Match Report


Chester CityChester City     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Chris FrostChris Frost Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Alfred SkoraA. Skora71
G
1captain
G
81Ali El BraziA. El Brazi
Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald69
D
2
D
71Lucien MettomoL. Mettomo
Dave MendezD. Mendez70
D
3
D
75Levin VogelL. Vogel
George De RomijnG. De Romijn73
D
4
D
72Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz
Franco RamosF. Ramos69
M
5
D
74Gary StrachanG. Strachan
Marc LaursenM. Laursen74
M
captain6
M
77Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
Kevin WitteK. Witte74
M
7
M
75Andre FerreiraA. Ferreira
Henning FloH. Flo74
M
8
M
79Jan PiquéJ. Piqué
Jamal Van Der LaanJ. Van Der Laan68
A
9
A
73Ruel DaviesR. Davies
Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva81
A
10
A
72Tom MentinkT. Mentink
Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik71
A
11
A
71Daan de BruinD. de Bruin
 
Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell67
D
12
M
75Mick BrookingM. Brooking
Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira71
M
13
M
75Jakob RothJ. Roth
Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos75
A
14
A
71Jan-Willem KokJ. Kok

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 18,658 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ronnie Dyer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
6.07
Linus Birkwald breaks forward. Linus Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Jamal Van Der Laan. Jamal Van Der Laan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Strachan.
8.47
Henning Flo brings the ball forward. Henning Flo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Lucien Mettomo plays the ball forward to Andre Ferreira. Andre Ferreira hits a low pass to Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
12.31
Kubilay Türkyilmaz hoofs the ball up the pitch. Daan de Bruin lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink heads the ball goalwards. Tom Mentink scores for Northampton Town!!
22.14
Franco Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.26
Franco Ramos threads a neat ball through to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball towards Jamal Van Der Laan. Lucien Mettomo barges into Jamal Van Der Laan. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
26.18
Northampton Town are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
28.23
Jan Piqué darts forward. Jan Piqué plays a one-two with Ruel Davies and rushes in on goal... Jan Piqué shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.50
Kubilay Türkyilmaz comes in with a late challenge on Mateo Vidal Villanueva. The referee calls over Kubilay Türkyilmaz and warns him to calm down! Mateo Vidal Villanueva stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.25
With a delightful solo run, Marcos Zubizarreta stretches the opposition's defence. Marcos Zubizarreta shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City have changed their lineup with Seth Summerbell replacing George De Romijn, Roberto Ferreira replacing Henning Flo and Takis Venizelos replacing Silvain Van Den Herik. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. The Chester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chester City kick off!
49.24
Andre Ferreira knocks the ball forward to Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.17
Roberto Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from long range but Ali El Brazi reads it well. Quality keeping!
55.46
Dave Mendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Laursen. Marc Laursen flicks the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva whips in a cross ball towards Jamal Van Der Laan. With a superhuman jump, Jamal Van Der Laan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.15
Northampton Town have made 3 substitutions with Mick Brooking replacing Marcos Zubizarreta, Jakob Roth replacing Andre Ferreira and Jan-Willem Kok replacing Daan de Bruin .
63.42
Jakob Roth flicks a high pass forward. Tom Mentink controls it well on his chest. Tom Mentink shoots from distance. Alfred Skora gets down and covers it.
69.52
Franco Ramos threads a neat ball through to Jamal Van Der Laan. Jamal Van Der Laan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.21
Linus Birkwald plays the ball forward to Roberto Ferreira. Roberto Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos cuts inside the box! Takis Venizelos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Takis Venizelos scores for Chester City!!
78.31
Jakob Roth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
79.35
Jan Piqué makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan-Willem Kok. Jan-Willem Kok finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.19
Jakob Roth passes the ball forward to Jan-Willem Kok. Jan-Willem Kok sees Tom Mentink just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Tom Mentink provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chester City

Northampton Town
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
31.8%
47%
21.2%

Scorers
Jamal Van Der Laan 55
Takis Venizelos 71
Tom Mentink 12, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tom Mentink of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Skora (GK)
6
2.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
7
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
7
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Franco Ramos (MID)
6
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
7.Kevin Witte (MID)
6
8.Henning Flo (MID)
6
9.Jamal Van Der Laan (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)
7
11.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)
6
 
12.Seth Summerbell (DEF)
6
13.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
7
14.Takis Venizelos (ATT)goal scored
8

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