Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 16,797 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Potts.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Potts.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.44
0-0Robert Lawrence flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Dodd who takes it down. Jonathan Dodd shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.08
Lucien Mettomo threads a neat ball through to Andre Ferreira. Andre Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Kok holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan-Willem Kok shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.44
0-1With a delightful solo run, Marcos Zubizarreta stretches the opposition's defence. Marcos Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Kok. Jan-Willem Kok gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.18
0-1Jacob Smith hits a low pass to Patrick Dichio. Patrick Dichio shoots from 25 yards. Ali El Brazi gets down and covers it.
27.38
0-1Ryouichi Akio sees a break and surges forward. Ryouichi Akio flicks a high ball forward to Salvador Serna who takes it down. Salvador Serna makes a pass forward but Jonathan Dodd makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
30.19
0-1Gareth Thompson clumsily knocks into Andre Ferreira. Gareth Thompson is warned by the referee! Andre Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.11
Ryouichi Akio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dichio. Patrick Dichio knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Dodd but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.45
Kew Jochemsen hits a low pass to Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Dichio. Patrick Dichio shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
44.17
Gary Strachan passes the ball forward to Andre Ferreira. Andre Ferreira hits a low pass to Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off!
48.01
With great vision, Ryouichi Akio plays the ball forward to Gareth Thompson. Gareth Thompson knocks the ball forward to Salvador Serna. Salvador Serna knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Dodd but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.22
0-1Kew Jochemsen catches Ruel Davies on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruel Davies hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.12
0-1Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Craig Waters replacing Gareth Thompson .Northampton Town have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Suarez replacing Lucien Mettomo, Mick Brooking replacing Marcos Zubizarreta and Daan de Bruin replacing Tom Mentink .
65.09
0-1Mick Brooking flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Davies who brings the ball under control. Ruel Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Holloway who gathers it comfortably.
75.09
With some swift thinking, Ryouichi Akio plays the ball forward to Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence makes a probing pass to Salvador Serna. Salvador Serna plays a perfect one-two with Patrick Dichio and rushes in on goal... Salvador Serna cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.09
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Peter George replacing Jonathan Dodd and Brendan Goldberg replacing Kew Jochemsen .
78.34
Andre Ferreira makes a probing pass to Daan de Bruin. Daan de Bruin finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow James Holloway manages to keep it out.
81.41
Brendan Goldberg passes the ball forward to Craig Waters. Craig Waters sees space and advances. Craig Waters shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Ali El Brazi.
90.00
Mick Brooking catches Jacob Smith on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jacob Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
34.2%
42.5%
23.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ryouichi Akio of Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | James Holloway (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Julian Konchesky (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ryouichi Akio (DEF) | 9 | |
| 4. | Kew Jochemsen (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Des Salmon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Lawrence (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gareth Thompson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jacob Smith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Patrick Dichio (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Salvador Serna (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Jonathan Dodd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Waters (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Brendan Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Peter George (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Ali El Brazi (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Lucien Mettomo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Levin Vogel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Msaddeck Borios (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gary Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marcos Zubizarreta (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Andre Ferreira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jan Piqué (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ruel Davies (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tom Mentink (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jan-Willem Kok (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Alejandro Suarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mick Brooking (MID) | | 5 |
| 14. | Daan de Bruin (ATT) | 6 | |