Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | manager | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | |||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Bellamy | I. Bellamy |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Norman Simonsen | N. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Omer Wise | O. Wise | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Marcel Hässler | M. Hässler |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert | |||||||||
| Christian Arendt | C. Arendt | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Warren Merson | W. Merson | |||||||||
| Alex Mcallister | A. Mcallister |  | 77 | M | | 5 | |  | D | 54 |  | Arno Jacobs | A. Jacobs | ||||||||
| Steve Goldberg | S. Goldberg | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Glynn Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Thierry Guppy | T. Guppy | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | |||||||||
| Mick Vassell | M. Vassell | | 69 | M | | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Jonathan Laver | J. Laver | ||||||||
| Teddy Scowcroft | T. Scowcroft | | 71 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Jonas Welke | J. Welke | |||||||||
| Damir Marsiglia | D. Marsiglia |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Glynn Clegg | G. Clegg | |||||||||
| Elias Tsoukalas | E. Tsoukalas |  | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Pedro Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Marc Kerr | M. Kerr | | 53 | M | | 12 | | D | 54 | | Cesar Postiga | C. Postiga | |||||||||
| Tommy Flintlock | T. Flintlock | | 52 | D | | 13 | | D | 29 |  | Kaíque Alberto | K. Alberto | |||||||||
| Syd Best | S. Best |  | 20 | R | | 14 | | A | 56 |  | Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Vitality Stadium where Walsall play host to Northampton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Walsall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Williamson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Walsall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Williamson.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Walsall get the match underway!
2.46
1-0Marcel Hässler flicks a high pass forward to Elias Tsoukalas who brings the ball under control. Elias Tsoukalas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Damir Marsiglia. Damir Marsiglia connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.51
Christian Arendt threads the ball through to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft flicks a high ball forward to Elias Tsoukalas who takes it down. Elias Tsoukalas controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Teddy Scowcroft through on goal. Teddy Scowcroft comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.10
2-0Steve Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Damir Marsiglia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damir Marsiglia tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
14.43
Marcel Hässler kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Elias Tsoukalas who takes it down. Elias Tsoukalas skips past Uwe Seibert! Elias Tsoukalas tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
21.06
2-0Seeing Omer Wise's attacking run, Alex Mcallister quickly throws the ball into his path. Omer Wise darts forward. Omer Wise knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.42
2-0Thierry Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
26.25
Mick Vassell threads a neat ball through to Damir Marsiglia. Damir Marsiglia knocks in a cross ball towards Elias Tsoukalas. Elias Tsoukalas connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.11
Omer Wise passes the ball forward to Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Thierry Guppy finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Norman Simonsen manages to keep it out.
38.27
Steve Goldberg makes a simple pass to Damir Marsiglia. Damir Marsiglia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
40.28
2-0Leon Marsden clumsily knocks into Marcel Hässler. Leon Marsden is shown the yellow card! Marcel Hässler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Cesar Postiga replacing Tiago Viana. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
55.48
2-0Thierry Guppy clumsily knocks into Leon Marsden. The referee calls over Thierry Guppy and shows him a yellow card! Leon Marsden gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.02
2-0Northampton Town have made a substitution with Enrico Benussi replacing Glynn Clegg .
61.05
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.31
Teddy Scowcroft darts forward. Teddy Scowcroft controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Elias Tsoukalas through on goal. Some silky footwork from Elias Tsoukalas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.50
Enrico Benussi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Isaiah Bellamy didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
78.13
Steve Goldberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Damir Marsiglia. Damir Marsiglia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper, Norman Simonsen, sees it late!! Goal for Walsall!
90.00
Alex Mcallister catches Pedro Oliveira on the ankles. Alex Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Pedro Oliveira runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Damir Marsiglia 2, 78 Teddy Scowcroft 7 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Isaiah Bellamy (GK)
6
2. Omer Wise (DEF)
7
3. Marcel Hässler (DEF)
6
4. Christian Arendt (DEF)
6
5. Alex Mcallister (MID)
5
6. Steve Goldberg (MID)
7
7. Thierry Guppy (MID)
7
8. Mick Vassell (MID)
6
9. Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
8
10. Damir Marsiglia (ATT)
9
11. Elias Tsoukalas (ATT)
7
12. Marc Kerr (MID)
0
13. Tommy Flintlock (DEF)
0
14. Syd Best (RES)
0
1. Norman Simonsen (GK)
7
2. Tiago Viana (DEF)
6
3. Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
4. Warren Merson (DEF)
6
5. Arno Jacobs (DEF)
6
6. Glynn Royce (MID)
6
7. Leon Marsden (MID)
5
8. Jonathan Laver (MID)
6
9. Jonas Welke (MID)
6
10. Glynn Clegg (ATT)
6
11. Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
6
12. Cesar Postiga (DEF)
6
13. Kaíque Alberto (DEF)
0
14. Enrico Benussi (ATT)
6