Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Andy MoyesAndy Moyes Ben Couch Ben Couch
Ali El BraziA. El Brazi81
G
1
G
77Dennis TudorD. Tudor
Lucien MettomoL. Mettomo71
D
2
D
70Gianmatteo Da RoldG. Da Rold
Levin VogelL. Vogel75
D
3
D
73Younes KossingouY. Kossingou
Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz72
D
4captain
D
82Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah
Gary StrachanG. Strachan74
D
5
D
73Bill GuppyB. Guppy
Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta77
M
6
M
77Ross BanksR. Banks
Andre FerreiraA. Ferreira75
M
7
M
83Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer
Mick BrookingM. Brooking75
M
8
M
76Tryggvi GudmundssonT. Gudmundsson
Ruel DaviesR. Davies73
A
captain9
A
76Shota GroenendijkS. Groenendijk
Tom MentinkT. Mentink72
A
10
A
77Taavi ArctopolitanusT. Arctopolitanus
Jan-Willem KokJ. Kok71
A
11
A
76Bryan StamB. Stam
 
Alejandro SuarezA. Suarez66
D
12
A
75Lennart ScholzL. Scholz
Jakob RothJ. Roth75
M
13
D
72Carl MintoC. Minto
Daan de BruinD. de Bruin71
A
14
D
67Orlando van den HeuvelO. van den Heuvel

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 18,398 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Northampton Town and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Potts.


0.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
4.34
Hakan Abdullah flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Ferrer controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Ferrer passes the ball forward to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ali El Brazi with no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
9.24
Andre Ferreira clumsily knocks into Eugenio Ferrer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eugenio Ferrer stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.28
Eugenio Ferrer makes a beautiful solo run. Eugenio Ferrer advances inside the box! Eugenio Ferrer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Ali El Brazi. Excellent save.
15.29
Younes Kossingou threads the ball through to Ross Banks. Ross Banks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus whips in a cross ball towards Shota Groenendijk. Shota Groenendijk powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shota Groenendijk!
20.11
Mick Brooking knocks the ball forward to Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
27.37
Andre Ferreira clumsily knocks into Eugenio Ferrer. The referee calls over Andre Ferreira and warns him to calm down! Eugenio Ferrer stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Zubizarreta picks a pass forward to Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink advances inside the box! Tom Mentink takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.40
Younes Kossingou kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer knocks the ball forward to Bryan Stam. Bryan Stam finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Ali El Brazi.
39.50
Tryggvi Gudmundsson passes the ball forward to Shota Groenendijk. Shota Groenendijk finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Eugenio Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kubilay Türkyilmaz.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough get the second half underway!
48.34
Kubilay Türkyilmaz passes the ball forward to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta threads the ball through to Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan-Willem Kok but he's offside!
53.50
Bill Guppy gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Taavi Arctopolitanus tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Ali El Brazi manages to gather it.
54.44
Tryggvi Gudmundsson threads the ball through to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.48
Marcos Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Kok controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Kok makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tom Mentink but he's offside!
59.43
Marcos Zubizarreta advances with the ball. Marcos Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.14
Northampton Town have made 2 substitutions with Alejandro Suarez replacing Lucien Mettomo and Jakob Roth replacing Andre Ferreira .
61.22
Marcos Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruel Davies sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.46
Mick Brooking decides to run forward with the ball. Mick Brooking deftly passes the ball to Jan-Willem Kok, releasing him through on goal. Jan-Willem Kok comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
77.43
Northampton Town have made a substitution with Daan de Bruin replacing Tom Mentink .
79.48
Tryggvi Gudmundsson barges into Marcos Zubizarreta. The referee warns Tryggvi Gudmundsson to calm down! Marcos Zubizarreta runs off the knock.
84.57
Ross Banks passes the ball forward to Shota Groenendijk. Shota Groenendijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ali El Brazi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Eugenio Ferrer threads the ball through to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Middlesbrough
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
25.4%
46.5%
28.2%

Scorers
Tom Mentink 28
Taavi Arctopolitanus 4
Shota Groenendijk 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Taavi Arctopolitanus of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Ali El Brazi (GK)
7
2.Lucien Mettomo (DEF)
6
3.Levin Vogel (DEF)
6
4.Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
5.Gary Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Marcos Zubizarreta (MID)
8
7.Andre Ferreira (MID)yellow card
5
8.Mick Brooking (MID)
7
9.Ruel Davies (ATT)
6
10.Tom Mentink (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jan-Willem Kok (ATT)
6
 
12.Alejandro Suarez (DEF)
6
13.Jakob Roth (MID)
6
14.Daan de Bruin (ATT)
6

1.Dennis Tudor (GK)
6
2.Gianmatteo Da Rold (DEF)
6
3.Younes Kossingou (DEF)
7
4.Hakan Abdullah (DEF)
6
5.Bill Guppy (DEF)
6
6.Ross Banks (MID)
6
7.Eugenio Ferrer (MID)
8
8.Tryggvi Gudmundsson (MID)
6
9.Shota Groenendijk (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Taavi Arctopolitanus (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bryan Stam (ATT)
6
 
12.Lennart Scholz (ATT)
0
13.Carl Minto (DEF)
0
14.Orlando van den Heuvel (DEF)
0