Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Wilcox | A. Wilcox |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Mervin Salmon | M. Salmon | |||||||||
| Lomano Fortune | L. Fortune | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Callum Gallacher | C. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Teddy Cadamarteri | T. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Darren Mortensen | D. Mortensen | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 |  | Claudio Caminero | C. Caminero | |||||||||
| Malcolm Goodwin | M. Goodwin | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Nicky Croft | N. Croft | |||||||||
| Kelvin Terry | K. Terry | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Ralph Mustoe | R. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Jason Burgess | J. Burgess | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Jody Edwards | J. Edwards | |||||||||
| Graham Standing | G. Standing | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 |  | Francis Wingert | F. Wingert | |||||||||
| Eddie Fletcher | E. Fletcher | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Danny Dean | D. Dean | |||||||||
| Ralph Davies | R. Davies | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Ugo Mccann | U. Mccann | |||||||||
| Neil Sharpe | N. Sharpe | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Paul Kahn | P. Kahn | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,453 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Northampton Town and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Northampton Town and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town start the match!
2.02
0-0Niccolo Vernazza brings the ball forward. Niccolo Vernazza makes a beautiful solo run. Niccolo Vernazza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Caminero.
3.53
0-0Teddy Cadamarteri chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn goes all the way! Paul Kahn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.06
0-0Danny Dean clumsily knocks into Jason Burgess. Danny Dean is warned by the referee! Jason Burgess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.32
Danny Dean passes the ball forward to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.51
0-0Ralph Mustoe makes a probing pass to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Anthony Wilcox manages to gather it comfortably.
16.58
Graham Standing makes a simple pass to Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.14
Lomano Fortune deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Burgess. Jason Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Mervin Salmon manages to gather it comfortably.
36.28
Francis Wingert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
38.41
Darren Mortensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Standing. Graham Standing makes a simple pass to Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Mervin Salmon easily smothers it!
39.15
Niccolo Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Standing. Graham Standing takes it forward alone. Graham Standing lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Mervin Salmon manages to keep it out.
44.44
1-0Jason Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
49.19
Kelvin Terry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.40
Eddie Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.53
Callum Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe makes a simple pass to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn goes all the way! Paul Kahn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
57.55
Callum Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Wingert. Francis Wingert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Vernazza.
59.12
Jason Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.39
Niccolo Vernazza threads the ball through to Jason Burgess. Jason Burgess knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.52
Darren Mortensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Burgess. Jason Burgess threads the ball through to Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Mervin Salmon.
67.21
Teddy Cadamarteri chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Edwards. Jody Edwards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Vernazza.
79.36
Teddy Cadamarteri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Dean. Danny Dean threads the ball through to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Goodwin.
84.04
Ralph Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Goodwin.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
22%
48.8%
29.3%
Scorers
| Neil Sharpe 44 |