Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Wright | E. Wright |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Bill Cort | B. Cort | |||||||||
| Vadym Karavayev | V. Karavayev |  | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Stuart Vieira | S. Vieira | |||||||||
| Greg Prior | G. Prior | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Marvin Hurst | M. Hurst | |||||||||
| Gary Newton | G. Newton | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Martin Fletcher | M. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Marc Elliott | M. Elliott | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 |  | Rui Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Damien Venus | D. Venus | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Jason Lockley | J. Lockley | |||||||||
| Danny Wilcox | D. Wilcox | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Frank Howells | F. Howells | |||||||||
| Edward Owen | E. Owen | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Ruel Monk | R. Monk | |||||||||
| Steve Venus | S. Venus | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Leon Montague | L. Montague | |||||||||
| Richard Wise | R. Wise | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 |  | Pierre-Yves Cascini | P. Cascini | |||||||||
| James Drake | J. Drake | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Renato Marsala | R. Marsala | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 4,469 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Wigan Athletic start the match!
2.31
0-1Martin Fletcher decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala plays a perfect one-two with Leon Montague and rushes in on goal... Renato Marsala rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.25
0-1Vadym Karavayev flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Owen. Edward Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Wise. Richard Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
9.52
0-1Danny Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Fletcher.
15.34
0-1Wigan Athletic are easily keeping Tranmere Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
21.13
Rui Castro knocks the ball forward to Ruel Monk. Ruel Monk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Montague. Leon Montague shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.31
0-1Danny Wilcox knocks the ball forward to Steve Venus. Steve Venus shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.14
0-1Richard Wise clumsily knocks into Marvin Hurst. Richard Wise is warned by the referee! Marvin Hurst runs off the knock.
30.37
Gary Newton decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Wise. Richard Wise plays a perfect one-two with James Drake and rushes in on goal... Richard Wise takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Bill Cort!
32.17
Martin Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Ruel Monk. Ruel Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Montague. Leon Montague goes all the way! Leon Montague tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
33.47
Frank Howells knocks the ball to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala goes all the way! Renato Marsala rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.14
Damien Venus makes a simple pass to Richard Wise. Richard Wise goes all the way! Richard Wise makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.35
Stuart Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Howells. Frank Howells passes the ball forward to Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.28
Martin Fletcher passes the ball forward to Jason Lockley. Jason Lockley advances with the ball. Jason Lockley goes all the way! Jason Lockley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Tranmere Rovers kick off!
47.24
Marc Elliott clumsily knocks into Pierre-Yves Cascini. The referee calls over Marc Elliott and warns him to calm down! Pierre-Yves Cascini runs off the knock.
48.35
Martin Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Howells. Frank Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.58
Gary Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Wilcox. Danny Wilcox knocks the ball forward to Steve Venus. Steve Venus shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Bill Cort manages to gather it comfortably.
55.28
Ruel Monk hacks Damien Venus from behind! Ruel Monk is given a warning by the referee! Damien Venus runs off the knock.
57.14
Frank Howells makes a simple pass to Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Montague. Leon Montague is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.40
Frank Howells flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Montague. Leon Montague sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Eddie Wright manages to gather it comfortably.
72.31
Vadym Karavayev controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Owen. Edward Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Fletcher.
73.00
Marc Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Owen. Edward Owen passes the ball forward to Steve Venus. Steve Venus whips in a cross ball towards Richard Wise. Richard Wise powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.16
Martin Fletcher passes the ball forward to Frank Howells. What vision.Frank Howells makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.47
Danny Wilcox threads the ball through to Steve Venus. Steve Venus lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Wise. Richard Wise heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
83.38
Edward Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Venus. Steve Venus whips in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
84.34
Edward Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.42
Rui Castro knocks the ball forward to Ruel Monk. Ruel Monk makes a simple pass to Leon Montague. Leon Montague goes all the way! Leon Montague rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Eddie Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Gary Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Venus. Damien Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Wise. Richard Wise shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Richard Wise!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46%
54%
Play Area
27.6%
41.4%
31%
Scorers