29th August 2007 Wigan v Bristol City (Carling cup) Squad anounced: GK:Kirkland DR:Taylor LB:Olembe DC:Marin DC:Ignashevic DM:Almeyda DM:Scharner CM:Thiago AMC:Bononotte AMC:Bozaglo ST:Zarate. First Half: #2 mins: Thiago plays a ball through the Bristol defence, Bozaglo gets onto it and powers it into the back of the net. #27 mins: Bozaglo plays a long ball up to zarate who takes it past the defence and taps it past the city keeper. HALF TIME: Wigan 2-0 Bristol City. 2nd Half: #55 mins: Buonanotte plays a lovely through ball past sproule and zarate powers it home to make it 3-0 FULLTIME: WIGAN 3-0 Briston City Manager Overview: I thought it was an exellent performance today by the lads so bring on arsenal next week! 1st September 2007 Wigan - Arsenal Squad anounced: GK:Kirkland DR:Taylor LB:Edman DC:Marin DC:Ignashevic DM:Almeyda DM:Scharner CM:Thiago AMC:Bononotte AMC:Bozaglo ST:Zarate. 1st half. #27 mins: Van persie volleys home from outsie the area after a poor clearance by Marin. #33 mins: Zarate equalises with a sensational goal, he ran from inside his own half beating 4 players and powering it past Lehmann with wigans first shot on target all game. #43 mins: Zarate Tackles Gallas on the halfway line, sprints towards Lehmanns goal takes it around the arsenal keeper before tapping it in. Halftime. Wigan 2-1 Arsenal #73 mins: Hleb hits a screamer which reboaunds of kirklands crossbar, Ignashevich clears confortably. close escape for Wigan. #75 mins Van persie pokes home a pinpoint cross by Hleb to equalise. #79 mins: Adebayor beats 3 players and powers it past Kirkland to take the lead for arsenal. #81 mins. Buonanotte gets onto the end of a Ignashevich clearance beats gallas and hits the ball into the top corner to make it 3-3 #91 mins:Adebayor gets onto a rebound from a walcott strike to finish off the game. FULLTIME Wigan 3 - 4 Arsenal Manager Overview I think we played incredibly well today and i think we deserved a point, but unluckily for all our efforts a team of arsenals quality cant be aloud the time and space will exploit any weakness and our weakness today was simply being fatigued toward the end of the game. |