English:
Wigan Athletic Secures Narrow Home Win Against Port Vale
In a hard-fought match at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Athletic managed a slim victory against Port Vale on matchday 13 of League One. Despite having only 40% possession, Wigan capitalized on their chances.
The match was characterized by intensity and midfield battles. Port Vale dominated possession with 60%, but failed to convert that superiority into goals. Wigan, on the other hand, were more effective in front of goal, although they only managed four shots on target out of ten attempts.
The first half was filled with cards. Byers and Curtis from Port Vale received yellow cards, while Costelloe from Wigan was sent off with a red card just before halftime. In the second half, Asamoah scored the only goal of the match for Wigan in the 56th minute. Port Vale’s possession gave them 7 corners in the whole game, compared to Wigan’s 4.
Despite playing with one man down for most of the second half, Wigan managed to defend their lead and add three important points to their league standing. Murray also received a yellow card in the 82nd minute.
The match concluded with a total of 10 fouls for Wigan and 13 for Port Vale.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 46 O. Cooper came in and M. Asamoah went out., at minute 46 C. Wright came in and J. Weir went out., at minute 86 C. Saydee came in and P. Mullin went out., at minute 90 J. Hungbo came in and L. Robinson went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 61 Kyle John came in and M. Johnson went out., at minute 61 D. Brown came in and R. Paton went out., at minute 61 G. Hall came in and M. Faal went out., at minute 70 B. Heneghan came in and J. Stockley went out., at minute 90 G. Byers came in and R. Walters went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wigan
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