Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Song | S. Song |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Wayne Haynes | W. Haynes | |||||||||
| Andy Lofthouse | A. Lofthouse | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Morris Fox | M. Fox | |||||||||
| Ian Gascoigne | I. Gascoigne | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Noel Walsh | N. Walsh | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Thierry Carragher | T. Carragher | |||||||||
| Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister |  | 39 | M | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Noel Beagrie | N. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Tim Cort | T. Cort | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Don Ritchie | D. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Cauê Alberto | C. Alberto |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Oleg Cadamarteri | O. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Nicholas Wetherall | N. Wetherall | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Noel Rufus | N. Rufus | |||||||||
| Julian Beckham | J. Beckham | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Daniele Dublin | D. Dublin | |||||||||
| James Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Matthew Sturridge | M. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Billy Deane | B. Deane | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Alexander Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 4,739 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
3.49
0-0Don Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Samuel Song easily smothers it!
6.28
Don Ritchie makes a simple pass to Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Samuel Song manages to gather it comfortably.
8.15
0-0Morris Fox passes the ball forward to Oleg Cadamarteri. Oleg Cadamarteri flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.31
Noel Rufus takes it forward alone. Noel Rufus shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
10.15
0-0Cauê Alberto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Deane. Billy Deane whips in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
14.48
0-0Noel Walsh comes in with a late challenge on Julian Beckham. Noel Walsh is warned by the referee! Julian Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.52
Thierry Carragher comes in with a late challenge on Matt Mcallister. Thierry Carragher is warned by the referee! Matt Mcallister runs off the knock.
18.19
Matt Mcallister makes a simple pass to Billy Deane. Billy Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.47
Alexander Adams clumsily knocks into Andy Lofthouse. Alexander Adams is given a warning by the referee! Andy Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.09
1-0Matt Mcallister makes a simple pass to James Beckham. James Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Wayne Haynes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.36
Tim Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.49
Andy Lofthouse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall sees space and advances. Nicholas Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.57
1-0Andy Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Tim Cort. Tim Cort brings the ball forward. Tim Cort makes a probing pass to Billy Deane but he's offside!
30.07
Nicholas Wetherall knocks the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
32.53
Oleg Cadamarteri flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.22
Don Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.21
Carlton Ljungberg knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall knocks the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.32
Matt Mcallister comes in with a late challenge on Noel Rufus. Matt Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Noel Rufus runs off the knock.
40.14
Thierry Carragher plays a long ball forward. Daniele Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.50
Don Ritchie threads the ball through to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams plays a perfect one-two with Daniele Dublin and rushes in on goal... Alexander Adams shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Tim Cort clumsily knocks into Oleg Cadamarteri. Tim Cort is given a warning by the referee! Oleg Cadamarteri runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the second half underway!
49.12
Andy Lofthouse sees a break and surges forward. Andy Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.28
1-0Oleg Cadamarteri barges into Cauê Alberto. Oleg Cadamarteri is shown the yellow card! Cauê Alberto runs off the knock.
57.20
1-0Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
60.50
Don Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.05
1-0Julian Beckham comes in with a late challenge on Thierry Carragher. Julian Beckham is given a warning by the referee! Thierry Carragher carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.27
Carlton Ljungberg makes a simple pass to Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall threads the ball through to Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham plays a perfect one-two with James Beckham and rushes in on goal... Julian Beckham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.14
Cauê Alberto takes it forward alone. Cauê Alberto whips in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
67.26
Cauê Alberto flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.45
Morris Fox kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Rufus. Noel Rufus knocks the ball forward to Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.42
Oleg Cadamarteri flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Dublin. Daniele Dublin threads the ball through to Alexander Adams but he's offside!
75.05
Andy Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.42
Noel Walsh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.32
Noel Beagrie takes it forward alone. Noel Beagrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Lofthouse.
81.18
Noel Beagrie catches Billy Deane on the ankles. Noel Beagrie is warned by the referee! Billy Deane gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.25
Noel Rufus comes in with a late challenge on Tim Cort. Noel Rufus is warned by the referee! Tim Cort gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.38
Tim Cort catches Noel Rufus on the ankles. Tim Cort is warned by the referee again! Noel Rufus gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.38
Swindon Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Northampton Town's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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