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In the 2nd half, both sides were equivalent. However, a single
defensive error by Scharner led to the only goal of the game.
The Austrian defender headed the ball poorly to find Zabaleta
on the edge of the box and the latter finished superbly as
he sent the ball out of Kirkland reach to give Manchester
City the lead.
A minute later, Zaki went with Richard Dunne
in an aerial challenge and both players fell onto the ground.
The latter kicked Zaki with his foot, the referee spoted it
and brandished a red card to Dunne.
With ten men on the field, City were content
to defend their lead and rely on counter attacks. On the other
hand, Wigan started piling the pressure and were close to
equalize.
Bruce went for an all out attack formation near
the end as he brought Kapo, De Ridder and Camara but none
of them was able to score the much needed equalizer.
The miss of the match was made by Zaki who failed
to head the ball home after it bounced off the bar.
Despite this 2nd defeat in a row, Wigan will
keep their 7th spot in the table but they still have a touch
match ahead next week end versus Liverpool at the JJB stadium.
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