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07/01/2054, Wigan Athletic Stadium, Wigan, England
League One, English Football League

Wigan Vs Cardiff

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)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O McNiven (GK) , L Whalen (CB) , S Evans (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , O Brain (LB) , M Mewies (CDM) , J Finlayson (CAM) , L Smith (RM) , Z Rayburn (LM) , A Dower (ST) And the subs are: G Meyrick (CB) , V Ruddock (CM) , M Keenor (CM) , A Weale (ST)

Welcome to Wigan Athletic Stadium in Wigan, England where Wigan will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 24518.

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

9' - Joe MacGuire hits the ball long to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain passes the ball to Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies curves the ball into the box and finds John Finlayson.  John Finlayson tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Robert Kitchen!  

13' - Robert Kitchen passes the ball to Ben Wynne.  Ben Wynne plays a long ball to Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham sees a run from John Bate.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but John Bate is caught offside!  

20' - Mark Mewies passes a long ball to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa passes the ball to John Finlayson.  Gethin MacIver tackles John Finlayson and gains possession for his team.  Gethin MacIver slides the ball to John Kemp.  John Kemp attempts to outskill John Finlayson and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

23' - Rhod Orewa tackles John Kemp and takes possession.  Rhod Orewa plays a long pass to John Finlayson.  With a turn of pace, John Finlayson beats John MacGibbon.  

23' - John Finlayson curls in a cross, but opposing player Ben Wynne takes possession.  

29' - Ben Wynne passes the ball to Billy Donovan.  Billy Donovan plays the ball to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon sees a run from John Kemp.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Kemp is able to take the ball.  John Kemp reaches the byline and tries a cutback and the ball reaches Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Oliver McNiven deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Wigan.  Michael Abraham gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou powers a header down towards the bottom corner...but Oliver McNiven gets down to stop the shot!  

33' - Oliver McNiven plays the ball to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa slides the ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire spots a run from Arthur Dower.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Arthur Dower is able to take the ball.  Arthur Dower hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Arthur Dower for Cardiff!  The keeper had no chance!

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

35' - Greg Christodoulou plays the ball to Gethin MacIver.  Gethin MacIver passes to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou takes the ball past Zachary Rayburn with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Zachary Rayburn the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Wigan.  

41' - John Bate slides the ball to Gethin MacIver.  Gethin MacIver attempts to outskill Mark Mewies, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

42' - Gethin MacIver tries to beat Leeroy Whalen using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

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

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

52' - Sam Evans slides the ball to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson passes to Sam Evans.  Sam Evans chips a long ball to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain chips a long ball to Leeroy Whalen.  John MacGibbon successfully tackles Leeroy Whalen and takes possession.  John MacGibbon sees Greg Christodoulou making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Greg Christodoulou is able to control the ball.  Greg Christodoulou looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's a fine goal from the Wigan player!  The keeper had no chance!

53' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Evans is going to be taken off.  Griffith Meyrick joins the game from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Kemp is going to be taken off.  Danny Mulryan joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Danny Mulryan uses his pace to beat Ollie Brain.  

58' - Danny Mulryan sees a run from Gethin MacIver.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gethin MacIver is caught offside!  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Bate is going to be taken off.  Phylip Lloyd is going to be brought on.  

69' - Phylip Lloyd finds Ben Wynne with a long ball.  Ben Wynne finds Greg Christodoulou with a short pass.  Greg Christodoulou attempts to beat Griffith Meyrick using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

69' - Greg Christodoulou sees a run from Gethin MacIver.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Gethin MacIver is caught offside!  

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Billy Donovan will come off.  Thomas McBay is brought on from the bench.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Finlayson is going to be taken off.  Malcolm Keenor is going to be brought on.  

75' - Ben Wynne sees a run from Phylip Lloyd.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Phylip Lloyd takes the ball.  Phylip Lloyd looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Oliver McNiven!  The linesman signals its a corner for Wigan.  Michael Abraham places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Danny Mulryan.  Danny Mulryan directs a header towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from Danny Mulryan for Wigan!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

80' - Gethin MacIver curls in a cross, but Ollie Brain intercepts and takes possession.  

83' - Ollie Brain passes to Zachary Rayburn.  Zachary Rayburn tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Cardiff.  Mark Mewies gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

88' - Arthur Dower successfully tackles Phylip Lloyd and the ball goes loose.  Phylip Lloyd plays a long ball to Thomas McBay.  Rhod Orewa successfully tackles Thomas McBay and takes possession.  Rhod Orewa plays the ball to Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies sees Zachary Rayburn making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - Greg Christodoulou plays a short pass to Gethin MacIver.  Gethin MacIver spots a run from Phylip Lloyd.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Phylip Lloyd takes the ball.  Phylip Lloyd looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Oliver McNiven manages to stop the shot!  



The match has ended Wigan 2 - 1 Cardiff City.