CARLING CUP SECOND ROUND – JJB STADIUM – Tuesday August 28th 2007
 

WIGAN ATHLETIC

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HULL CITY
Elliott 31

Chris Hutchings decision to make wholesale changes to the side backfired as Wigan were beaten 1-0 by Championship side Hull City.

The Latic’s gaffer made 8 changes to his starting line up and although we had quite a few decent opportunities, Hull’s back line threw everything in the way to stop themselves conceding.

Worryingly for Wigan, our ‘back up’ strike force rarely gave the keeper very much to do; Folan forced a good save whilst Camara just didn’t get into the game.

Stuart Elliot scored the Tiger’s goal, sweetly volleying a miscued clearance by Granqvist. The Swede tried to clear the ball from his own 18 yard line, only for it to balloon up in the air and land perfectly on the boot of Elliott.

The introduction of Koumas livened things up a bit, but even he couldn’t kick start the forwards.

Cotterill should probably have earned a penalty after being felled in the box and Aghahowa was 2 inches away from giving the home fans a rendition of his triple back summersault goal celebration.

In the end Hull held out to book their place in the next round and Wigan can now concentrate on their trip to Newcastle at the weekend.

Referee: Eddie Ilderton (Tyne & Wear)
Attendance: 5,440
LINE UP
WIGAN ATHLETIC HULL CITY
12 Mike Pollitt 1 Boaz Myhill
25 Mario Melchiot 15 Wayne Brown
17 Emmerson Boyce 3 Andy Dawson
4 Andreas Granqvist 16 Damien Delaney
8 Kevin Kilbane 6 Michael Turner
5 Fitz Hall 11 Bryan Hughes
24 Josip Skoko 24 David Livermore
11 Michael Brown 17 Michael Bridges
22 David Cotterill 27 Nicky Featherstone
20 Caleb Folan 7 Stuart Elliott
7 Henri Camara 10 Stephen McPhee
SUBS
13 Carlo Nash 12 Matt Duke
19 Titus Bramble 21 Samuel Ricketts
10 Jason Koumas 4 Ian Ashbee
15 Julius Agahowa 22 Dean Marney
14 Denny Landzaat 9 Dean Windass
TIMELINE
31′     Yellow Card Stuart Elliott
59′     Yellow Card David Livermore
62′     Yellow Card Stuart Elliott
38′     Player OffDavid Livermore
Player OnIan Ashbee
71′ Player OffEmmerson Boyce
Player OnJason Koumas
   
72′ Yellow Card David Cotterill    
74′ Player OffHenri Camara
Player OnJulius Agahowa
   
77′     Player OffStephen McPhee
Player OnDean Marney
82′     Player OffMichael Bridges
Player OnDean Windass