Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eoin Izzet | E. Izzet |  | 50 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Alistair Carragher | A. Carragher | ||||||||
| Graeme Wiltord | G. Wiltord | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Marc Wise | M. Wise | |||||||||
| Graeme Konchesky | G. Konchesky | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Billy Johnson | B. Johnson | |||||||||
| Craig Lisbie | C. Lisbie | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Graham Gordon | G. Gordon | |||||||||
| Niccolo Simonsen | N. Simonsen | | 54 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Jermaine Hall | J. Hall | |||||||||
| Jon Whelan | J. Whelan | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 |  | Jerome Klein | J. Klein | |||||||||
| Alfred Marsden | A. Marsden | | 47 | M | | 7 | | | M | 55 | | Kevin Barmby | K. Barmby | ||||||||
| Eddie Cutler | E. Cutler | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | Luis Galadames | L. Galadames | |||||||||
| Edward Young | E. Young | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Norman Taylor | N. Taylor | |||||||||
| Norman Taylor | N. Taylor | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Dean James | D. James | |||||||||
| Nicky Le Saux | N. Le Saux | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Wayne Gower | W. Gower | |||||||||
| Clive Lowe | C. Lowe | | 44 | M | | 12 | | G | 51 | | Graham Barmby | G. Barmby | |||||||||
| Syd Bould | S. Bould | | 44 | D | | 13 | | M | 46 | | Liam Shields | L. Shields | |||||||||
| Edward Carragher | E. Carragher | | 44 | A | | 14 | | M | 44 | | Ian Boertien | I. Boertien | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 2,865 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Northampton Town and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Northampton Town and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town get the match underway!
3.35
0-1Marc Wise makes a simple pass to Jerome Klein. Jerome Klein flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Gower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wayne Gower advances inside the box! Wayne Gower shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.58
0-1Jon Whelan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Young. Edward Young makes a defence splitting pass to Nicky Le Saux. Marc Wise clumsily knocks into Nicky Le Saux. Nicky Le Saux appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
10.47
0-1Without breaking stride, Jerome Klein plays the ball forward to Dean James. Dean James shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.23
Graeme Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
20.44
Craig Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Whelan. Jon Whelan sees a break and surges forward. Jon Whelan lofts in a cross ball towards Nicky Le Saux. Nicky Le Saux makes a deft header his aim is horrendously poor!
22.55
0-1Marc Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Hall. Jermaine Hall plays the ball forward to Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.33
Luis Galadames flicks a high pass forward. Jerome Klein controls it well on his chest. Jerome Klein whips in a cross ball towards Dean James. Dean James directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
27.17
0-1Cheltenham Town are dictating the run of play here today.
28.01
Marc Wise flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Hall. Jermaine Hall flicks a high ball forward to Dean James who takes it down. Dean James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.41
Jon Whelan decides to run forward with the ball. Jon Whelan tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.56
0-1Nicky Le Saux barges into Jermaine Hall. The referee calls over Nicky Le Saux and shows him a yellow card! Jermaine Hall stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.12
0-1Jermaine Hall barges into Craig Lisbie. Jermaine Hall is given a warning by the referee! Craig Lisbie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.46
0-1Marc Wise flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Gower comfortably collects the pass. Wayne Gower makes a probing pass to Jerome Klein but he's offside!
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 Syd Bould replacing Eddie Cutler. Cheltenham Town appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cheltenham Town kick off the second half!
48.25
Luis Galadames knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor makes a pass forward but Luis Galadames is yards offside!
49.22
Luis Galadames threads the ball through to Jerome Klein. Jerome Klein edges inside the box! Jerome Klein cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
51.42
Dean James flicks a high pass forward. Norman Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Taylor makes a defence splitting pass to Kevin Barmby. Kevin Barmby muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cheltenham Town!
55.42
0-2Jerome Klein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Hall. Jermaine Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Dean James. Dean James jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Eoin Izzet reads it well. Nice keeping!
57.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Gordon plays the ball forward to Kevin Barmby. Kevin Barmby flicks a high ball forward to Wayne Gower who takes it down. Wayne Gower shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.11
0-2Northampton Town have made a substitution with Edward Carragher replacing Norman Taylor .
61.20
Wayne Gower clumsily knocks into Graeme Wiltord. Wayne Gower is shown the yellow card! Graeme Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.46
Kevin Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Norman Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Taylor shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.03
Kevin Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Galadames. Luis Galadames cuts inside the box! Luis Galadames takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.33
Jerome Klein threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Hall. Jermaine Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Dean James but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.43
Northampton Town have made a substitution with Clive Lowe replacing Nicky Le Saux .
78.47
Jerome Klein threads the ball through to Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor plays a quick one-two with Wayne Gower and rushes in on goal... Norman Taylor takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Norman Taylor!
84.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Billy Johnson laces a through ball forward to Marc Wise. Marc Wise hits a low pass to Norman Taylor. Norman Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.47
Wayne Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean James. Dean James finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.24
Graeme Wiltord threads the ball through to Syd Bould. Syd Bould makes a simple pass to Edward Young. Edward Young makes a probing pass to Clive Lowe but he's offside!
89.08
Jon Whelan sees space and advances. Jon Whelan finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Graeme Wiltord surges forward with the ball. Graeme Wiltord knocks the ball forward to Clive Lowe. Clive Lowe makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Edward Carragher. Edward Carragher strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Alistair Carragher!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
36.1%
44.4%
19.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Norman Taylor of Cheltenham Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Eoin Izzet (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Graeme Wiltord (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graeme Konchesky (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Lisbie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Niccolo Simonsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jon Whelan (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alfred Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eddie Cutler (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Edward Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Norman Taylor (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicky Le Saux (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Clive Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Syd Bould (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Edward Carragher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alistair Carragher (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Marc Wise (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Billy Johnson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Graham Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jermaine Hall (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jerome Klein (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Kevin Barmby (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Luis Galadames (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Norman Taylor (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Dean James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Wayne Gower (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Graham Barmby (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Liam Shields (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Boertien (MID) | 0 | |