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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 4, season 34)
Forest Green
v.
Wigan Athletic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Andreas VAIKLA1Matija SARKIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Carl WINCHESTER2Callum CONNOLLY
Harry PICKERING37Jack COLBACK
Romaine SAWYERS84Nick POWELL
Liam KITCHING57Cédric KIPRÉ
Niall MASON66Cheyenne DUNKLEY
Romal PALMER76Leonardo DA SILVA LOPES
Ryan GILES787Gavin MASSEY
Jamille MATT97Ola TOIVONEN
Daryl HORGAN6106Joe GELHARDT
Andreas WEIMANN711Dwight GAYLE
Manager
Harry TOFFOLO12Sam MORSY
James SHEA13Kristoffer NORDFELDT
Clarke ODUOR14Paul McSHANE
Tommy SMITH156Ched EVANS
George DOBSON16Josh WINDASS

Forest Green 1 Wigan Athletic 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 5,004, Stadium: The New Lawn, Referee: Goran MARKOV 7)
17 GilesScorers73 Toivonen
74 Matt <=> SmithSubstitutions63 Massey <=> Evans
Sendings off
58 MasonBookings25 Colback, 78 Da Silva Lopes
3Corners5
13Fouls21
5Offsides0
7Shots on3
8Shots off7
15Total shots10
5Shots saved2
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Romaine SAWYERS
1A shot from GELHARDT was hoofed off the line by KITCHING.
5CONNOLLY was put clear by DA SILVA LOPES and he raced past VAIKLA but thrust his shot over the bar.
8The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from WEIMANN.
12A drive from COLBACK seemed a certain goal but VAIKLA managed to force the ball clear.
12GILES stabbed a simple chance past the near post.
17GOAL!! A cross from the right was headed down by MASON for GILES to score. (1-0 Forest Green)
21A corner fell to CONNOLLY who nodded the ball over the bar.
25MARKOV books COLBACK for a clinical foul.
27A mix up in the Wigan Athletic defence enabled GILES to blast an effort over the bar.
31A good effort from MATT scraped the outside of the post.
45SAWYERS made space on the left and dragged the ball to GILES who fired the ball over.
45+3WEIMANN rushed through the Wigan Athletic defence but shot straight at the Wigan Athletic 'keeper.
 
47TOIVONEN scuffed a simple chance.
52A penalty box meleé resulted in GAYLE knocking the ball over.
58MASON cautioned for a late foul on POWELL.
73GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GELHARDT to touch the ball to TOIVONEN who blasted a deadly shot into the back of the net. (1-1)
78The referee books DA SILVA LOPES for an off-the-ball incident against GILES.
79DA SILVA LOPES placed a right foot shot over from thirty yards out.
80SMITH ran onto a wonderful ball from HORGAN but fumbled his shot wide.
84The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from DA SILVA LOPES fell just over.
87A useful ball from PALMER on the right found PICKERING who mishit his effort wide.
90+2A cross from GELHARDT left EVANS in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.