Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Notts CountyNotts County
Computer Player Computer Player Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Alun WhelanA. Whelan63
G
captain1
G
55Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente
Nigel McgovernN. Mcgovern58
D
2
D
60Jose Fortes SanchezJ. Sanchez
Alun GranvilleA. Granville51
D
3captain
D
45Seth VernazzaS. Vernazza
Paolo EspinalP. Espinal50
D
4
D
56Pascal HerzogP. Herzog
Marc LumsdonM. Lumsdon63
M
5
D
53Omer VieiraO. Vieira
Matt UpsonM. Upson54
M
6
M
69Jimmy DekkerJ. Dekker
Neil LawN. Law53
M
7
M
63Arnar Freyr JakobssonA. Jakobsson
Greg DeaneG. Deane50
M
8
M
69Titus CooperT. Cooper
Neil BrookingN. Brooking55
A
9
A
59Juan-Carlos HerreroJ. Herrero
Anthony BowerA. Bower55
A
10
A
48Lilian GrenetL. Grenet
Steve LawrenceS. Lawrence53
A
11
A
66Winston WiekensW. Wiekens
 
Les PallisterL. Pallister54
G
12
D
44Ben RobinsonB. Robinson
Des ButtD. Butt50
A
13
M
55Ashley BeagrieA. Beagrie
Mario GiacominM. Giacomin47
D
14
A
46Adam BlakeA. Blake

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Notts County. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Guppy.


0.00
Notts County start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.06
Titus Cooper threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a cross ball towards Winston Wiekens. Winston Wiekens jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
10.38
Paolo Espinal makes a simple pass to Alun Granville. Alun Granville threads the ball through to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.49
Arnar Freyr Jakobsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero threads the ball through to Winston Wiekens but he's offside!
15.18
Titus Cooper threads the ball through to Jimmy Dekker. Jimmy Dekker tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Alun Whelan smothers it!
16.04
Lilian Grenet comes in with a late challenge on Alun Granville. The referee calls over Lilian Grenet and shows him a yellow card! Alun Granville runs off the knock.
22.49
Omer Vieira clumsily knocks into Nigel Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Mcgovern hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.36
Titus Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Winston Wiekens. Winston Wiekens knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
47.43
Arnar Freyr Jakobsson threads a neat ball through to Jimmy Dekker. Jimmy Dekker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.31
Seth Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Dekker easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Dekker chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Winston Wiekens. Winston Wiekens makes a deft header. Alun Whelan comfortably punches it away to safety.
49.54
Steve Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower plays a one-two with Greg Deane and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Anthony Bower provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
55.18
Neil Law clumsily knocks into Pascal Herzog. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pascal Herzog runs off the knock.
60.23
Notts County have made a substitution with Ben Robinson replacing Pascal Herzog .
66.28
Matt Upson kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Lumsdon. Marc Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.01
Paolo Espinal hacks Jimmy Dekker from behind! Paolo Espinal is shown the yellow card! Jimmy Dekker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.06
Jimmy Dekker threads a neat ball through to Arnar Freyr Jakobsson. Arnar Freyr Jakobsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.46
Alun Granville flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Espinal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Espinal passes the ball forward to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower whips in a cross ball towards Greg Deane. Greg Deane makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.13
Arnar Freyr Jakobsson hacks Neil Law from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil Law hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.17
Notts County have made a substitution with Adam Blake replacing Juan-Carlos Herrero .
79.11
Ben Robinson catches Neil Brooking on the ankles. The referee calls over Ben Robinson and shows him a yellow card! Neil Brooking stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.05
Titus Cooper threads a neat ball through to Adam Blake. Adam Blake whips in a cross ball towards Winston Wiekens. Winston Wiekens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alun Whelan manages to gather it.
84.18
Steve Lawrence hacks Ben Robinson from behind! Steve Lawrence is warned by the referee! Ben Robinson runs off the knock.
89.41
Titus Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Dekker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Dekker makes an attacking run forward. Jimmy Dekker knocks the ball forward to Lilian Grenet but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Notts County
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
25.7%
42.9%
31.4%

Scorers
Winston Wiekens 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Winston Wiekens of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Alun Whelan (GK)
7
2.Nigel Mcgovern (DEF)
6
3.Alun Granville (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Espinal (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Marc Lumsdon (MID)
6
6.Matt Upson (MID)
7
7.Neil Law (MID)yellow card
5
8.Greg Deane (MID)
6
9.Neil Brooking (ATT)
6
10.Anthony Bower (ATT)
7
11.Steve Lawrence (ATT)
6
 
12.Les Pallister (GK)
0
13.Des Butt (ATT)
0
14.Mario Giacomin (DEF)
0

1.Romero P. Vicente (GK)
6
2.Jose Fortes Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.Seth Vernazza (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Herzog (DEF)
6
5.Omer Vieira (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Jimmy Dekker (MID)
7
7.Arnar Freyr Jakobsson (MID)yellow card
6
8.Titus Cooper (MID)
7
9.Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT)
7
10.Lilian Grenet (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Winston Wiekens (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ben Robinson (DEF)yellow card
6
13.Ashley Beagrie (MID)
0
14.Adam Blake (ATT)
6