Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 20,138 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brentford and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Brentford and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Brentford kicking off!
2.21
0-0Javier Suggs clumsily knocks into Michael Chappuis. Javier Suggs is warned by the referee! Michael Chappuis runs off the knock.
2.21
0-0Brentford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
3.46
0-0Daniel Lidstrom deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Tarozzi. Giampietro Tarozzi makes a probing pass to Max Yobou. Max Yobou lofts in a cross ball towards Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Nicholas Tiatto!
4.28
0-1Giampietro Tarozzi makes a probing pass to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs knocks in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou flicks the ball with his head. Max Yobou scores for Wigan Athletic!!
8.12
0-1Garry Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diogo Figueroa.
15.34
Michael Chappuis chips the ball to his team mate, Farid Saïfi. Farid Saïfi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gísli Gudmundsson. Gísli Gudmundsson knocks the ball forward to Marinos Tsoukalas. Marinos Tsoukalas rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by George Urzica!
18.33
Farid Saïfi makes a beautiful solo run. Farid Saïfi plays a perfect one-two with Artur Pavenic and rushes in on goal... Farid Saïfi tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! George Urzica has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.42
1-1Enzo Gissi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Farid Saïfi. Farid Saïfi makes a beautiful solo run. Farid Saïfi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gísli Gudmundsson. Gísli Gudmundsson takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
30.35
Gísli Gudmundsson comes in with a late challenge on Hayder Risco. Gísli Gudmundsson is given a warning by the referee! Hayder Risco stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.18
João Miguel Denilson flicks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Chappuis.
36.37
Hayder Risco takes it forward alone. Hayder Risco makes a simple pass to Max Yobou. Max Yobou shoots from long range but somehow Nicholas Tiatto manages to keep it out.
38.24
Garry Davidson makes a simple pass to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs lofts in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou flicks the ball with his head. Nicholas Tiatto easily picks it out of the air!
40.26
Simão Moran makes a beautiful solo run. Simão Moran shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.01
1-1Simão Moran passes the ball forward to Artur Pavenic. Artur Pavenic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gísli Gudmundsson but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic get the second half underway!
49.25
João Miguel Denilson threads the ball through to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diogo Figueroa.
51.13
Daniel Lidstrom threads the ball through to Garry Davidson. Garry Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicholas Tiatto who gathers it comfortably.
53.59
Enzo Gissi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefaan Grun. Stefaan Grun makes a simple pass to Artur Pavenic. Artur Pavenic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.51
Farid Saïfi comes in with a late challenge on Garry Davidson. The referee calls over Farid Saïfi and warns him to calm down! Garry Davidson runs off the knock.
55.23
Aabraham Forssell passes the ball forward to Marinos Tsoukalas. Marinos Tsoukalas threads the ball through to Artur Pavenic but he's offside!
57.04
Giampietro Tarozzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland makes a probing pass to Max Yobou but he's offside!
63.27
Diogo Figueroa chips the ball to his team mate, Farid Saïfi. Farid Saïfi takes it forward alone. Farid Saïfi shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
65.40
1-1Manfred Meiser barges into Gísli Gudmundsson. The referee calls over Manfred Meiser and shows him a yellow card! Gísli Gudmundsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.24
1-1Simão Moran catches Giampietro Tarozzi on the ankles. The referee calls over Simão Moran and shows him a yellow card! Giampietro Tarozzi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.07
Garry Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Farid Saïfi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Farid Saïfi stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.31
Giampietro Tarozzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Yobou. Max Yobou lofts in a cross ball towards Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.03
Enzo Gissi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simão Moran. Simão Moran passes the ball forward to Gísli Gudmundsson. Gísli Gudmundsson finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by George Urzica!
81.41
Aabraham Forssell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marinos Tsoukalas. Marinos Tsoukalas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Lidstrom.
83.49
Marinos Tsoukalas catches Daniel Lidstrom on the ankles. The referee calls over Marinos Tsoukalas and warns him to calm down! Daniel Lidstrom stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.57
Enzo Gissi catches Max Yobou on the ankles. Enzo Gissi is given a warning by the referee! Max Yobou hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
25.6%
41.5%
32.9%
Scorers
| Farid Saïfi 18 | Max Yobou 4 |