Stockport County drew 2-2 with Wigan Athletic on Saturday, though the scoreline flatters neither side's experience of a chaotic afternoon that swung repeatedly before settling into something approaching stalemate.
Wigan made the most damaging early impression. Joe Taylor struck inside two minutes, Brad Hills added a second at five, and Taylor completed his brace in the eleventh. Three goals in eleven minutes left Stockport with a mountain to climb, and for the remainder of the first half they largely failed to find a route back into it.
The second half shifted the balance sharply. Odin Bailey pulled one back immediately after the restart, and Dara Costelloe, who had been booked at 57 minutes, added a second for the hosts at 53 to level the contest. Steven Sessegnon had already collected a yellow card at 37 minutes; he received a second at 60, reducing Wigan to ten men and handing Stockport a numerical advantage they were unable to convert into a winner.
Maleace Asamoah was cautioned at 65 alongside a booking for Llyton Chapman, while Oliver Norwood and Owen Dodgson were also shown cards in the closing stages, indicating a match that lost much of its discipline in the final quarter. M. Mothersille's late effort at 88 minutes could not separate the sides.
Wigan will reflect on surrendering a three-goal lead. Stockport will wonder why they needed the man advantage to find level ground.
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