Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     MillwallMillwall
James MorrisonJames Morrison James Hayes James Hayes
Christos KyriakidisC. Kyriakidis81
G
1
G
74Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan
Nikos KourisN. Kouris74
D
2
D
69Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika
Dean PottsD. Potts78
D
3
D
75Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt
James OakleyJ. Oakley76
D
4
D
69Rainer HankeR. Hanke
Dinu SavuD. Savu80
D
5captain
M
82Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes
Sylvain KeeganS. Keegan80
M
6
M
86Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher
Mervin BoertienM. Boertien94
M
captain7
M
77Ben BishopB. Bishop
Jean-No‘l ModesteJ. Modeste81
M
8
M
77Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira
Markus WitteM. Witte80
A
9
A
77Peter WeirP. Weir
Mick LinekerM. Lineker89
A
10
A
76Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher
Gavin KirklandG. Kirkland87
A
11
A
82Andy HarleyA. Harley
 
Richard BeckhamR. Beckham81
D
12
D
69Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich
Alistair SummerbeeA. Summerbee78
M
13
M
75Quim RamosQ. Ramos
Alexandre VieiraA. Vieira76
A
14
A
73Edgar NunesE. Nunes

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Millwall. A crowd of 20,871 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Boisfer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
2.08
Gavin Kirkland flicks a high pass forward to Mick Lineker who brings the ball under control. Mick Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
6.07
Mervin Boertien makes a probing pass to Markus Witte. Markus Witte shoots from outside the area but Kubilay Özalan is on top of it.
9.02
Antonio Ferreira makes a probing pass to Peter Weir. Peter Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Bishop. Ben Bishop heads the ball goalwards but somehow Christos Kyriakidis manages to keep it out.
12.38
Rainer Hanke powers a long ball forward. Ronnie Gallagher edges inside the box! Ronnie Gallagher shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.47
Dean Thatcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.38
Jean-No‘l Modeste chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Keegan. Sylvain Keegan puts a great ball through. Gavin Kirkland runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.16
Jean-No‘l Modeste hits a low pass to Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Witte. Markus Witte powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Kubilay Özalan keeps it out!
24.03
Eirik Soltvedt threads a neat ball through to Antonio Ferreira. Antonio Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Weir. Peter Weir sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
26.03
Nikos Kouris passes the ball forward to Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland plays a quick one-two with Mervin Boertien and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Gavin Kirkland provides some space. He shoots at goal. Kubilay Özalan comfortably gets down and covers it.
30.16
Rainer Hanke threads a neat ball through to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley. Andy Harley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.24
Dean Thatcher hits a low pass to Ben Bishop. Ben Bishop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.31
Rainer Hanke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Weir. With some swift thinking, Peter Weir plays the ball forward to Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.37
James Oakley threads a neat ball through to Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Kubilay Özalan had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
39.46
Ben Bishop runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ben Bishop knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Potts.
40.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.18
Nikos Kouris flicks a high ball forward to Markus Witte who takes it down. Markus Witte surges forward with the ball. Markus Witte finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Ben Bishop threads the ball through to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Christos Kyriakidis!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Millwall kick off!
48.49
James Oakley chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Witte. Markus Witte finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.32
Dean Potts flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Modeste easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-No‘l Modeste hits a low pass to Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Kubilay Özalan had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
57.49
Jean-No‘l Modeste threads a neat ball through to Mervin Boertien. Mervin Boertien plays a one-two with Mick Lineker and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Mervin Boertien provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kubilay Özalan with no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
60.21
Millwall have made a substitution with Oliver Dittrich replacing Simo Simonpoika .
66.44
With intelligent imagination, Jean-No‘l Modeste plays the ball forward to Mervin Boertien. Mervin Boertien lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
71.07
James Oakley chips the ball to his team mate, Mervin Boertien. Mervin Boertien runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mervin Boertien plays a one-two with Jean-No‘l Modeste and advances towards the goal... Mervin Boertien rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
73.29
Eirik Soltvedt threads the ball through to Antonio Ferreira. Antonio Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
77.21
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Quim Ramos replacing Antonio Ferreira and Edgar Nunes replacing Peter Weir .
79.57
Sylvain Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Mick Lineker collects the pass. Mick Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland makes a convincing header but is denied by Kubilay Özalan. Excellent save.
81.19
Ben Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher threads the ball through to Ronnie Gallagher but he's offside!
83.07
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Nunes collects the pass. Edgar Nunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Potts.
84.03
Rainer Hanke makes a simple pass to Ben Bishop. Ben Bishop sees Dean Thatcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Thatcher makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Christos Kyriakidis!
85.16
Jean-No‘l Modeste controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mervin Boertien. Mervin Boertien controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Kubilay Özalan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Millwall
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
23.4%
44.2%
32.5%

Scorers
Gavin Kirkland 36
Jean-No‘l Modeste 53
Mervin Boertien 57, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Boertien of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Christos Kyriakidis (GK)
7
2.Nikos Kouris (DEF)
6
3.Dean Potts (DEF)
6
4.James Oakley (DEF)
6
5.Dinu Savu (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Keegan (MID)
6
7.Mervin Boertien (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Jean-No‘l Modeste (MID)goal scored
8
9.Markus Witte (ATT)
6
10.Mick Lineker (ATT)
8
11.Gavin Kirkland (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Richard Beckham (DEF)
0
13.Alistair Summerbee (MID)
0
14.Alexandre Vieira (ATT)
0

1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)
6
3.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
7
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
6
6.Dean Thatcher (MID)
6
7.Ben Bishop (MID)
6
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
6
9.Peter Weir (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Dittrich (DEF)
6
13.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
6