Match Report
| Torquay United | Torquay United |  |  | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titus Hurst | T. Hurst |  | 38 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Eddie Wright | E. Wright | |||||||||
| Aaron Williamson | A. Williamson | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 |  | Vadym Karavayev | V. Karavayev | |||||||||
| Les Howells | L. Howells | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Greg Prior | G. Prior | |||||||||
| Carl Jess | C. Jess | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Gary Newton | G. Newton | |||||||||
| Marc Rohrschneider | M. Rohrschneider |  | 57 | M | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Marc Elliott | M. Elliott | |||||||||
| Steinar Iversen | S. Iversen |  | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Damien Venus | D. Venus | |||||||||
| Jack Trustfull | J. Trustfull |  | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Danny Wilcox | D. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Paul Chadwick | P. Chadwick | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Edward Owen | E. Owen | |||||||||
| Harry Impey | H. Impey | | 46 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Steve Venus | S. Venus | |||||||||
| Hassan Hadji | H. Hadji |  | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Richard Wise | R. Wise | |||||||||
| Gary Dixon | G. Dixon | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | James Drake | J. Drake | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Plainmoor Ground where Torquay United play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 4,302 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Torquay United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Torquay United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Torquay United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.17
0-0Steinar Iversen flicks the ball to his team mate, Hassan Hadji. Hassan Hadji goes all the way! Hassan Hadji tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
10.55
Edward Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake whips in a cross ball towards Richard Wise. Richard Wise heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.21
0-1Greg Prior kicks a strong pass forward to Damien Venus. Damien Venus threads the ball through to Richard Wise. Richard Wise threads the ball through to James Drake. James Drake tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.54
0-1Danny Wilcox advances with the ball. Danny Wilcox goes all the way! Danny Wilcox tries a spectacular strike. Titus Hurst easily smothers it.
26.27
0-1Jack Trustfull makes a simple pass to Gary Dixon. Gary Dixon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Impey but he's offside!
27.31
Les Howells deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steinar Iversen. Steinar Iversen kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Dixon. Gary Dixon goes all the way! Gary Dixon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
32.58
0-1Damien Venus makes a simple pass to Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Howells.
40.21
Danny Wilcox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Wise. Richard Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Williamson.
42.09
Damien Venus threads the ball through to Steve Venus. Steve Venus lofts in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Marc Rohrschneider threads the ball through to Hassan Hadji. Hassan Hadji makes a probing pass to Harry Impey. Harry Impey rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Wigan Athletic start the second half!
47.07
Les Howells takes it forward alone. Les Howells sees space and advances. Les Howells passes the ball forward to Harry Impey. Harry Impey shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Eddie Wright!
48.16
Gary Newton sees a break and surges forward. Gary Newton makes a probing pass to Steve Venus. Steve Venus goes all the way! Steve Venus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Titus Hurst had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
51.17
0-2Jack Trustfull barges into Damien Venus. Jack Trustfull is given a warning by the referee! Damien Venus runs off the knock.
57.10
Aaron Williamson knocks the ball forward to Marc Rohrschneider. Marc Rohrschneider passes the ball forward to Gary Dixon. Gary Dixon goes all the way! Gary Dixon takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.27
Gary Newton knocks the ball forward to Danny Wilcox. Danny Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake plays a perfect one-two with Steve Venus and rushes in on goal... James Drake shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.04
Aaron Williamson knocks the ball forward to Steinar Iversen. Steinar Iversen kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Impey. Harry Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Wright who gathers it comfortably.
61.23
Steinar Iversen surges forward with the ball. Steinar Iversen passes the ball forward to Gary Dixon. Gary Dixon takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
63.03
Marc Elliott makes a probing pass to Damien Venus. Damien Venus 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 Carl Jess.
71.30
Marc Rohrschneider makes a probing pass to Hassan Hadji. Hassan Hadji kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Impey but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.33
Paul Chadwick barges into Damien Venus. Paul Chadwick is warned by the referee! Damien Venus runs off the knock.
75.26
Carl Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Jack Trustfull. Jack Trustfull knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Impey. Harry Impey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Dixon but he's offside!
78.55
Edward Owen makes a beautiful solo run. Edward Owen lofts in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.48
0-2Aaron Williamson barges into James Drake. Aaron Williamson is given a warning by the referee! James Drake carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.37
Steinar Iversen makes a probing pass to Harry Impey. Harry Impey plays a perfect one-two with Gary Dixon and rushes in on goal... Harry Impey tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.36
Gary Newton passes the ball forward to Danny Wilcox. Danny Wilcox kicks a strong pass forward to James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Steinar Iversen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Dixon. Gary Dixon goes all the way! Gary Dixon shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
27.3%
42%
30.7%
Scorers
| James Drake 21 Steve Venus 48 |