Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Leeds United | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Delano de Koning | D. de Koning |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Billy Rae | B. Rae | |||||||||
| Warren Merson | W. Merson |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Sebastian Sanchez | S. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Spencer Defoe | S. Defoe | |||||||||
| Kevin Loertscher | K. Loertscher |  | 30 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Max Chandler | M. Chandler | |||||||||
| Warren Brown | W. Brown | | 50 | M |  | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Eddie Wright-Phillips | E. Wright-Phillips | ||||||||
| Dean Le Tissier | D. Le Tissier | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Demetrio Corini | D. Corini | |||||||||
| Illya Lysenko | I. Lysenko |  | 30 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Kieron Mcgreal | K. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Edward Lineker | E. Lineker | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Trevor Royce | T. Royce | |||||||||
| Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | | 60 | M | | 9 | | | A | 71 | | Harvey Burgess | H. Burgess | ||||||||
| Johann Simon | J. Simon | | 28 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Eduardo Guerrero | E. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Tim Ball | T. Ball | |||||||||
| Tiago Viana | T. Viana |  | 58 | D | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Trevor Vieira | T. Vieira | |||||||||
| Callum Rae | C. Rae | | 63 | M | | 13 | | G | 50 | | David Lowe | D. Lowe | |||||||||
| Alfred Mowbray | A. Mowbray | | 61 | A | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Nigel Dublin | N. Dublin | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play Leeds United in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Leeds United kick off!
2.50
0-0Kevin Loertscher clumsily knocks into Harvey Burgess. The referee calls over Kevin Loertscher and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Burgess gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.45
0-0Kieron Mcgreal makes a probing pass to Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
12.26
0-0Kieron Mcgreal clumsily knocks into Warren Brown. The referee calls over Kieron Mcgreal and shows him a yellow card! Warren Brown runs off the knock.
14.39
Edward Lineker makes a simple pass to Johann Simon. Johann Simon shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.08
Warren Merson hits a low pass to Edward Lineker. Edward Lineker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
18.01
0-0Dean Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward to Enrico Benussi who brings the ball under control. Enrico Benussi plays a scrappy one-two with Johann Simon and stumbles forward towards the goal... Enrico Benussi shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
21.53
Warren Brown knocks the ball forward to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi whips in a cross ball towards Johann Simon. Johann Simon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
26.19
Tim Ball sees Trevor Royce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Trevor Royce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
28.23
0-0Kieron Mcgreal sees Harvey Burgess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Warren Merson catches Eduardo Guerrero on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
28.23
0-0The referee points to the spot..
29.27
Harvey Burgess takes a slow run up but it goes wide.
30.46
Uwe Seibert threads a neat ball through to Edward Lineker. Edward Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Johann Simon. Johann Simon plays a quick one-two with Enrico Benussi and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Johann Simon provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.38
0-0Edward Lineker laces a weighted ball forward to Johann Simon. Johann Simon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.20
Kieron Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Loertscher.
44.58
0-1Spencer Defoe breaks forward. With vision, Spencer Defoe laces a through ball forward to Tim Ball. Tim Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Wright-Phillips. Eddie Wright-Phillips beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Alfred Mowbray replacing Enrico Benussi. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. The Northampton Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Northampton Town kick off!
47.37
Kevin Loertscher surges forward with the ball. Kevin Loertscher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johann Simon. Johann Simon shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.41
Spencer Defoe changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Spencer Defoe edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Spencer Defoe provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
57.48
0-1Eddie Wright-Phillips comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Loertscher. The referee brings Eddie Wright-Phillips to one side and gives him a warning! Kevin Loertscher stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.05
0-1Northampton Town have made 2 substitutions with Tiago Viana replacing Warren Merson and Callum Rae replacing Leon Marsden .
66.04
Harvey Burgess passes the ball forward to Tim Ball. Tim Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.44
Warren Brown changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Warren Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Chandler.
81.26
Edward Lineker barges into Tim Ball. Edward Lineker is shown the yellow card! Tim Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.28
Trevor Royce barges into Dean Le Tissier. Trevor Royce is shown the yellow card! Dean Le Tissier runs off the knock.
89.42
Demetrio Corini chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Wright-Phillips. Eddie Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Wright-Phillips of Leeds United |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Delano de Koning (GK)
6
2. Warren Merson (DEF)
6
3. Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
4. Kevin Loertscher (DEF)
6
5. Warren Brown (MID)
7
6. Dean Le Tissier (MID)
6
7. Illya Lysenko (MID)
6
8. Edward Lineker (MID)
6
9. Leon Marsden (MID)
6
10. Johann Simon (ATT)
6
11. Enrico Benussi (ATT)
7
12. Tiago Viana (DEF)
6
13. Callum Rae (MID)
6
14. Alfred Mowbray (ATT)
6
1. Billy Rae (GK)
7
2. Sebastian Sanchez (DEF)
6
3. Spencer Defoe (DEF)
9
4. Max Chandler (DEF)
6
5. Eddie Wright-Phillips (MID)
9
6. Demetrio Corini (MID)
7
7. Kieron Mcgreal (MID)
7
8. Trevor Royce (MID)
4
9. Harvey Burgess (ATT)
6
10. Eduardo Guerrero (ATT)
6
11. Tim Ball (ATT)
8
12. Trevor Vieira (ATT)
0
13. David Lowe (GK)
0
14. Nigel Dublin (ATT)
0