Joseph's Goal Charity Game 2019

ASHTON TOWN AFC ARE PROUD TO HOST

JOSEPH’S GOAL

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A FUNDRAISER FOR

VENUE: THE SCOTT REES & CO STADIUM, EDGE GREEN STREET, ASHTON IN MAKERFIELD

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME - £2 JOSEPH’S GOAL IS A REGISTERED REGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES NUMBER NUMBER 1151548

WELCOME FROM MARK HAYES Good afternoon, and welcome to The Scott Rees & Co Stadium for this amazing fixture of Joseph's Goal Latics Legends versus Bryan Robson's Manchester United XI. This really has been one hell of a fixture to sort, and to be 100% honest with you, at one point I really thought it was out of my league.

The planning for this game literally started whilst watching last yearâ€&#x;s game v Manchester City. It really does take some doing contacting so many stars, but it really is a dream role, and I am so, so proud to be able to pull it off for Joseph.

I have had official apologies from so many stars for not being able to attend, and the levels of them have been ridiculous. Andrei Kanchelskis, Edwin Van Der Sar, and even Dimitar Berbatov, who sadly chose to play at Bayern Leverkusen this weekend, rather than the mighty Ashton Town !

After hitting so many dead ends in trying to get a United side, and after being told to change teams as I was failing by a few, I tried one last brainstorm. I had got in behind the scenes at Old Trafford but kept hitting brick walls, and to be fair they host Bayern Munich Legends tomorrow in front of 75,000, so I was really out of my league competing with this. But then a penny dropped, one of whom I had originally contacted was a Claire Robson, I googled Claire and it was as I thought, it was Bryan's daughter, and I simply asked her if she could ask her dad to play. That week I then had an email off Bryan asking for me to ring him, and I simply have rarely been prouder after having come off the phone with him, what a gent, what a human being.... ...The United game was finally made.

To do these games you need a bit of financial help to get them possible. The aim as always is to provide this game for Joseph's Goal for literally zero cost, and I have a simply amazing team at Ashton Town, and added with my regular legends game volunteers we are able to pull this out of the bag for you. Financially our two main sponsors of Ashton Upholstery and Thorneycroft Solicitors have been amazing, as have Kappa, year in year out giving us the match kits completely free of charge.

Enjoy the game everybody. Enjoy meeting your hero's once again., and thank you so, so much for your attendance. Here's hoping we smash the record made in raising loads for Joseph's Goal, and our mission to find a cure for the cruel NKH, Nonketotic hyperglycinemia, a rare, genetic, metabolic disorder.

Mark Club Chairman Ashton Town AFC & Trustee at Joseph's Goal #UpTheTics #UpTheTown PROGRAMME WRITER: JAY WHITTLE PROGRAMME EDITOR: IAN POMFRETT COVER ARTWORK: JOE HUXLEY

ABOUT JOSEPH & JOSEPH’S GOAL Joseph Michael Kendrick was born on the 9th May 2009, after an unremarkable pregnancy at 42 weeks. After his birth, although Joe was very quiet, he was thought to be otherwise healthy by the doctors. However, over the next couple of days, Joe rapidly deteriorated, and fell into a coma. Joseph was immediately taken to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit where they began to test him to find the cause of his lethargy and low muscle tone. After six days, the Kendrick family found out that Joseph had a severe form of a very rare genetic disorder known as NKH. The Kendricks received the devastating news that Joseph was unlikely to live past 10days old, and almost certainly wouldn‟t reach his first birthday. Luckily for the Kendrick‟s, they were surrounded by a very supportive family who helped get them through the dark first few days. Paul, Emma, and the family waited every day around Joseph‟s cot, praying that he would wake up, open his eyes or cry. The family was informed of a special medicine (sodium benzoate), which may help Joseph to wake up, and remove some of the glycine from his brain, but not from his cerebral fluid. On day 13, to the relief of his family, Joseph finally „woke up‟, started to cry and act more like a „normal‟ little baby. Joe‟s parents were able to change his nappies, feed him through his tube and cuddle him, which meant everything to Paul, Emma and the family. Paul and Emma were told that he was very jerky due to a seizure called a myoclonic jerk, and if he lived, they would turn into other types of seizures. Joe managed to fight through the horrible days in hospital and was able to go home for the first time with his family around a month after his birth. Paul and Emma had a very worrying year waiting for him to fall very unwell as they were told by doctors and to stop breathing, but thankfully Joe never did. Joe is doing really well despite his condition. Joe still has frequent seizures but takes medicine to help control them. Having ate orally until he was 4-yearsold, Joe now has a gastrostomy for milk and medicines which is much easier to feed him through. Joe still manages tasters of food when he‟s well, and really enjoys yoghurt and ice cream in the summer months. Joe is also a very proud big brother to Sam and Tom and is doing really well at school. Joe‟s parents are very proud of their “strong and resilient” little boy and are proud on how well he has done to exceed all expectations.

Joe made it very clear to his parents in showing that he wants to fight all the way, and his parents were inspired from this to fight on his behalf to help create awareness of this heart-breaking condition, find better treatment for him, and one day find a cure for NKH. Parents, Paul and Emma Kendrick formed the Joseph‟s Goal charity in 2012 and have raised over £700,000 since their foundation just seven years ago.

Joseph‟s Goal are fighting to find better treatments and hopefully, a cure for NKH, with raised funds being sent to Dr Johan Van Hove at Colorado University, Denver, USA, and Professor Nick Greene at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health in London for further research into the condition. Both doctors have presented their research findings to NKH families at conferences in the North West organised by Joseph‟s Goal, and trustees of Joseph‟s Goal have twice attended NKH conferences at Harvard University in Boston, USA. The many varied defective genes that have been found in different children/families in the brain that causes NKH have been identified, and the task now is to find a route to replace it with a healthy gene.

There is finally some light at the end of a very dark tunnel, with real grounds for optimism that better treatments for NKH are not far away.

Joseph‟s Goal is a Wigan-based charity, ran by a small group of family and friends who all volunteer their services. The charity has received support from Wigan Council, Wigan Warriors and Wigan Athletic, as well as schools, local organisations and the business community. Joseph‟s Goal have raised most of their funds through charity balls, football matches, bike rides, marathons and 10-Ks, swimathons, spinathons, Xmas jumper days, numerous other fundraising events, and hundreds of donations from generous people.

Ashton Town AFC now host an annual charity legends football match, after the huge success of the inaugural match in May 2015, with the Latics legends thumping an Hollyoaks XI 10-0 with a sensational performance. Town chairman Mark Hayes was touched by Joe‟s story and has been actively involved in the charity‟s fundraising efforts for several years. This year‟s event is the fifth annual Joseph‟s Goal legends game and is set to be another classic with the likes of Bryan Robson, Emmerson Boyce and Arjan De Zeeuw gracing the Ashton Town turf. Since Joseph‟s story was shared publicly, the 10year-old has become a little star in the local area and recognised throughout the United Kingdom for his fantastic story in defying all the odds. Joseph‟s Goal has also received support from multiple football, rugby and television stars over the years including Pep Guardiola, Harry Redknapp and Joe Calzaghe. In 2013, Joe was the mascot for Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup Final and was carried out onto the pitch at Wembley by skipper, and charity ambassador Emmerson Boyce, which led to television appearances on BBC North West, ITV Granada and Sky News.

Many Latics fans believe that Joe was a lucky charm as Wigan defied the odds to beat Manchester City 1-0 and claim their first major trophy in the club‟s history, similar to how Joe managed to defy all the odds given by the doctors to reach his 10th birthday on Thursday May 9th 2019.

Joe‟s father Paul Kendrick, a life-long Wigan Athletic supporter and the Latics correspondent for Wigan Today, was gobsmacked that Joe was given the opportunity to be a mascot.

In 2014, Joseph‟s family were the WISH FM „Local Heroes Family of the Year‟, and Joseph switched on the Christmas lights in Wigan‟s Town Centre. Joseph‟s Goal was recognised further in 2014 by the Wigan Council for contributing to the „Believe in Wigan‟ campaign.

In April 2019, Joe returned to his role as Wigan Athletics‟ lucky charm as he featured pitch side at half-time during Wigan‟s shock victory against Leeds United. This was after more than 70 Latics fans heroically walked 58-miles over three days for the charity from Wigan‟s Euxton training ground to Elland Road, organised by Martin Tarbuck from the Mudhutter fanzine.

Joseph‟s story has inspired thousands of people to help fundraise for NKH and contribute to their bid in finding a cure for the very rare condition. With a sell-out expected this afternoon, it will be a fantastic event in helping raise money for further research, and hopefully edge closer to the end goal of helping Joe and other children with the same condition.

Joseph's Goal is a registered charity in England and Wales, and if you’d like to find out even more about the cause, or donate, please visit ...

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LATICS LEGENDS PLAYER PROFILES EMMERSON BOYCE: After joining Latics in 2006, Boyce went on to stay at the club for nine years, famously captaining Wigan to FA Cup glory in 2013 against Manchester City.

The Barbados international made 263 appearances for the club, scoring 13 goals. The 39year-old is an proud ambassador of Joseph‟s Goal and carried Joe out during the FA Cup final, which will always be a special image for Latics supporters.

ARJAN DE ZEEUW: Arjan is a player who needs no introduction to Latics fans. De Zeeuw enjoyed two spells at the club in which the centre back captained the Latics to their first major cup final in 2006 and was voted the Player of the Season for two consecutive years in 2001 and 2002.

PASCAL CHIMBONDA: Chimbonda was one of the stars of the Latics‟ first ever season in the Premier League and was named in the PFA Team of the Year ahead of Gary Neville and Steve Finnan after featuring in all but one match of the 2005-06 season. He recently played for Ashton Town last term.

KEVIN SHARP: Sharp is a left-back who made over 200 appearances for Latics during his six-year stay at the club after moving to Wigan from Leeds United in 1995 for £100,000.

Sharp was a vital player in Wigan‟s Division Two promotion season in 1997, and also won the Auto Windscreen Trophy during his time at the club in 1999.

BARRY KNOWLES: Born in Wigan, Knowles played for his hometown club between 1984 and 1988 and was a part of the Latics team who won the Football League Trophy in 1985.

The left-back made 127 appearances during his stay at Wigan, scoring three times.

JASON JARRETT: : Jarrett was an all-action midfielder who played for Latics in 2002 until 2005. He had an influential role in the club's 100-point Division Two title win and in helping Wigan clinch automatic promotion to the Premier League in the 2004-05 campaign.

NEILL RIMMER: Rimmer made over 250 appearances for the Latics in 1988 to 1996, in which he was captain of the club, and became a fan favourite for his passionate and hardworking performances.

ISIDRO DIAZ: Diaz, who is one of the iconic 'Three Amigos', was highly influential during his time with Latics as he helped Wigan win the Third Division in 1997. The Valencia-born midfielder made over 70 appearances and had 16 goals to his name before departing to Wolves in 1997.

IAN KILFORD: Originally joining the club on loan in 1993, midfielder Kilford made the switch permanent in 1994, making over 200 appearances for the Latics from 1994 to 2002.

PAUL COOK: Having begun his footballing career at Wigan Athletic as a promising teenager, Cook enjoyed a successful playing career that spanned 23-years from 1983 until 2006. He played in the Premier League for Coventry City as well as in the Football League with Wolves, Tranmere Rovers and Burnley. He is the current manager of Wigan Athletic. Having won the League One title in his maiden season at the DW Stadium, Cook guided Latics to Championship safety last term to the delight of everybody at the club.

LATICS LEGENDS PLAYER PROFILES PAUL SCHARNER: Paul Scharner, who was born in Austria, is now a converted Wiganer after enjoying two spells at the club for a total time of five years. Scharner won the FA Cup in 2013 during his second spell with Wigan after returning to the DW Stadium on loan from Hamburger SV in January. Scharner made over 150 appearances for the Latics, scoring 14 goals, and is one of the most unique characters to have ever represented Wigan. He scored in last year‟s showpiece and will be hoping to do the same again today.

GRAEME JONES: Graeme Jones is known in Wigan as one of the best strikers that the club has ever had the pleasure of seeing. Jones was an instant success with Latics, scoring a club-record 31 goals in his debut season. Jones made just shy of a century of appearances for Wigan, scoring 44 times in his three-year stay at Springfield Park in 1996 to 1999. Jones was appointed as the new Luton Town manager after their promotion to the Sky Bet Championship.

DON PAGE: Don Page: Forward Page became a cult figure at Springfield Park in the late 1980‟s and early 90‟s. Page signed for Wigan in March 1989, and went on to make over 70 appearances, scoring 15 goals.

NICK CHADWICK: The former Everton youngster is currently playing a vital role at the DW Stadium as the club‟s Under 18‟s manager. The Under 18‟s have just enjoyed their bestever season after they won the treble last month.

DARREN SHERIDAN: Sheridan made 58 appearances for the Latics during a two-year spell from 1999 to 2001 after joining from Barnsley.

JOHN DOOLAN: Played for Latics between 1992 and 1996, and later returned as Youth team coach in 2011. In 2013 he joined the first team coaching staff following the arrival of Uwe Rosler. He is currently first team coach at Accrington Stanley.

MAN UTD LEGENDS PLAYER PROFILES NICK CULKIN: Culkin signed for Manchester United from York City for £100,000 in September 1995. He holds the record for the shortest debut in Premier League history, replacing Raimond van der Gouw in stoppage time against Arsenal at Highbury on 22 August 1999, the referee blew up immediately after Culkin took the resulting free kick.

PAT MCGIBBON: The former Northern Ireland international could have played for either side this afternoon as he initially joined Wigan on loan from Manchester United.

McGibbon joined Latics on a permanent deal from the Red Devils’ in 1997 and made 163 appearances before leaving in 2002 to return home to Portadown.

DEREK BRAZIL: Brazil is a former Republic of Ireland youth international who is currently a coach at Welsh side Pontypridd Town. After being spotted playing football in his home country, Brazil joined the youth system at Manchester United, making two league appearances for the first-team, and later captained the club's reserve side.

CHRIS CASPER: Casper made two appearances for Manchester United between 1993 and 1998 and was part of the class of 92’. He went on to play in the Football League for Bournemouth, Swindon Town and Reading but a severe injury forced him to retire from playing in 2000 at the age of 24.

BRYAN ROBSON: He is of the greatest players to ever play for Manchester United.

Robson, who made 345 appearances for United, will captain the Red Devils during today’s showpiece.

QUINTON FORTUNE: The versatile South African international made 76 appearances for Manchester United between 1999 and 2006 and scored five goals in the process.

He also played for Atletico Madrid, Bolton Wanderers and Brescia throughout his playing career.

RUSSELL BEARDSMORE: The Wiganer played 56 times for Manchester United between 1986 to 1993, scoring four goals. In only his second league start, he inspired Manchester United to a 3-1 over begrudged rivals Liverpool by setting up goals for Brian McClair and Mark Hughes before scoring the third himself.

BEN THORNLEY: Thornley played nine times for Manchester United between 1993 and 1998 before he joined Huddersfield Town on a permanent basis.

PHIL MARSH: Marsh started his career at Manchester United where he played one game in the League Cup against Crewe Alexandra, before moving down the ladder to join Blackpool. After leaving the Seasiders, he moved into non-league football for the majority of his career.

DENIOL GRAHAM: Graham previously played as a forward for various clubs such as Barnsley and Preston North End in the Football League after playing in the Manchester United youth and reserve teams.

GIULIANO MAIORANA: The left-winger made seven appearances for Alex Ferguson’s side during a six-year-spell between 1988 and 1994.

MAN UTD LEGENDS PLAYER PROFILES DANNY WEBBER: Webber began his career at Manchester United but failed to cement a first team place and spent loan spells with Port Vale and Watford before joining the Hornets on a permanent basis. He later helped Sheffield United earn promotion to the Premier League in 2006-07. Weber only retired three-years ago after he fired Salford City to back-to-back promotions in 2016.

PETER REID: A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield talents of the time at Bolton Wanderers before signing for Everton in 1982. It was there that he enjoyed the most fruitful spell of his career, as he helped the club win domestic and European honours, including the Football League twice. He was voted as the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1985 and came fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behind Michel Platini, Preben Elkjær and Diego Maradona. He is currently helping out at Wigan Athletic alongside Paul Cook.

MARCO MILTENBURG: Miltenburg has been drafted in as a ringer for the Manchester United legends side after he featured for the Dutch Masters and Manchester City XI in the last three Joseph’s Goal charity games. Miltenburg was an influential ‘team builder’ for the Dutch Masters in 2017 and has even played for the Dutch National Police team with former Latics great Arry’ De Zeeuw.

LEE MARTIN: Martin, who played for Manchester United from 1988 to 1994, made 73 appearances for the Red Devils and scored two goals. The left-back scored the only goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay against Crystal Palace which automatically cemented him in the history books at Old Trafford.

BRYAN ROBSON FEATURE As ‘Captain Marvel’, Bryan Robson OBE prepares to leads out his Manchester United Avengers for this year’s annual showpiece, we take a focused look at one of football’s all time greats Having began his career at West Brom in 1975, Robson earned a move to Manchester United in 1981. The midfielder played 345 times for the Red Devils‟ between 1981 and 1994, scoring 74 goals. He cemented himself as a true club legend during his 13-year stay at Old Trafford before he ended his career at Middlesbrough in 1997.

Robson became the longest serving captain in the club's history and won three FA Cups and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He also won two Premier League winners' medals in 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Captain Marvel has also picked up several individual honours throughout his life in both his playing days and after his career.

He has been listed in the PFA team-of-the-year six times between 1981 and 1989 and in 1998, named among the list of Football League 100 Legends.

Robson was even awarded with a OBE in the January 1990 New Year Honours.

Robson was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player.

He was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a 2004 poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.

In August 2011, Robson was voted as the greatest ever Manchester United player in a poll of the club's former players as part of a new book, 19, released to celebrate their 19th league title win. Since 2011, Robson has been working at Manchester United as the club‟s global ambassador. The decorated midfielder also enjoyed a glittering career on the international stage.

Robson represented England on 90 occasions between 1980 and 1991, making him, at the time, the fifth most capped England player.

His goal-scoring tally of 26 placed him eighth on the list at the time. Robson captained his country 65 times, with only Bobby Moore and Billy Wright having captained England on more occasions. Robson is also known by the nicknames "Robbo" and "Captain Marvel".

The Manchester United great will today become one of the biggest and well-known names to ever play in the Joseph‟s Goal charity showpieces as he is still regarded as one of the best footballers that the country have ever had the pleasure of seeing.

Written by Jay Whittle

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JOSEPH’S GOAL LATICS LEGENDS MATCHES: A LOOK BACK ON THE ARCHIVES Friday 22nd May 2015: Latics Legends 10-0 Hollyoaks/Lime Pictures In the inaugural showpiece, the Latics Legends faced the cast of the hit Channel Four show Hollyoaks at Edge Green Lane, with the squad being brought together for the event by actor Nick Pickard. Latics Legends had a star-studded squad on show, with the likes of Roberto Martinez, Mario Melchiot, Chris Kirkland and Emmerson Boyce all featuring on the evening. The quality of the ex-professionals proved too high for the Hollyoaks XI to compete against, with the Latics Legends putting in a ruthless display to hammer the soap stars 10-0. FA Cup winning manager Roberto Martinez opened the scoring, before quickly turning provider to his partner-in crime Graeme Jones to double the lead. Alan Mahon added to the lead with a stunning left-footed volley, with further goals from Neil Roberts and Jason Jarrett making the score 5-0 to the Latics Legends going into the interval.

Latics made several changes at half-time, however it did little to impact the side‟s rampant form in-front of goal against the visitors. Sean Clancey, brother in-law of Peter Crouch, was brought in as a „ringer‟ for the game and proved that his inclusion was the correct decision by making it six. Nathan Ellington scored the seventh goal of the evening with sensational solo effort, before Stuart Barlow scored a brace either side of captain Emmerson Boyce‟s driven volley. Hollyoaks XI put in a valiant effort and could return to Chester with their heads held high, with the game between the two sides always destined to be a one-sided contest given the calibre of players on show for the Latics Legends.

Friday 13th May 2016: Latics Legends 2-0 Dutch Masters In 2016, Arjan De Zeeuw, who was voted Wigan Athletic‟s greatest ever player in a poll to celebrate the centenary of the PFA, constructed a team of „Dutch Masters‟ to fly in from the Netherlands to Ashton Town AFC to challenge the Latics Legends in the annual Joseph‟s Goal charity game. Working closely with fellow Dutch National Police team-mate Marco Miltenburg, De Zeeuw drafted in a team of stars, and with experienced players across the board, it provided a very tough test for the Latics Legends team. Former Latics stars Denny Landzaat and Jorg Smeets returned to Wigan for the event but joined Dutch Masters skipper De Zeeuw in wearing orange rather than the club‟s traditional blue and white colours. The Dutch were firmly in it to win it, proving to be no push-overs, however they returned to the Netherlands disappointed after an inspired Nathan Ellington performance led to the Latics Legends running out 2-0 winners on the evening. With both teams missing good chances to break the deadlock, prolific goal-scorer Nathan Ellington rolled back the years and finally made the breakthrough. The Duke then doubled the Latics Legends‟ lead from the penalty spot, after Stuart Barlow was brought down inside of the area by defender Marco Miltenburg. Ellington made it look easy, calmly placing the ball into the bottom corner, leaving goalkeeper Sander Westerveld completely routed. The event was hugely successful, raising over £11,500 for Joseph‟s Goal, with the „Dutch Masters‟ being invited back to Ashton Town for a rematch in 2017.

Friday 12th May 2017: Latics Legends 3-4 Dutch Masters After an 2-0 defeat in 2016, the Dutch Masters plotted to avenge their loss against the Latics Legends in a highly anticipated rematch. And the „Dutch Masters‟ achieved exactly what they set out to do, pipping the Latics Legends to the spoils in a seven-goal thriller in-front of another bumper crowd. The Latics Legends were looking to record a third consecutive victory and had yet conceded a goal in the charity matches before the return of the Dutch Masters. The Dutch Masters bolstered their squad for the rematch, controversially adding Greek striker Angelos Charisteas, alongside 1990 World Cup winner Gerald Vanenburg to their team. Charisteas‟ appearance could not be turned down, with the former Ajax man having scored the winning goal for Greece against Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 final. The Latics Legends however also strengthened, with the dream return of the iconic trio „The Three Amigos‟ whetting the appetite of Wigan fans. The „Three Amigos‟ reunited on Wigan soil for the first time since the 1990‟s and picked up from where they left off at Springfield Park. All „Three Amigos‟ had a significant impact on the evening, with Jesus Seba and Isidro Diaz both getting onto the scoresheet whilst Roberto Martinez pulled the strings in the midfield.

The efforts of the „Three Amigos‟ however was not enough in preventing the Dutch Masters recording a victory after Arjan De Zeeuw‟s side overturned a twogoal deficit to win the affair by four goals to three. It was a dream start for the Latics Legends on the evening, after Jesus Seba‟s early shot sneaked in at the near post, catching former Liverpool shot-stopper Sander Westerveld off-guard. Fellow Spaniard Diaz made it 2-0 shortly after, racing onto Michael Brown‟s through ball before cheekily chipping the ball over the onrushing Westerveld. Romano Denneboom pulled a goal back for the visitors, coolly slotting the ball through the legs of Andrew Dawber after intercepting Emmerson Boyce‟s misplaced pass on the halfway line. Angelos Charisteas equalised on the verge of half-time, tapping home from close-range after a neat passing move from the „Dutch Masters‟ on the edge of the area. The Dutch Masters completed the turn-around in the second half after winger Ellery Cairo cut inside on the left before unleashing an fantastic curling strike into the top-right corner. Latics counted their lucky stars after Gerard Sibon‟s spot kick was saved by Lee Novak, however, the Dutch Masters did add a twogoal cushion to their lead through captain De Zeeuw‟s powerful strike from the edge of the area. Nathan Ellington continued his fine goal-scoring form in the Joseph‟s Goal charity games, with his fourth goal in three games, converting from the spot after a stonewall penalty was awarded by referee Gordon Johnson. The Duke‟s late goal sparked a nervy finish for the Dutch Masters, however De Zeeuw‟s side held on for the victory despite Latics‟ best efforts to grab a dramatic leveller at the death.

Saturday May 12th 2018: Latics Legends 4-4 Man City XI The Latics Legends narrowly defeated Manchester City XI on penalties in the fifth instalment of the Joseph‟s Goal charity showpiece.

The fixture was in the form of an FA Cup final rematch and history repeated itself yet again as Latics prevailed in a six-goal thriller at Ashton Town in-front of a packed house. The game handily took place on Saturday May 12 2018 which marked the fifth anniversary since Wigan Athletic shocked the entire football world by winning the coveted FA Cup at Wembley. Nathan Ellington opened the scoring with a delicious chip from outside of the 18-yard box before Paul Scharner doubled Latics‟ lead before the break with a bullet header.

Written by Jay Whittle, Photos by Dawn Marshall

A THANK YOU NOTE FROM PAUL KENDRICK Welcome to our fifth annual Joseph's Goal legends game here at Ashton Town FC...with our Latics side facing their biggest test yet in the form of Bryan Robson's Manchester United XI.

It never ceases to amaze me how many of our heroes from yesteryear make the effort to come and support our game and our charity. The word 'legend' is bandied around all too easily these days, but every single one of today's players fits the bill for giving up their time - and at their own expense - to help.

A massive 'thanks' as ever to Mark Hayes and everyone at Ashton Town for everything they do for Joseph's Goal - both for this game and throughout the year.

And an even bigger 'thank you' to each and every one of you spectators for joining us for what has become one of the highlights of the calendar.

Every penny raised will do so much good in the fight for a cure for the rare genetic disorder, NKH. And we continue to make huge steps forward in ground-breaking research.

Together we will achieve Joseph's Goal!

Enjoy the game, Paul Kendrick.

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