English:
Rotherham Secures Thrilling Home Victory After Own Goal and Comeback
Rotherham, South Yorkshire – In a vibrant match held at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham United triumphed over Wigan Athletic in a game filled with emotions and twists. The match, refereed by Oliver Langford, part of the League One 2025’s fifth matchday, ended with a score that reflected the intensity seen on the pitch.
Wigan took the lead thanks to an own goal by S. Raggett in the 42nd minute. The first half was fiercely contested, with a yellow card shown to Rotherham’s L. Kelly in the 29th minute.
The second half was a goal-scoring festival. S. McWilliams equalized for Rotherham in the 60th minute. M. Sherif put Rotherham ahead in the 80th minute, following a good assist from R. James. Just when it seemed the game was settled, P. Mullin scored for Wigan in the 88th minute, assisted by M. Asamoah, adding drama to the final minutes. Rotherham managed to defend their lead and take all three points. The match ended with 4 yellow cards, 3 for Wigan shown to T. Francois, C. Wright and D. Costelloe.
The statistics reflect a close match, with 45% possession for Rotherham and 55% for Wigan. Rotherham took 11 shots, 5 of which were on target, while Wigan shot 13 times, also with 5 shots directed at the goal.
Substitutions rotherham: at minute 46 L. Kelly came in and S. McWilliams went out., at minute 46 J. Hugill came in and K. Etete went out., at minute 65 M. Kaleta came in and A. Martha went out., at minute 85 D. Gore came in and D. Yearwood went out., at minute 85 D. Hall came in and J. Holmes went out.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 53 R. Trevitt came in and J. Weir went out., at minute 76 C. Wright came in and B. Adeeko went out., at minute 84 J. Weir came in and P. Mullin went out., at minute 84 C. Saydee came in and M. Asamoah went out., at minute 84 W. Aimson came in and S. Sessegnon went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rotherham
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