Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Insley | D. Insley |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Alen Sladakovic | A. Sladakovic | |||||||||
| Ruel Rankin | R. Rankin | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Craig Duberry | C. Duberry | |||||||||
| Phil Crooks | P. Crooks | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Andrez Matteazzi | A. Matteazzi | |||||||||
| Giampaolo Comotto | G. Comotto | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Carlos Marquez | C. Marquez | |||||||||
| Rio Moffat | R. Moffat | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Steve Todd | S. Todd | |||||||||
| Sven Helmer | S. Helmer |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Gavin Potts | G. Potts | |||||||||
| Quim Oliveira | Q. Oliveira |  | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Jamie Froggatt | J. Froggatt | |||||||||
| Luca Cavallo | L. Cavallo | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Ian Collymore | I. Collymore | |||||||||
| Duncan Cleland | D. Cleland |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Ronnie Nijkamp | R. Nijkamp | |||||||||
| Marc Cooke | M. Cooke | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Ian Defoe | I. Defoe | |||||||||
| Thomas Elzinga | T. Elzinga | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Jason Robson | J. Robson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 17,635 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off!
3.38
0-0Ruel Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer knocks the ball forward to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Alen Sladakovic.
4.26
0-0Luca Cavallo threads the ball through to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland goes all the way! Duncan Cleland tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.21
1-0Sven Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke goes all the way! Marc Cooke tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marc Cooke!
12.20
1-0Carlos Marquez catches Duncan Cleland on the ankles. Carlos Marquez is warned by the referee! Duncan Cleland stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.16
Luca Cavallo chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga goes all the way! Thomas Elzinga tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.53
Giampaolo Comotto threads the ball through to Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland goes all the way! Duncan Cleland tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
28.47
Ruel Rankin barges into Ronnie Nijkamp. Ruel Rankin is warned by the referee! Ronnie Nijkamp runs off the knock.
30.02
2-0Luca Cavallo knocks the ball forward to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Marquez.
32.06
Sven Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke threads the ball through to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thomas Elzinga!
38.43
Gavin Potts passes the ball forward to Ronnie Nijkamp. Ronnie Nijkamp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
39.16
Quim Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
40.06
Carlos Marquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Todd. Steve Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Defoe. Ian Defoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.05
Gavin Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Nijkamp. Ronnie Nijkamp plays a perfect one-two with Jason Robson and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Nijkamp shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Ian Collymore makes a simple pass to Ian Defoe. Ian Defoe knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Robson. Jason Robson powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Darren Insley had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off the second half!
49.22
3-2Andrez Matteazzi hacks Duncan Cleland from behind! The referee calls over Andrez Matteazzi and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Cleland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.12
Jamie Froggatt knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Robson. Jason Robson knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Nijkamp. Ronnie Nijkamp flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.27
Phil Crooks makes a simple pass to Quim Oliveira. Quim Oliveira threads the ball through to Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.50
Sven Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland goes all the way! Duncan Cleland takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.28
Steve Todd brings the ball forward. Steve Todd whips in a cross ball towards Jason Robson. Jason Robson powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
65.27
Gavin Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Defoe. Ian Defoe goes all the way! Ian Defoe shoots from just inside the box but Darren Insley is on top of it.
66.37
Carlos Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Froggatt. Jamie Froggatt makes a probing pass to Jason Robson. Jason Robson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
69.34
4-2Manchester City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.05
Jamie Froggatt makes a simple pass to Ronnie Nijkamp. Ronnie Nijkamp shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Darren Insley manages to gather it comfortably.
73.22
Gavin Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Defoe. Ian Defoe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
79.05
4-2Sven Helmer makes a simple pass to Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke passes the ball forward but Duncan Cleland is offside!
83.05
Rio Moffat knocks the ball forward to Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer passes the ball forward to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Gavin Potts threads the ball through to Ronnie Nijkamp. Ronnie Nijkamp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Crooks.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Marc Cooke 6 Thomas Elzinga 21, 32, 83 Duncan Cleland 58 | Ronnie Nijkamp 42 Jason Robson 45 |