Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Neville | S. Neville |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 63 | | Alun Whelan | A. Whelan | ||||||||
| Nicky Batty | N. Batty | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Callum Mcallister | C. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Ian Potts | I. Potts | | 51 | D | | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Nigel Mcgovern | N. Mcgovern | ||||||||
| Jacob Bower | J. Bower | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Alun Granville | A. Granville | |||||||||
| Ricardo Teixeira | R. Teixeira |  | 41 | D | | 5 | | M | 63 | | Marc Lumsdon | M. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Joe Vickers | J. Vickers | | 39 | D | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Matt Upson | M. Upson | |||||||||
| Vasco Neves | V. Neves | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Greg Deane | G. Deane | |||||||||
| Titus Stuart | T. Stuart | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Peter Hibbs | P. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Stephen Peters | S. Peters | | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Neil Brooking | N. Brooking | |||||||||
| Thierry Burgess | T. Burgess | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Anthony Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Dean Guppy | D. Guppy | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Steve Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Jan Eberle | J. Eberle |  | 55 | G | | 12 | | G | 54 | | Les Pallister | L. Pallister | |||||||||
| John Rankin | J. Rankin | | 54 | M | | 13 | | D | 51 |  | Paolo Espinal | P. Espinal | |||||||||
| Ronnie Cutler | R. Cutler | | 47 | G | | 14 | | A | 50 | | Des Butt | D. Butt | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,306 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.37
0-0Greg Deane takes a long throw-in. Matt Upson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Brooking. Neil Brooking shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
10.59
Matt Upson threads a neat ball through to Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
16.31
0-1Callum Mcallister flicks a high pass forward to Matt Upson who brings the ball under control. Matt Upson hits a low pass to Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Brooking. Neil Brooking is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.05
0-1Stephen Peters flicks a high ball forward to Dean Guppy who takes it down. Dean Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess makes a deft header. Alun Whelan comfortably punches it away to safety.
21.10
Matt Upson flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Hibbs. Peter Hibbs plays a scrappy one-two with Steve Lawrence and advances towards the goal... Peter Hibbs side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.18
Callum Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Matt Upson controls it well on his chest. Matt Upson threads the ball through to Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.28
Ricardo Teixeira runs forward with the ball. Ricardo Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
36.46
0-3Matt Upson comes in with a late challenge on Dean Guppy. Matt Upson is shown the yellow card! Dean Guppy runs off the knock.
39.17
Greg Deane brings the ball forward. Greg Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Ricardo Teixeira comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Bower. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Bower hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City have changed their lineup with John Rankin replacing Joe Vickers and Ronnie Cutler replacing Stephen Peters. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. The Hull City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Hull City kicking off!
51.11
0-3Titus Stuart threads the ball through to Ronnie Cutler. Ronnie Cutler threads the ball through to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.02
0-3Callum Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Greg Deane. Greg Deane passes the ball forward but Anthony Bower is offside!
60.28
0-3Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
63.44
Neil Brooking knocks the ball forward to Marc Lumsdon. Marc Lumsdon tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Scott Neville!
65.45
Vasco Neves threads the ball through to John Rankin. John Rankin lofts in a cross ball towards Titus Stuart. Titus Stuart gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
71.34
Callum Mcallister clumsily knocks into Thierry Burgess. Callum Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Thierry Burgess runs off the knock.
72.29
Dean Guppy threads a neat ball through to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Neves. Vasco Neves directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alun Whelan gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
73.50
Vasco Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Cutler. Ronnie Cutler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alun Whelan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.39
John Rankin makes an attacking run forward. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Stuart. With a superhuman jump, Titus Stuart connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.52
Greg Deane changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Greg Deane skips past Ian Potts! Greg Deane side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
28.4%
49.3%
22.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Peter Hibbs of Northampton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott Neville (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nicky Batty (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Potts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jacob Bower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ricardo Teixeira (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 6. | Joe Vickers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vasco Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Titus Stuart (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Peters (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Thierry Burgess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dean Guppy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Jan Eberle (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Rankin (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ronnie Cutler (GK) |  | 8 |
| 1. | Alun Whelan (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Callum Mcallister (DEF) | | 6 |
| 3. | Nigel Mcgovern (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alun Granville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marc Lumsdon (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Matt Upson (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Greg Deane (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Peter Hibbs (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Neil Brooking (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Anthony Bower (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Steve Lawrence (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Les Pallister (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paolo Espinal (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Des Butt (ATT) | 0 | |