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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Blundell Park where Grimsby Town play host to Wigan Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Grimsby Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Grimsby Town kicking off!
3.31
Danny Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
8.34
Alberto Velasco surges forward with the ball. Alberto Velasco makes a simple pass to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.44
Richard Bellamy catches Greg Prior on the ankles. Richard Bellamy is given a warning by the referee! Greg Prior hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.49
Paul Coppinger sees space and advances. Paul Coppinger threads the ball through to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
21.32
Danny Wilcox catches Florian Weigel on the ankles. Danny Wilcox is given a warning by the referee! Florian Weigel runs off the knock.
22.04
Rio Royce threads the ball through to Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.05
Steven Ward clumsily knocks into Damien Venus. The referee calls over Steven Ward and warns him to calm down! Damien Venus runs off the knock.
30.24
Damien Venus decides to run forward with the ball. Damien Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.17
Steven Ward threads the ball through to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.02
Ugo Mills knocks the ball forward to Stanley Shields. Stanley Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vadym Karavayev.
36.28
Rio Royce advances with the ball. Rio Royce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Coppinger.
45.00
Martin Perry decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Perry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
48.45
Rio Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.53
Greg Prior chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Royce. Rio Royce takes it forward alone. Rio Royce shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
53.53
Carlton Lee hacks Vadym Karavayev from behind! The referee calls over Carlton Lee and warns him to calm down! Vadym Karavayev hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.31
Vadym Karavayev knocks the ball forward to Danny Wilcox. Danny Wilcox makes a beautiful solo run. Danny Wilcox whips in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.30
Vadym Karavayev sees space and advances. Vadym Karavayev knocks the ball forward to Richard Wise. Richard Wise finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.01
Stanley Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carlton Lee!
73.11
Rio Royce flicks the ball to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.32
Rio Royce clumsily knocks into Steven Ward. Rio Royce is warned by the referee! Steven Ward stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.14
Stanley Shields makes a simple pass to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.17
Steven Ward comes in with a late challenge on Damien Venus. Steven Ward is given another warning by the referee! Damien Venus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Steve Venus of Wigan Athletic

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 54.2857142857143 vs 45.7142857142857
Play Area
Home team third: 25.71%, Midfield: 48.57%, Away team third: 25.71%