Wigan and Mansfield Town Draw in a Thrilling League One Match
Wigan and Mansfield Town battled to a draw in an exciting League One match at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan. The match was marked by a flurry of changes in both teams during the second half, and a back-and-forth exchange of goals that kept the tension high until the final whistle.
Mansfield Town took the lead early on in the 29th minute through a goal from W. Evans, but Wigan responded in the second half with a goal from T. Aasgaard in the 53rd minute. K. Baccus equalized for Mansfield Town in the 62nd minute, but Wigan couldn’t find the winning goal.
Wigan dominated possession (65%) and had more shots than Mansfield Town (22 vs 4), but only 4 of their shots were on target. Mansfield Town, despite having less possession, was more effective in front of goal, converting 2 of the 4 shots they put on target.
The match finished with a 2-2 draw, leaving both teams with valuable points in the league standings.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 46 C. Ramsay came in and J. Carragher went out., at minute 46 D. Taylor came in and J. Hugill went out., at minute 46 M. Smith came in and B. Adeeko went out., at minute 46 M. Olakigbe came in and S. Thomas went out., at minute 70 J. Smith came in and S. Sessegnon went out.
Substitutions mansfield town: at minute 46 E. Hewitt came in and L. Akins went out., at minute 72 S. McLaughlin came in and B. Cargill went out., at minute 72 G. Maris came in and B. Waine went out., at minute 82 L. Gregory came in and W. Evans went out., at minute 89 A. Flint came in and L. Reed went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wigan
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