Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Oleg Mcgreal | O. Mcgreal |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Gary Brown | G. Brown | |||||||||
| Del Burgess | D. Burgess | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Robbie Deane | R. Deane | |||||||||
| Alberto Dyer | A. Dyer | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Joost Van Halst | J. Van Halst | |||||||||
| Ugo Beckham | U. Beckham | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Graham Kirkland | G. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Isaiah Monk | I. Monk | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Gary Fowler | G. Fowler | |||||||||
| Dean Shilton | D. Shilton | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Paul Meiklejohn | P. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Harvey Whelan | H. Whelan | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Dean Luzhny | D. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Wes Newby | W. Newby | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Andy Davis | A. Davis | |||||||||
| Stephen Campbell | S. Campbell | | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Des Chadwick | D. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Shaun Mason | S. Mason | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Anthony Dublin | A. Dublin | |||||||||
| Jonathan Youds | J. Youds | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Afonso Ramirez | A. Ramirez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play AFC Rushden & Diamonds in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AFC Rushden & Diamonds appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AFC Rushden & Diamonds appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off!
2.39
0-0Del Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Shilton. Dean Shilton decides to run forward with the ball. Dean Shilton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Fowler.
3.39
0-0Stephen Campbell clumsily knocks into Paul Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Stephen Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Paul Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
8.34
0-0Paul Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Chadwick. Des Chadwick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Oleg Mcgreal is on top of it.
10.39
Robbie Deane knocks the ball forward to Dean Luzhny. Dean Luzhny passes the ball forward to Anthony Dublin. Anthony Dublin shoots from long range but somehow Oleg Mcgreal manages to keep it out.
20.18
Andy Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Afonso Ramirez. Afonso Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Dublin. Anthony Dublin powers a header at goal. Oleg Mcgreal easily smothers it.
27.55
0-0Anthony Dublin hacks Alberto Dyer from behind! The referee calls over Anthony Dublin and warns him to calm down! Alberto Dyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.32
Graham Kirkland hacks Jonathan Youds from behind! The referee calls over Graham Kirkland and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Youds stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.07
0-0Del Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Mason. Shaun Mason shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
38.59
Harvey Whelan makes a simple pass to Jonathan Youds. Jonathan Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Brown who gathers it comfortably.
40.23
Alberto Dyer threads the ball through to Harvey Whelan. Harvey Whelan knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Youds. Jonathan Youds controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
42.07
Andy Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Afonso Ramirez. Afonso Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Dyer.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and AFC Rushden & Diamonds get the second half underway!
48.40
Paul Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Des Chadwick. Des Chadwick shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Oleg Mcgreal!
51.43
Stephen Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Mason. Shaun Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Fowler.
57.24
Dean Shilton flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Mason. Shaun Mason shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.09
Robbie Deane sees space and advances. Robbie Deane threads the ball through to Des Chadwick. Des Chadwick goes all the way! Des Chadwick takes a shot at goal but Oleg Mcgreal is on top of it.
72.53
Andy Davis knocks the ball forward to Des Chadwick. Des Chadwick knocks the ball forward to Afonso Ramirez. Afonso Ramirez shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.19
Harvey Whelan takes it forward alone. Harvey Whelan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gary Brown easily smothers it!
75.44
Wes Newby threads the ball through to Jonathan Youds. Jonathan Youds sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.50
Wes Newby passes the ball forward to Jonathan Youds. Jonathan Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Brown who gathers it comfortably.
83.01
Andy Davis knocks the ball to his team mate, Afonso Ramirez. Afonso Ramirez goes all the way! Afonso Ramirez tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
The game is drawn at 0-0 and so goes to penalties!
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