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22/11/2053, MacKillop Arena, Darlington, England
League One, English Football League

Darlington Vs Wigan

Darlington play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: E Kelsoe (GK) , D Flanagan (CB) , I Finley (CB) , M Hyland (RB) , M Buchan (LB) , M Esplin (CDM) , J Owen (CDM) , C de Honnecourt (CAM) , G McComb (CAM) , P Wayne (ST) , D Keefe (ST) And the subs are: C Kennedy (CB) , P Wallis (CB) , F McCreary (CM) , N Clark (CM) , J Strachan (ST)

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) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: P Lloyd (CB) , T McBay (CB) , K Doma (CM) , G Myles (CM) , D Mulryan (ST)

Welcome to MacKillop Arena in Darlington, England where Darlington will face Wigan.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 90000.

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

8' - John Bate dispossesses Charles de Honnecourt and gains possession for his team.  John Bate tries to use ball skills to beat Joe Owen and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

9' - John Bate spots a run from Gethin MacIver.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Gethin MacIver is able to take the ball.  Gethin MacIver attempts a shot...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Gordon McComb gets to the ball first and clears.

12' - Ben Wynne spots a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Greg Christodoulou is caught offside!  

17' - Gordon McComb finds Mark Hyland with a short pass.  Mark Hyland passes to Mark Buchan.  Gethin MacIver tackles Mark Buchan and gains possession for his team.  Mark Esplin dispossesses Gethin MacIver and gains possession for his team.  Mark Esplin attempts to beat Chris Filipacchi using his skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

18' - Mark Esplin sees a run from Gordon McComb.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Gordon McComb runs on to the ball.  Gordon McComb attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

22' - Robert Kitchen slides the ball to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon passes the ball to Chris Filipacchi.  Mark Esplin dispossesses Chris Filipacchi and takes the ball.  Darlington launch a counter attack.  John Bate tackles Mark Esplin and the ball goes loose.  Gethin MacIver spots a run from John Bate.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

26' - Billy Donovan sees Gethin MacIver making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gethin MacIver has strayed offside!  

28' - Gordon McComb slides the ball to Inigo Finley.  Inigo Finley sees a run from Denton Keefe.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Denton Keefe is able to control the ball.  Denton Keefe tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Denton Keefe for Darlington!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

29' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Clinton Donaghue dispossesses Denton Keefe and gains possession for his team.  Clinton Donaghue finds Gethin MacIver with a long pass.  Gethin MacIver passes to John Kemp.  John Kemp slides the ball to Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham crosses the ball into the box, but Mark Esplin intercepts the ball.  

38' - Mark Esplin tries to use ball skills to beat John MacGibbon.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Mark Esplin runs with the ball!  

41' - John MacGibbon passes the ball to Clinton Donaghue.  Clinton Donaghue plays a long pass to Ben Wynne.  Ben Wynne whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Charles de Honnecourt.  

43' - Charles de Honnecourt spots a run from Gordon McComb.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Gordon McComb runs on to the ball.  Gordon McComb tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Gordon McComb scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Darlington player!  The ball went in off the upright!

43' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

45' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dale Flanagan is going to be taken off.  Chris Kennedy is brought on from the bench.  

53' - John Bate takes the ball past Charles de Honnecourt with a turn of pace.  

54' - John Bate whips in a cross, finding Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham shoots...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Kemp is going to be taken off.  Danny Mulryan is going to be brought on.  

55' - Edward Kelsoe spots a run from Charles de Honnecourt.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

59' - John Bate plays the ball to Chris Filipacchi.  Chris Filipacchi finds Gethin MacIver with a short pass.  Gethin MacIver chips a long ball to John Bate.  John Bate attempts to use his skills to beat Inigo Finley and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

59' - John Bate crosses the ball into the box, but Charles de Honnecourt intercepts the ball.  

60' - Charles de Honnecourt sees a run from Denton Keefe.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter Wayne is going to be taken off.  Jack Strachan is going to be brought on.  

63' - John MacGibbon speeds past Jack Strachan.  

69' - Inigo Finley hits the ball long to Mark Hyland.  Mark Hyland sees Jack Strachan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Jack Strachan has strayed offside!  

71' - John Bate slides the ball to Chris Filipacchi.  Chris Filipacchi takes the ball past Joe Owen with a turn of pace.  

72' - Chris Filipacchi sees Michael Abraham making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Michael Abraham is caught offside!  

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

75' - Chris Filipacchi brings the ball forward, outpacing Charles de Honnecourt.  

76' - Chris Filipacchi sees Greg Christodoulou making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Greg Christodoulou runs on to the ball.  Greg Christodoulou hits a shot, aiming for the top of the net...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's a good goal from the Wigan player!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

76' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ben Wynne is going to be taken off.  Phylip Lloyd is going to be brought on.  

81' - Inigo Finley sees a run from Denton Keefe.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Denton Keefe is able to take the ball.  Denton Keefe tries to cutback, but Jack Strachan overshoots the ball and it goes loose! John MacGibbon plays a long ball to Gethin MacIver.  Gethin MacIver sees John Bate making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John Bate is caught offside!  

87' - Gordon McComb finds Inigo Finley with a long ball.  Inigo Finley spots a run from Charles de Honnecourt.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Charles de Honnecourt runs on to the ball.  Charles de Honnecourt looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Robert Kitchen!  That will be a corner for  Darlington.  Mark Hyland gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, and manages to find Jack Strachan.  Jack Strachan directs a powerful header attempting to beat the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

90' - Robert Kitchen hits the ball long to Chris Filipacchi.  Chris Filipacchi sees John Bate making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and John Bate is able to control the ball.  John Bate tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Edward Kelsoe!  



The match has ended Darlington 2 - 1 Wigan.