English:
Wigan Secures Hard-Fought Victory Against Luton
Wigan, England – In a tightly contested match at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Athletic secured a valuable victory against Luton Town in a game marked by intensity and yellow cards. Despite having less possession (45% compared to Luton’s 55%), the home team capitalized on their opportunities, especially in the second half.
The first half was characterized by physical play and a flurry of cautions. The referee was forced to show four yellow cards to Wigan (W. Aimson in the 23rd minute, R. Borges Rodrigues in the 27th, O. Moxon in the 37th and S. Sessegnon in the 89th minute) and two to Luton (J. Richards in the 35th minute and N. Lonwijk in the 63rd).
The decisive moment of the match arrived in the 73rd minute when J. Taylor, assisted by D. Costelloe, scored the only goal of the game for Wigan. Despite Luton’s attempts to equalize, the home defense stood firm, allowing only one shot on target out of Luton’s eight attempts. Wigan, on the other hand, managed to direct 5 of their 7 shots on goal. The match ended with a victory for Wigan, who earned three important points in their League One campaign.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 44 R. Borges Rodrigues came in and J. Hungbo went out., at minute 59 C. Saydee came in and D. Costelloe went out., at minute 59 J. Weir came in and M. Smith went out., at minute 79 J. Taylor came in and H. Bettoni went out., at minute 80 O. Moxon came in and S. Sessegnon went out.
Substitutions luton: at minute 61 J. Richards came in and S. Morris went out., at minute 82 A. Al Hamadi came in and N. Wells went out., at minute 83 I. Jones came in and G. Kodua went out., at minute 83 T. Mengi came in and D. van den Berg went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wigan
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