Match Report
| Peterborough United | Peterborough United |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Todd | R. Todd |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Norman Simonsen | N. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Cesar Postiga | C. Postiga | |||||||||
| Younes Molinier | Y. Molinier |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Leon Morlock | L. Morlock | |||||||||
| Darren Sheringham | D. Sheringham | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert | |||||||||
| Melchior Mathijssen | M. Mathijssen |  | 56 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 54 | | Arno Jacobs | A. Jacobs | ||||||||
| Les Tiler | L. Tiler | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Glynn Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Chris Waters | C. Waters | | 56 | M | | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | ||||||||
| Wayne Pearce | W. Pearce | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Jonas Welke | J. Welke | |||||||||
| Kevin Todd | K. Todd | | 74 | A | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Ivar Zimmerman | I. Zimmerman | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Malcolm Kanu | M. Kanu | |||||||||
| Ledley Potts | L. Potts | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Glynn Clegg | G. Clegg | |||||||||
| Graham Thompson | G. Thompson | | 55 | D | | 12 | | D | 52 | | Paul Byrne | P. Byrne | |||||||||
| Adrian Swift | A. Swift | | 53 | D | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Jonathan Laver | J. Laver | |||||||||
| David Rodgers | D. Rodgers | | 53 | M | | 14 | | A | 53 |  | Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 9,860 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.
The pitch is in good condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off the first half!
2.47
0-0Wayne Pearce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Waters. Chris Waters knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
3.36
1-0Darren Sheringham makes a probing pass to Wayne Pearce. Seeing a gap ahead, Wayne Pearce plays the ball forward to Ivar Zimmerman. Ivar Zimmerman lofts in a cross ball towards Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.14
1-0Melchior Mathijssen flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Pearce collects the pass. Wayne Pearce threads a neat ball through to Les Tiler. Les Tiler puts a great ball through. Kevin Todd runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.29
1-0Darren Sheringham sees Wayne Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wayne Pearce passes the ball forward to Kevin Todd. Kevin Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.56
1-0Callum Rae hits a low pass to Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Younes Molinier.
24.45
1-0Neil Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Uwe Seibert. The referee brings Neil Davidson to one side and gives him a warning! Uwe Seibert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.53
Wayne Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Ivar Zimmerman collects the pass. Ivar Zimmerman makes a great pass forward. Ledley Potts runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
40.11
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
Malcolm Kanu takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Leon Morlock. Leon Morlock brings the ball forward. Leon Morlock cuts inside the box! Leon Morlock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Enrico Benussi replacing Malcolm Kanu. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Peterborough United get the second half underway!
47.51
Wayne Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Todd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Todd knocks in a cross ball towards Ivar Zimmerman. Ivar Zimmerman knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
48.20
Jonas Welke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jonas Welke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Sheringham.
49.48
Callum Rae makes a probing pass to Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg lofts in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.54
Les Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.20
Chris Waters plays the ball forward to Kevin Todd. Kevin Todd makes a defence splitting pass to Les Tiler. Les Tiler shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.46
1-0Peterborough United have made a substitution with Adrian Swift replacing Chris Waters .Northampton Town have made 2 substitutions with Paul Byrne replacing Leon Morlock and Jonathan Laver replacing Leon Marsden .
61.48
Les Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kevin Todd is offside!
63.30
Jonas Welke advances with the ball. Jonas Welke cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Jonas Welke provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
65.39
1-0Enrico Benussi catches Darren Sheringham on the ankles. The referee calls over Enrico Benussi and shows him a yellow card! Darren Sheringham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.13
Les Tiler sees Ledley Potts in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ledley Potts shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
69.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Les Tiler laces a through ball forward to Kevin Todd. Kevin Todd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.56
Neil Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Todd. Kevin Todd shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
72.26
Les Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Ivar Zimmerman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivar Zimmerman shoots from 20 yards but Norman Simonsen is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
73.33
Jonathan Laver knocks the ball forward to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke makes a simple pass to Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Younes Molinier.
75.47
1-0Jonathan Laver darts forward. Jonathan Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg directs the ball goalwards with his head. Melchior Mathijssen steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.44
Jonathan Laver flicks a high ball forward to Glynn Royce who takes it down. Glynn Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.49
Les Tiler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Potts. Ledley Potts rushes past Paul Byrne! Some silky footwork from Ledley Potts provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.6%
44.7%
24.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Potts of Peterborough United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ross Todd (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Neil Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Younes Molinier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Darren Sheringham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Melchior Mathijssen (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Les Tiler (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Chris Waters (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Wayne Pearce (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kevin Todd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ivar Zimmerman (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ledley Potts (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Graham Thompson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Adrian Swift (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Rodgers (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Norman Simonsen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Cesar Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Morlock (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Uwe Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arno Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Leon Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jonas Welke (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Callum Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Malcolm Kanu (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Glynn Clegg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paul Byrne (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jonathan Laver (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Enrico Benussi (ATT) |  | 5 |