaiser
 
Jacob VenusJ. Venus66
M
12
A
47Bill MayB. May
Nicolas MoralesN. Morales60
A
13
M
63Remco VeldmanR. Veldman
Ben ImpeyB. Impey63
A
14
D
65Edmundo CarmonaE. Carmona

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 9,713 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City kick off!
2.41
Linus Lindemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Torres. Juan Torres runs straight at the defence! Juan Torres takes a shot at goal. Chris Bloomer gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
4.14
Pablo Ramirez flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher passes the ball forward but Juan Torres is offside!
8.04
Steve Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters passes the ball forward to Felipe Navarro. With great vision, Felipe Navarro plays the ball forward to Arthur Peters who has made a great run into the box. Arthur Peters shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Aladino Maiuri.
9.12
It's a corner kick. Norman Carlton kicks a low ball out wide. Pablo Ramirez gets to the ball and clears it up field.
12.47
Marc Adams threads the ball through to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton flicks a high ball forward to Simon Owen who takes it down. Simon Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Aladino Maiuri manages to gather it.
15.08
Alan Grant receives the ball from a throw-in from Arthur Peters. Alan Grant advances with the ball. Alan Grant plays a one-two with Simon Owen and advances towards the goal... Alan Grant side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.33
Steve Summerbee threads a neat ball through to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage threads a neat ball through to Simon Owen. Simon Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro but the linesman indicates offside!
28.37
Norman Carlton flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Burbage who takes it down. Arthur Burbage knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Owen. Simon Owen makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
33.33
Marc Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Owen. Simon Owen advances inside the box! Simon Owen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.37
Nick Huckerby flicks a high pass forward to Marc Adams who brings the ball under control. Marc Adams runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marc Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
38.02
Showing composure, Farid Capiaux plays the ball forward to Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher hits a low pass to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.54
Leonardo Delpiano kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Telfer. Garry Telfer flicks a high pass forward to Bakary Kaiser who brings the ball under control. Bakary Kaiser shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
42.56
Norman Carlton hacks Linus Lindemann from behind! The referee calls over Norman Carlton and shows him a yellow card! Linus Lindemann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Alan Grant barges into Jose Fortes Marin. Alan Grant is warned by the referee! Jose Fortes Marin runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off the second half!
48.55
Jose Fortes Marin makes a probing pass to Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser threads a neat ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres whips in a cross ball towards Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bristol City!
54.56
Bakary Kaiser threads a neat ball through to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Chris Bloomer!
59.59
Jose Fortes Marin threads the ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres makes a great pass forward. Graham Serrant runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.23
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Bill May replacing Juan Torres, Remco Veldman replacing Pablo Ramirez and Edmundo Carmona replacing Farid Capiaux .
67.05
Remco Veldman passes the ball forward to Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Bill May. Bill May is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Chris Bloomer gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
72.43
Anthony Fletcher decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Fletcher makes a simple pass, allowing Bill May to run into the box. Bill May takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.59
Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Nicolas Morales replacing Arthur Burbage .
78.62
Norman Carlton sees Felipe Navarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Navarro plays a scrappy one-two with Arthur Peters and advances towards the goal... Felipe Navarro strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Aladino Maiuri is on top of it.
79.22
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.27
Steve Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Grant. Alan Grant flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Carlton knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro connects with a diving header. Aladino Maiuri easily picks it out of the air!
87.01
Nick Huckerby surges forward with the ball. Nick Huckerby shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

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

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
32.5%
42.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Simon Owen 33
Nick Huckerby 87
Graham Serrant 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nick Huckerby of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Nick Huckerby (DEF)goal scored
9
3.Steve Summerbee (DEF)
7
4.Marc Adams (DEF)
7
5.John Grant (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
6
7.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)yellow card
7
9.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
7
10.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
6
11.Simon Owen (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jacob Venus (MID)
0
13.Nicolas Morales (ATT)
6
14.Ben Impey (ATT)
0

1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
7
2.Farid Capiaux (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Delpiano (DEF)
6
4.Jose Fortes Marin (DEF)
7
5.Linus Lindemann (MID)
6
6.Anthony Fletcher (MID)
7
7.Pablo Ramirez (MID)
6
8.Garry Telfer (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)
7
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bakary Kaiser (ATT)
7
 
12.Bill May (ATT)
6
13.Remco Veldman (MID)
6
14.Edmundo Carmona (DEF)
6