Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Torquay United | Torquay United | ||||||||||||||||
| William Birkinshaw | William Birkinshaw | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Seedorf | K. Seedorf |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Sol Weir | S. Weir | |||||||||
| Mauricio Torres | M. Torres |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | David Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Gento | J. Gento | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Eoin Fletcher | E. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Shaun Barton | S. Barton | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Nicolas Wilke | N. Wilke | |||||||||
| Richard Duberry | R. Duberry | | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 44 |  | Yuri Yanowski | Y. Yanowski | |||||||||
| Ivar Geerinckx | I. Geerinckx | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Darren Lowe | D. Lowe | |||||||||
| Harvey Evans | H. Evans | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Santiago Quinones | S. Quinones | |||||||||
| Christian Augstein | C. Augstein | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Nick Mike | N. Mike | |||||||||
| Stan Cadamarteri | S. Cadamarteri | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Billy Dyer | B. Dyer | |||||||||
| Rafik Bréchet | R. Bréchet |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Gilles Merson | G. Merson | |||||||||
| Markus Lorenz | M. Lorenz | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Darren Palmer | D. Palmer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Torquay United. A crowd of 8,649 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Torquay United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Torquay United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Torquay United kick off the first half!
8.23
0-0Harvey Evans passes the ball forward to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sol Weir easily smothers it!
9.00
0-0Ivar Geerinckx deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.53
0-0Wigan Athletic are easily keeping Torquay United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.08
Ivar Geerinckx threads the ball through to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Sol Weir manages to keep it out.
15.26
Harvey Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz knocks in a cross ball towards Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri powers a header at goal but Sol Weir is on top of it.
16.01
Nicolas Wilke knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Mike. Nick Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Merson. Gilles Merson shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.30
Richard Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri heads the ball goalwards. Sol Weir manages to gather it comfortably.
20.56
Shaun Barton knocks the ball forward to Christian Augstein. Christian Augstein makes a simple pass to Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
22.15
Ivar Geerinckx deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sol Weir.
28.13
0-0Eoin Fletcher hacks Stan Cadamarteri from behind! The referee calls over Eoin Fletcher and warns him to calm down! Stan Cadamarteri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.03
Darren Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Palmer. Darren Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Dyer. Billy Dyer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Kurt Seedorf easily smothers it!
33.17
0-0Nicolas Wilke makes a probing pass to Nick Mike. Nick Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Merson. Gilles Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Torres.
36.40
1-0Ivar Geerinckx takes it forward alone. Ivar Geerinckx lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Sol Weir had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
45.00
Shaun Barton passes the ball forward to Ivar Geerinckx. Ivar Geerinckx flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Wigan Athletic start the second half!
48.02
Darren Lowe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Palmer. Darren Palmer makes a simple pass to Billy Dyer. Billy Dyer tries a spectacular strike. Kurt Seedorf easily smothers it.
49.13
Harvey Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.27
Ivar Geerinckx flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.19
Torquay United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Wigan Athletic's defence.
55.50
Santiago Quinones flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Palmer. Darren Palmer goes all the way! Darren Palmer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.50
Juan-Carlos Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Evans. Harvey Evans sees space and advances. Harvey Evans tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
67.55
Eoin Fletcher threads the ball through to Nick Mike. Nick Mike chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Dyer. Billy Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Shaun Barton.
69.23
Wigan Athletic are easily keeping Torquay United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
72.25
Ivar Geerinckx makes a probing pass to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.38
Yuri Yanowski knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Mike. Nick Mike takes it forward alone. Nick Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Dyer. Billy Dyer heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
83.23
Mauricio Torres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivar Geerinckx. Ivar Geerinckx chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri knocks in a cross ball towards Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.13
Santiago Quinones passes the ball forward to Billy Dyer. Billy Dyer shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.27
Ivar Geerinckx chips the ball to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Harvey Evans threads the ball through to Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Markus Lorenz 36, 72 Stan Cadamarteri 49 |