Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Phil Atkinson | Phil Atkinson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Wright | E. Wright |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Cristiano Andrade | C. Andrade | |||||||||
| Vadym Karavayev | V. Karavayev |  | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 |  | Alberto Velasco | A. Velasco | |||||||||
| Greg Prior | G. Prior | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Dominic Sullivan | D. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Gary Newton | G. Newton | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Paul Coppinger | P. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Marc Elliott | M. Elliott | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Titus Simonsen | T. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Damien Venus | D. Venus | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Stanley Shields | S. Shields | |||||||||
| Danny Wilcox | D. Wilcox | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 |  | Florian Weigel | F. Weigel | |||||||||
| Edward Owen | E. Owen | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Steven Ward | S. Ward | |||||||||
| Steve Venus | S. Venus | | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Martin Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Richard Wise | R. Wise | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Carlton Lee | C. Lee | |||||||||
| James Drake | J. Drake | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Richard Bellamy | R. Bellamy | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 4,759 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Grimsby Town start the match!
3.23
0-0Florian Weigel sees space and advances. Florian Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.53
Paul Coppinger surges forward with the ball. Paul Coppinger passes the ball forward to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy goes all the way! Richard Bellamy takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.14
Edward Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Wise. Richard Wise lofts in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.51
0-0Alberto Velasco makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Velasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vadym Karavayev.
18.04
0-0Marc Elliott surges forward with the ball. Marc Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Venus. Steve Venus plays a perfect one-two with Richard Wise and rushes in on goal... Steve Venus rockets a shot on goal but Cristiano Andrade is on top of it.
33.42
0-1Stanley Shields sees space and advances. Stanley Shields whips in a cross ball towards Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy directs the ball goalwards with his head. Richard Bellamy scores for Grimsby Town!!
36.42
Steven Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy makes a simple pass to Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee takes a shot at goal but Eddie Wright is on top of it.
38.16
Florian Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee goes all the way! Carlton Lee shoots from just inside the box. Carlton Lee scores for Grimsby Town!!
44.02
Gary Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Damien Venus. Damien Venus kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Wise. Richard Wise goes all the way! Richard Wise tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.27
Alberto Velasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Weigel. Florian Weigel threads the ball through to Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy goes all the way! Richard Bellamy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Eddie Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.48
Damien Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Simonsen.
59.15
Edward Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Wise. Richard Wise shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.26
0-3The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.40
Edward Owen knocks the ball forward to James Drake. James Drake whips in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Cristiano Andrade has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.42
Damien Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Coppinger.
72.51
Alberto Velasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Weigel. Florian Weigel brings the ball forward. Florian Weigel lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Eddie Wright!
73.19
Damien Venus makes a probing pass to James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Sullivan.
75.24
Gary Newton surges forward with the ball. Gary Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake plays a perfect one-two with Richard Wise and rushes in on goal... James Drake tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
78.41
Dominic Sullivan makes a simple pass to Steven Ward. Steven Ward flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.12
Gary Newton advances with the ball. Gary Newton makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Newton goes all the way! Gary Newton takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.56
Steven Ward kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.46
Edward Owen threads the ball through to James Drake. James Drake plays a perfect one-two with Richard Wise and rushes in on goal... James Drake makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Damien Venus sees space and advances. Damien Venus knocks in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
28.9%
42.2%
28.9%
Scorers
| Steve Venus 67 | Richard Bellamy 33, 47 Carlton Lee 38 |