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Wigan Athletic 1-1 Hemel Hempstead Town: Lucky Latics ‘should not be through’

Wigan Athletic made their way into round two of the FA Cup the hard way as boss Ryan Lowe admitted that the better side, Hemel Hempstead Town, had probably lost on the day.

Wigan Athletic’s Callum Wright celebrates his goal with Paul Mullin

By Kevin Swift

WIGAN ATH 1
Wright 25

H HEMPSTEAD T 1
White 61 (pen)
AET, WIGAN WIN 5-3 ON PENS
Wigan Athletic made their way into round two of the FA Cup the hard way as boss Ryan Lowe admitted that the better side, Hemel Hempstead Town, had probably lost on the day.
The National League South were a credit to their division as they battled their way through 90 minutes and extra-time, to finally fall in the penalty shoot-out.
In another year, their heroics would have seen them earn a replay against their League One opponents, but instead, they were forced to think of what might have been ...

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