On a side note, Macca_ has pulled the captain aside and let him know that he needs to lift his game severely, and this could be his last match in the starting XI if he doesn't pull his socks up.
First half:
11th: TT sends a long ball to Bumble, but his finish from the left channel is well saved by Kirkland.
16th: weasel is dispossed, and a long clearance is sent by Webster which SD will collect...but he's misjudged it and come out to late and all that's left is from Emile Heskey to tap the ball into an open net which even he can manage! Another gaffe from the LU keeper! 1-0 Wigan.
19th: hybrid clears, finds Poupou who flicks it on to Bumble about 40 yards from goal. He goes alone down the centre, pushing through Scharner and Camara and smashes a finish past Kirkland!! The critics are silenced with a fantastic goal from the captain! 1-1!
33rd: hybrid pulls McCulloch down just outside the box. The free kick is a tricky one, and is played in to the feet of Valencia but he skies it into the crowd! A horrible miss from about 10 yards out.
45th: Heskey's shot flashes wide.
HALF TIME: Zzzz. A very boring half, with a fantastic solo goal and a keeper blunder the only memorable moments. Only 3 shots to each side, Possession even. Let's see if the 2nd is better?
47th: Valencia's shot from distance crashes over.
50th: superloco's cross bends in from the edge of the area, into the 6 yard box where NP will try to get on the end of it..BUT BUMBLE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A DIVING HEADER!! 2-1 LU AND THE LU CAPTAIN IS PUTTING IN QUITE A PERFORMANCE!!
53rd: Heskey hasn't been picked up in the box! Scharner's cross hits him and he equalises...but it's been called for offside! A let off for LU. skeepe on for Poupou
57th: end to end stuff here. Heskey is put clean through, but his shot is turned away by LU, who then go long to skeepe who heads it down for Bumble, who looks certain to finish off a hat trick when Fitz Hall hacks the ball off his foot just in time.
61st: Some scrappy play sees the ball bobble out to Valencia who again shoots from distance and again, sends it over.
68th: McMillan sends in a low pass to McCulloch, whom noone is marking and smashes it across the body of a diving SD! 2-2. The defence is once again letting the team down and Macca_ will not be pleased. Ridders on for Twiz.
89th: Nothing has happened for 20 minutes, but Wigan win a corner through McCulloch. Can Wigan break Borussian hearts?
Teale floats it in, but it's cleared away by Dutchy onto the head of the giant CF skeepe, who flicks it down to Bumble who has pushed away from Scharner and gone clean through! He's on halfway, 40 yards out, 30, 20...in the box and he's got to beat Kirkland...OH A CHIP!!! THAT'S HIS HAT TRICK AND WIGAN ARE STUNNED!! LU GO BALLISTIC!!
92nd: B-Dos has to head it behind...another Pie eater corner. And Cywka scores from the corner. Ugh...a late equaliser for Wigan.
94th: Fitz Hall forces a low save from SD...another corner...Webster scores!! Nobody picked up Andy Webster, and Wigan win 4-3!
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Well, what a f**king joke that is. The defence is a huuuge problem right now, leaking 4 goals to Wigan is inexcusable.
Goals: Bumble 3
Assists: superloco, Poupou, skeepe
MoM: Bumble
Ratings:
9: Bumble
7: Dutchy, Poupou, superloco, weasel, skeepe
6: the rest
Absolutely horrendous collapse. I'm speechless, I really am.
