Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | York City | York City | ||||||||||||||||
| John Rolle | John Rolle | manager | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Atherton | E. Atherton |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Eugenio Kiko | E. Kiko | |||||||||
| Mike Lawrence | M. Lawrence | | 41 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 42 | | Colin Gerrard | C. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Aaron Drake | A. Drake | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 40 | | Morris Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Jermaine Laycock | J. Laycock | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 |  | Osku Kolkka | O. Kolkka | |||||||||
| Niccolo Defoe | N. Defoe | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Robert Oakes | R. Oakes | |||||||||
| Jason Campbell | J. Campbell | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Neil Crooks | N. Crooks | |||||||||
| Paul Williams | P. Williams | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Michael Rankin | M. Rankin | |||||||||
| Omer Craddock | O. Craddock | | 30 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | Joachim Solimeno | J. Solimeno | |||||||||
| Kevin Hunt | K. Hunt | | 39 | M | | 9 | | A | 41 | | Paolo Roberts | P. Roberts | |||||||||
| Stephen Lineker | S. Lineker | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 |  | Manfa Lecour | M. Lecour | |||||||||
| Tommy Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Glynn Wetherall | G. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to York City. A crowd of 2,953 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while York City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while York City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
2.27
1-0Jason Campbell knocks the ball forward to Tommy Lofthouse. Tommy Lofthouse shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Eugenio Kiko had no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
16.21
1-0Jermaine Laycock knocks the ball forward to Paul Williams. Paul Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Lineker. Stephen Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Lofthouse. Tommy Lofthouse powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.31
Morris Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Joachim Solimeno. Joachim Solimeno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Roberts. Paolo Roberts powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.02
1-1Kevin Hunt comes in with a late challenge on Neil Crooks. Kevin Hunt is given a warning by the referee! Neil Crooks runs off the knock.
30.33
1-1Neil Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Atherton easily smothers it!
32.11
1-1Morris Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joachim Solimeno. Joachim Solimeno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Lawrence.
33.51
Neil Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Atherton who gathers it comfortably.
38.00
Joachim Solimeno chips the ball to his team mate, Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Laycock.
42.55
Omer Craddock makes a probing pass to Stephen Lineker. Stephen Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eugenio Kiko who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Jermaine Laycock makes a simple pass to Jason Campbell. Jason Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Lineker. Stephen Lineker plays a perfect one-two with Tommy Lofthouse and rushes in on goal... Stephen Lineker tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
York City kick off!
47.49
Jermaine Laycock sees space and advances. Jermaine Laycock kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Lofthouse. Tommy Lofthouse shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.06
Manfa Lecour clumsily knocks into Jermaine Laycock. Manfa Lecour is warned by the referee! Jermaine Laycock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.16
Osku Kolkka makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Crooks. Neil Crooks chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Defoe.
55.39
Omer Craddock brings the ball forward. Omer Craddock shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.02
Morris Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Michael Rankin. Michael Rankin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Roberts. Paolo Roberts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Atherton who gathers it comfortably.
63.32
Morris Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Michael Rankin. Michael Rankin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Roberts. Paolo Roberts finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.31
Neil Crooks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
66.28
Joachim Solimeno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.28
Paul Williams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Lofthouse. Tommy Lofthouse shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.06
Joachim Solimeno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.20
2-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.54
Morris Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Joachim Solimeno. Joachim Solimeno passes the ball forward to Paolo Roberts. Paolo Roberts knocks the ball forward to Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.40
Jermaine Laycock chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Lineker. Stephen Lineker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Osku Kolkka.
78.19
2-2Joachim Solimeno kicks a strong pass forward to Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Roberts but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.28
Paul Williams threads the ball through to Tommy Lofthouse. Tommy Lofthouse goes all the way! Tommy Lofthouse makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Eugenio Kiko manages to gather it comfortably.
84.34
Osku Kolkka makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joachim Solimeno. Joachim Solimeno kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Wetherall. Glynn Wetherall whips in a cross ball towards Manfa Lecour. Manfa Lecour is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Paolo Roberts catches Jermaine Laycock on the ankles. The referee calls over Paolo Roberts and warns him to calm down! Jermaine Laycock runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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