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25/10/2053, Wigan Athletic Stadium, Wigan, England
FA Cup, Round 1

Wigan Vs Eastbourne

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , J MacGibbon (CB) , B Wynne (CB) , C Donaghue (CB) , B Donovan (RB) , C Filipacchi (LB) , J Bate (CDM) , G MacIver (CAM) , M Abraham (RM) , G Christodoulou (LM) , M Trakas (ST) And the subs are: P Lloyd (CB) , T McBay (CB) , G Myles (CM) , J Kemp (CM) , D Mulryan (ST)

Eastbourne play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Drummond (GK) , M Drennan (CB) , P Valentine (CB) , J Cram (CB) , A Otuwe (RB) , B Gaul (LB) , G Murrow (CDM) , Z Moncrief (CAM) , R Sayer (RM) , H Ogunkoya (LM) , A Prentice (ST) And the subs are: D Shea (CB) , E Matthew (CB) , N Hasting (CM) , B Rae (CM) , C Whetten (ST)

Welcome to Wigan Athletic Stadium in Wigan, England where Wigan will face Eastbourne.  This is round 1 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 12267.

1' - Wigan kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Michael Abraham plays a short pass to Ben Wynne.  Ben Wynne finds Clinton Donaghue with a short pass.  Clinton Donaghue finds John Bate with a long ball.  John Bate curls in a cross, but the ball misses everyone.  

5' - John Bate tries to beat Paul Valentine using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

6' - John Bate whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Jasper Cram.  

23' - Adam Otuwe sees a run from Adam Prentice.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

37' - Gethin MacIver hits the ball long to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon slides the ball to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou slides the ball to Matt Trakas.  Matt Trakas sees a run from Gethin MacIver.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Gethin MacIver is able to take the ball.  Gethin MacIver attempts a shot...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Gethin MacIver for Wigan!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

37' - Eastbourne kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - Billy Donovan successfully tackles Zach Moncrief and gains possession for his team.  Billy Donovan sees a run from Matt Trakas.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Matt Trakas runs on to the ball.  Matt Trakas takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  John Bate gets to the ball first...John Bate tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Eastbourne kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Ricky Sayer passes the ball to Zach Moncrief.  Zach Moncrief plays the ball to Gethin Murrow.  Gethin Murrow sees a run from Zach Moncrief.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - Adam Otuwe passes to Zach Moncrief.  Chris Filipacchi dispossesses Zach Moncrief and takes possession.  Wigan try to launch a quick counter attack.  Chris Filipacchi sees Michael Abraham making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Zach Moncrief will come off.  Neil Hasting is brought on from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ricky Sayer is going to be taken off.  Bryan Rae is going to be brought on.  

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Adam Prentice is going to be taken off.  Cody Whetten joins the game from the bench.  

68' - Ben Wynne plays a short pass to Gethin MacIver.  Gethin MacIver spots a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Greg Christodoulou takes the ball.  Greg Christodoulou tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's an exquisite goal from the Wigan player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

69' - Eastbourne kick the ball off for the restart.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Billy Donovan will come off.  Thomas McBay joins the game from the bench.  

77' - Gethin MacIver dispossesses Henry Ogunkoya and the ball goes loose.  Ben Wynne spots a run from Michael Abraham.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John MacGibbon will come off.  Phylip Lloyd is brought on from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Matt Trakas is going to be taken off.  Danny Mulryan is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Sam Drummond finds Adam Otuwe with a short pass.  Adam Otuwe uses his pace to beat Michael Abraham, but is illegally impeded.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. Michael Abraham has been booked.  That will be a freekick for Eastbourne.  

88' - Ben Wynne hits the ball long to Thomas McBay.  Thomas McBay sees John Bate making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - Gethin Murrow sees Bryan Rae making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Bryan Rae takes the ball.  Bryan Rae tries to place the ball past the keeper...but Robert Kitchen gets down to stop the shot!  

92' - Robert Kitchen spots a run from Gethin MacIver.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gethin MacIver is able to control the ball.  Gethin MacIver fires a shot...but the shot bounces off the post!  Neil Hasting is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Wigan 2 - 0 Eastbourne.