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Wigan Athletic vs Birmingham City

Championship
Wigan
9-7-17
2-0
Final
Birmingham
7-9-17
The JJB Stadium

Match pulse

WGAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
59%Possession41%
15Shots5
8On target1
2Corners2
2Saves5
11Fouls17
37'Damien JohnsonBIR66'David MurphyBIR77'Emile HeskeyWGA78'Radhi JaidiBIR

Who won: Wigan 2-0

Wigan Athletic beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at The JJB Stadium. Goals for Wigan: Ryan Taylor (15', 55').

Play by play

  1. 90'+4'

    Free kick

    Paul Scharner takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  2. 90'+4'BIR

    Foul

    Mauro Matias Zarate commits a foul on Wilson Palacios resulting on a free kick for Wigan

  3. 90'+3'

    Free kick

    Mehdi Nafti takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Marcus Bent commits a foul on Mehdi Nafti resulting on a free kick for Birmingham

  5. 90'+3'

    Clear

    Wilson Palacios clears the ball from danger.

  6. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

  7. 90'+1'Maynor Figueroa
    Sub

    Substitution

    Wigan makes a sub: Maynor Figueroa enters for Josip Skoko. Reason: Tactical

    M. Figueroa

  8. End of the game
  9. The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  10. 89'

    Free kick

    Maik Taylor takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  11. 89'

    Offside

    Offside called on Marcus Bent

  12. 88'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Wigan makes a sub: Marlon King enters for Emile Heskey. Reason: Tactical

    M. King

  13. GOAL87'

    Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick

    Maik Taylor

    WGA 9 - 6 BIR
  14. 87'

    Shot off target

    Josip Skoko hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

  15. 87'

    Clear

    Radhi Jaidi clears the ball from danger.

  16. 86'

    Corner awarded

    Kevin Kilbane takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

  17. 85'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Wigan makes a sub: Antoine Sibierski enters for Ryan Taylor. Reason: Tactical

    A. Sibierski

  18. 84'

    Clear

    Mario Melchiot clears the ball from danger.

  19. 84'

    Cross

    Sebastian Larsson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

  20. 84'

    Free kick

    Sebastian Larsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross

  21. 84'

    Handball

    Handball called on Ryan Taylor

  22. 83'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)

  23. 81'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)

  24. GOAL81'

    Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick

    Maik Taylor

    WGA 9 - 5 BIR
  25. 80'

    Shot off target

    Josip Skoko hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Leaders

WGABIR
Total Shots
Marcus Bent
4
Gary McSheffrey
2
Saves
Chris Kirkland
2
Maik Taylor
5

Season seriesBIR leads series 2-0-1

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