Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| William Birkinshaw | William Birkinshaw | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Mason | P. Mason |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Spencer Wise | S. Wise | |||||||||
| Alec Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | | 27 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Jacob Huckerby | J. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Greg Mortensen | G. Mortensen | | 32 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | George Lockley | G. Lockley | |||||||||
| Shaun Barton | S. Barton | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Anthony Brown | A. Brown | |||||||||
| Victor Alonso | V. Alonso |  | 27 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Adrian Milosovici | A. Milosovici | |||||||||
| Martial Carnot | M. Carnot |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Graeme Edwards | G. Edwards | |||||||||
| Christian Augstein | C. Augstein |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Morris Hibbs | M. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan |  | 24 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Darius Scowcroft | D. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Markus Lorenz | M. Lorenz | | 67 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Martin Lindner | M. Lindner | |||||||||
| Rafik Bréchet | R. Bréchet | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Gary Weir | G. Weir | |||||||||
| Stan Cadamarteri | S. Cadamarteri | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Ugo Forbes | U. Forbes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 8,603 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers get the match underway!
3.10
0-1Martin Lindner passes the ball forward to Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Weir. Gary Weir directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gary Weir!
6.29
0-1Anthony Brown takes it forward alone. Anthony Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.04
0-1Martial Carnot surges forward with the ball. Martial Carnot knocks in a cross ball towards Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Spencer Wise easily picks it out of the air!
9.12
Martial Carnot chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Spencer Wise who gathers it comfortably.
10.42
Darius Scowcroft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Mason who gathers it comfortably.
12.07
0-1Martial Carnot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
15.18
George Lockley makes a simple pass to Graeme Edwards. Graeme Edwards flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Mason who gathers it comfortably.
16.12
Christian Augstein surges forward with the ball. Christian Augstein passes the ball forward to Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
20.41
Martin Lindner decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Lindner finds some space and shoots from distance. Martin Lindner scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
26.38
Christian Augstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.24
Darius Scowcroft threads the ball through to Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.19
Martin Lindner makes a probing pass to Gary Weir. Gary Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.47
Shaun Barton makes a probing pass to Martial Carnot. Martial Carnot chips the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.24
Martial Carnot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz shoots from long range but it flies wide!
39.40
0-2Blackburn Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.25
0-2Morris Hibbs catches Christian Augstein on the ankles. The referee calls over Morris Hibbs and warns him to calm down! Christian Augstein stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.47
Darius Scowcroft knocks the ball forward to Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Shaun Barton.
48.41
Christian Augstein flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Spencer Wise easily smothers it.
51.30
Darius Scowcroft knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.14
Wigan Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.12
Christian Augstein threads the ball through to Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
55.57
Christian Augstein advances with the ball. Christian Augstein sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
60.25
Adrian Milosovici chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
63.23
Anthony Brown deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.35
Morris Hibbs chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Paul Mason.
71.14
0-3Christian Augstein catches Darius Scowcroft on the ankles. Christian Augstein is warned by the referee! Darius Scowcroft grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.30
Yurtcan Özalan flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Spencer Wise manages to keep it out.
78.54
Yurtcan Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.32
Morris Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes whips in a cross ball towards Gary Weir. Gary Weir directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Paul Mason.
84.51
Martin Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Forbes. Ugo Forbes flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.24
Graeme Edwards flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Weir. Gary Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.40
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Gary Weir comes in with a late challenge on Shaun Barton. The referee calls over Gary Weir and warns him to calm down! Shaun Barton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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