Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | William Birkinshaw | William Birkinshaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Ince | E. Ince |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Paul Mason | P. Mason | |||||||||
| Bill Greening | B. Greening | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 32 | | Greg Mortensen | G. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Javier Godoy | J. Godoy |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 27 |  | Victor Alonso | V. Alonso | |||||||||
| Martin Caballero | M. Caballero | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Shaun Barton | S. Barton | |||||||||
| Moritz Littbarski | M. Littbarski |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 73 | | Fernando Verges | F. Verges | |||||||||
| Brian Ferdinand | B. Ferdinand | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Martial Carnot | M. Carnot | |||||||||
| Julian Benali | J. Benali | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Christian Augstein | C. Augstein | |||||||||
| Romero P. Cortes | R. Cortes | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Harvey Evans | H. Evans | |||||||||
| Daniel Mercer | D. Mercer | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Stan Cadamarteri | S. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| James Philips | J. Philips | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Markus Lorenz | M. Lorenz | |||||||||
| Paul Kanu | P. Kanu | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 27 | | Steven Smith | S. Smith | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play Wigan Athletic in this friendly game. A crowd of 8,805 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.28
0-0Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Wigan Athletic's defence.
6.07
0-0Romero P. Cortes decides to run forward with the ball. Romero P. Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards James Philips. James Philips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.29
Moritz Littbarski knocks the ball forward to Julian Benali. Julian Benali sees space and advances. Julian Benali plays a perfect one-two with James Philips and rushes in on goal... Julian Benali cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
12.24
Harvey Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.20
0-0Brian Ferdinand sees a break and surges forward. Brian Ferdinand shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Paul Mason!
18.15
Bill Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Ferdinand. Brian Ferdinand makes a probing pass to James Philips. James Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
22.11
Brian Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu finds some space and shoots from distance but Paul Mason is on top of it.
24.57
0-0Javier Godoy clumsily knocks into Stan Cadamarteri. Javier Godoy is warned by the referee! Stan Cadamarteri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.20
0-0Brian Ferdinand makes a probing pass to James Philips. James Philips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Victor Alonso.
28.41
1-0Romero P. Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Philips. James Philips whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Paul Mason has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.49
Martial Carnot knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri plays a perfect one-two with Markus Lorenz and rushes in on goal... Stan Cadamarteri rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.34
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.46
1-0Romero P. Cortes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Mercer but he's offside!
44.20
Julian Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Martial Carnot threads the ball through to Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri shoots from long range but Eddie Ince is on top of it.
49.37
Brian Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.10
Martial Carnot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Smith. Steven Smith shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.51
Brian Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Mason who gathers it comfortably.
55.52
Julian Benali kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.49
Bill Greening makes a probing pass to Brian Ferdinand. Brian Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer whips in a cross ball towards James Philips. James Philips powers a header at goal. Paul Mason easily picks it out of the air!
61.36
Romero P. Cortes passes the ball forward to Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniel Mercer!
67.19
Julian Benali knocks the ball forward to James Philips. James Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
72.30
Greg Mortensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Augstein. Christian Augstein makes a simple pass to Steven Smith. Steven Smith shoots from distance but it is miles over!
84.34
2-0Shaun Barton hacks Daniel Mercer from behind! The referee calls over Shaun Barton and warns him to calm down! Daniel Mercer runs off the knock.
87.52
Harvey Evans sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Evans shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Eddie Ince!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Daniel Mercer 28, 61 |