English
Wigan Claims Decisive Home Victory Against Doncaster
Wigan, England – In a match held at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Athletic decisively defeated Doncaster Rovers in the eighth round of League One. The home team demonstrated their superiority from the opening minutes, translating their dominance onto the scoreboard.
D. Costelloe opened the scoring for Wigan in the 11th minute, quickly followed by M. Smith in the 14th minute, giving Wigan an early and significant lead. Although Doncaster attempted to respond, their ball possession (55%) did not translate into any real danger for the Wigan goal. The home side, with 45% possession, were far more effective in front of goal.
In the second half, F. Murray extended Wigan’s lead in the 50th minute, further consolidating the victory. Doncaster, despite their efforts, only managed to generate 9 shots, with only 3 directed on target, while Wigan accumulated 12 shots, with 8 on target.
Referee Craig Hicks issued yellow cards to P. Mullin and M. Fox for Wigan and to J. Senior for Doncaster, in a match that, despite the score difference, had moments of tension. Wigan ended the match with 10 corners, the same as Doncaster, but proved to be much more clinical in attack.
Wigan earned three valuable points in their quest to move up the League One table.
Substitutions doncaster: at minute 31 H. Clifton came in and G. Middleton went out., at minute 46 J. Maxwell came in and J. Senior went out., at minute 59 J. Gibson came in and T. Olusanya went out., at minute 59 M. Pearson came in and S. Grehan went out., at minute 67 T. Nixon came in and C. Crew went out.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 72 J. Hungbo came in and R. Borges Rodrigues went out., at minute 83 P. Mullin came in and M. Asamoah went out., at minute 83 C. Wright came in and B. Adeeko went out., at minute 83 M. Smith came in and O. Cooper went out., at minute 90 F. Murray came in and C. McManaman went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wigan
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