Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente56
G
1captain
G
74Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Jose Fortes SanchezJ. Sanchez60
D
2
D
71Greg MarsdenG. Marsden
Pascal HerzogP. Herzog56
D
3
D
65Marc AdamsM. Adams
Nigel BartonN. Barton68
D
4
D
70Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Scott HulmeS. Hulme51
D
5
D
67Adam MarsdenA. Marsden
Carlos CastroC. Castro68
M
6
M
69Nick FowlerN. Fowler
Titus CooperT. Cooper70
M
captain7
M
68Robert DeanR. Dean
Peter MaddisonP. Maddison56
M
8
M
67Alun GreavesA. Greaves
Juan-Carlos HerreroJ. Herrero59
A
9
M
70Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Abel VianaA. Viana71
A
10
A
72Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum
Eric SikoraE. Sikora69
A
11
A
66Scott LinekerS. Lineker
 
Seth VernazzaS. Vernazza47
D
12
A
67Wes WilsonW. Wilson
Darren CookeD. Cooke52
M
13
M
70Arthur PetersA. Peters
Lilian GrenetL. Grenet48
A
14
D
65Steve SummerbeeS. Summerbee

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 9,577 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
Wigan Athletic start the match!
4.19
Titus Cooper threads the ball through to Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.38
Nigel Barton passes the ball forward to Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
9.15
Peter Maddison flicks a high ball forward to Eric Sikora who takes it down. Eric Sikora whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.38
Jose Fortes Sanchez flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Castro controls it well on his chest. Carlos Castro makes a simple pass to Peter Maddison. Peter Maddison lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Notts County!
20.23
Aaron Crooks makes a probing pass to Robert Dean. Without breaking stride, Robert Dean plays the ball forward to Scott Lineker. Scott Lineker skips past Nigel Barton! Scott Lineker rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.01
Greg Marsden barges into Carlos Castro. Greg Marsden is warned by the referee! Carlos Castro runs off the knock.
24.07
Without breaking stride, Robert Dean plays the ball forward to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pascal Herzog.
28.03
Jose Fortes Sanchez makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Fortes Sanchez flicks a high pass forward to Abel Viana who brings the ball under control. Abel Viana threads a neat ball through to Peter Maddison. Peter Maddison comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
30.20
Carlos Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.52
Nigel Barton threads a neat ball through to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Herrero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana connects with a diving header. It's there!! Chris Bloomer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.23
Greg Marsden threads the ball through to Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler makes a simple pass to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Lineker and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gerard Serredszum shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.45
Robert Dean threads a neat ball through to Alun Greaves. Alun Greaves whips in a cross ball towards Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is deflected wide by Jose Fortes Sanchez.
44.06
Titus Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Wigan Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Notts County kick off!
48.34
Greg Marsden plays the ball forward to Marc Adams. Marc Adams flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Dean. Robert Dean shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
51.29
Scott Hulme receives the ball from a throw-in from Jose Fortes Sanchez. Scott Hulme threads the ball through to Carlos Castro. Carlos Castro sees space and advances. Carlos Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.28
Nick Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Alun Greaves controls it well on his chest. Alun Greaves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.28
Notts County have made a substitution with Seth Vernazza replacing Pascal Herzog .Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Steve Summerbee replacing Greg Marsden, Arthur Peters replacing Gerard Serredszum and Wes Wilson replacing Harry Milburn .
66.31
Aaron Crooks runs forward with the ball. Aaron Crooks makes a simple pass to Alun Greaves. Alun Greaves threads a neat ball through to Arthur Peters. Seth Vernazza barges into Arthur Peters. Penalty not given!!
69.03
Nick Fowler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nick Fowler shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
71.48
Carlos Castro passes the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
72.02
Seth Vernazza knocks the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Chris Bloomer didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
75.52
Marc Adams flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Crooks who gracefully takes it down. Aaron Crooks makes an attacking run forward. Aaron Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler directs the ball goalwards with his head but Romero P. Vicente is on top of it.
77.58
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Darren Cooke replacing Peter Maddison and Lilian Grenet replacing Eric Sikora .
79.19
Nigel Barton flicks a high pass forward to Darren Cooke who brings the ball under control. Darren Cooke flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Herrero who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Crooks.
81.51
Robert Dean makes a probing pass to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters runs straight at the defence! Arthur Peters cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
84.05
Carlos Castro decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Marsden.
85.53
Robert Dean runs straight at the opposition's defence. Robert Dean skips past Seth Vernazza! Robert Dean makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Carlos Castro threads the ball through to Lilian Grenet. Lilian Grenet lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Wigan Athletic
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
25%
46.6%
28.4%

Scorers
Juan-Carlos Herrero 9
Abel Viana 12, 34, 90
Robert Dean 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Abel Viana of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Romero P. Vicente (GK)
6
2.Jose Fortes Sanchez (DEF)
7
3.Pascal Herzog (DEF)
6
4.Nigel Barton (DEF)
6
5.Scott Hulme (DEF)
6
6.Carlos Castro (MID)
7
7.Titus Cooper (MID)
6
8.Peter Maddison (MID)
7
9.Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Abel Viana (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Eric Sikora (ATT)
7
 
12.Seth Vernazza (DEF)
6
13.Darren Cooke (MID)
6
14.Lilian Grenet (ATT)
6

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Greg Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Marc Adams (DEF)
6
4.Aaron Crooks (DEF)
7
5.Adam Marsden (DEF)
6
6.Nick Fowler (MID)
6
7.Robert Dean (MID)goal scored
8
8.Alun Greaves (MID)
6
9.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
10.Gerard Serredszum (ATT)
6
11.Scott Lineker (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Wilson (ATT)
6
13.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
14.Steve Summerbee (DEF)
6