Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Dunn | Kevin Dunn | Andrian Andrianforesta | Andrian Andrianforesta | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Urzica | G. Urzica |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Dagui Tiéné | D. Tiéné | |||||||||
| Pascal Arndt | P. Arndt |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Jon Isaksson | J. Isaksson | |||||||||
| Tomislav Boksic | T. Boksic |  | 86 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Rodney Condé | R. Condé | |||||||||
| Hayder Risco | H. Risco |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Jody Galli | J. Galli | |||||||||
| Manfred Meiser | M. Meiser |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Paolo Jack | P. Jack | |||||||||
| Jonathan Waters | J. Waters | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | George Kahn | G. Kahn | |||||||||
| Stefan Laursen | S. Laursen | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Craig Woodcock | C. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Yves-A. Ferreira | Y. Ferreira |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Luigi Calaiò | L. Calaiò | |||||||||
| Gunnar Håland | G. Håland |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 |  | Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo | |||||||||
| Max Yobou | M. Yobou | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Jacob Jess | J. Jess | |||||||||
| Javier Suggs | J. Suggs |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Malcolm James | M. James | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Wigan Athletic and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Wigan Athletic and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Manchester City kick off!
3.02
0-0Tomislav Boksic chips the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Ferreira. Yves-A. Ferreira makes a probing pass to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Jack.
6.41
0-0Tomislav Boksic kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Waters. Jonathan Waters kicks a strong pass forward to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
10.10
0-0Malcolm James clumsily knocks into Manfred Meiser. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Manfred Meiser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.23
Yves-A. Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Jack.
14.11
0-0Jody Galli comes in with a late challenge on Javier Suggs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Javier Suggs runs off the knock.
15.14
0-0George Kahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess finds some space and shoots from distance but George Urzica is on top of it.
18.23
0-0Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Wigan Athletic's defence.
20.34
0-0Jacob Jess barges into Manfred Meiser. The referee calls over Jacob Jess and warns him to calm down! Manfred Meiser runs off the knock.
21.28
Yves-A. Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.29
Craig Woodcock comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Laursen. The referee calls over Craig Woodcock and shows him a yellow card! Stefan Laursen runs off the knock.
24.24
Yves-A. Ferreira makes a probing pass to Max Yobou. Max Yobou shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Dagui Tiéné easily smothers it!
30.13
Manfred Meiser threads the ball through to Yves-A. Ferreira. Yves-A. Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou whips in a cross ball towards Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.01
0-0Craig Woodcock flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James passes the ball forward but Lucien Ndo is offside!
38.06
1-0Jonathan Waters makes a probing pass to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.38
Hayder Risco knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Waters. Jonathan Waters makes a probing pass to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic get the second half underway!
47.07
George Kahn passes the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess shoots from outside the area but George Urzica is on top of it.
48.40
Stefan Laursen clumsily knocks into Craig Woodcock. The referee calls over Stefan Laursen and shows him a yellow card! Craig Woodcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.49
Rodney Condé comes in with a late challenge on Max Yobou. Rodney Condé is shown the yellow card! Max Yobou stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.13
Yves-A. Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou knocks in a cross ball towards Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Dagui Tiéné!
59.57
Paolo Jack kicks a strong pass forward to Luigi Calaiò. Luigi Calaiò flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by George Urzica.
65.08
Tomislav Boksic kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Waters. Jonathan Waters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Dagui Tiéné had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
72.54
Craig Woodcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.21
Tomislav Boksic makes a probing pass to Jonathan Waters. Jonathan Waters knocks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.54
George Kahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm James. Malcolm James goes all the way! Malcolm James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but George Urzica is on top of it.
78.15
2-0Stefan Laursen hacks Craig Woodcock from behind! The referee calls over Stefan Laursen and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Craig Woodcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.31
Jody Galli clumsily knocks into Gunnar Håland. The referee calls over Jody Galli and warns him to calm down! Gunnar Håland gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.07
Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball forward to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
85.00
Jonathan Waters makes a beautiful solo run. Jonathan Waters shoots from 20 yards but somehow Dagui Tiéné manages to keep it out.
89.26
Yves-A. Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou tries a spectacular long range effort but Dagui Tiéné is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
6
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
27%
45.9%
27%
Scorers
| Javier Suggs 38 Max Yobou 65 |