As the game progressed I was drawn more and more into it.
Wigan had the upper hand, and after 30 minutes Figueroa heads the ball into the
Everton net. A minute later Callum McManaman scores Wigan’s second goal - not
satisfied with that, Jordi Gomez made it three nil!
After that the game got
dirty with Everton players fouling opponents. The Everton Captain Neville
appealed to his team to calm it down, and so the score remained unchanged until
halftime.
In the second half Everton got into a better stride and put
pressure on Wigan, but things did not go their way. Wigan conceded several
corners, but Everton failed to score. Seventy minutes into the game, Miyaichi was
floored by Mirallas. The Wigan player was injured badly by the tackle and had
to be taken off on a stretcher. James McArthur replaced him. A few
moments later I was sure Mirallas scored for Everton, but he was judged to be offside
by the linesman. By then many Evertonians had left the stands because of their
team’s lack of performance on their own ground at Goodison Park.
The final score was Wigan 3, Everton 0,
leaving the victors high on adrenaline, unable to wait for the semi-final. The
vanquished team forlornly left the stadium to the sound of booing from
disgruntled punters.
I felt sorry for the losers because they had made a good
effort in the second half, and I believe they did not deserve a kick in the
face.
If I had to make a decision as to who was the MVP (Most Valuable
Player) I would choose Arouna Koné, the Wigan striker.
Links
Goodison Park
Everton Football Club
Wigan Athletic FC
DW Stadium (Home of Wigan Athletic FC)
Arouna Kone
Sunday, 27th June 2010 – a brief mention of the
England v Germany match
MVP
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