Match Report


BrentfordBrentford     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Richard GodberR. Godber53
G
1
G
49George WatersG. Waters
Matt PearceM. Pearce58
D
captain2
D
59Gareth ProctorG. Proctor
Dietmar BorchardD. Borchard55
D
3
D
55Daniel LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Aimo CircatiA. Circati51
D
4
D
52Martin Lua-LuaM. Lua-Lua
Albrecht SchneiderA. Schneider51
M
5
D
52Mervin McManamanM. McManaman
Enrico MazzolaE. Mazzola49
M
6
M
55Marcus GerrardM. Gerrard
Darius MarrD. Marr47
M
7
M
53Stefano MarchegianiS. Marchegiani
Peter CutlerP. Cutler44
M
8
M
53Mike NichollsM. Nicholls
Omer PalmerO. Palmer57
A
9
A
58Said DitewigS. Ditewig
Elena CanoE. Cano56
A
10captain
A
49Graeme BeckhamG. Beckham
Gary SinclairG. Sinclair53
A
11
A
49Liam MilburnL. Milburn
 
Eoin HackworthE. Hackworth52
A
12
D
49Oliver SeelerO. Seeler
Pablo RomanP. Roman50
A
13
M
47Ugo EustaceU. Eustace
Sylvain BestS. Best46
D
14
D
45Graham GowerG. Gower

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,117 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Johnson.


0.00
The first half starts with Brentford kicking off!
2.33
Stefano Marchegiani flicks a high ball forward to Liam Milburn who takes it down. Liam Milburn advances inside the box! Liam Milburn muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.21
Dietmar Borchard flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Schneider controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Schneider sees Gary Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Sinclair cuts inside the box! Gary Sinclair cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.54
Mike Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig makes a simple pass, allowing Liam Milburn to run into the box. Liam Milburn rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.24
Darius Marr decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Marr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Cano but the linesman indicates offside!
18.12
With some swift thinking, Peter Cutler plays the ball forward to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
21.13
Matt Pearce plays the ball forward to Peter Cutler. Peter Cutler passes the ball forward to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair plays a one-two with Omer Palmer and advances towards the goal... Gary Sinclair takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.57
Enrico Mazzola clumsily knocks into Mike Nicholls. Enrico Mazzola is given a warning by the referee! Mike Nicholls runs off the knock.
24.57
Brentford are keeping most of the possession.
27.58
Aimo Circati flicks a high ball forward to Enrico Mazzola who takes it down. Enrico Mazzola threads a neat ball through to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
30.10
Albrecht Schneider controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair plays a scrappy one-two with Omer Palmer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gary Sinclair looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.00
Aimo Circati threads a neat ball through to Darius Marr. Darius Marr knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer rushes past Martin Lua-Lua! Omer Palmer tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.27
Peter Cutler threads a neat ball through to Elena Cano. Elena Cano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
38.42
Marcus Gerrard takes the throw-in. With vision, Mike Nicholls plays the ball forward to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.55
Albrecht Schneider barges into Mike Nicholls. The referee warns Albrecht Schneider to calm down! Mike Nicholls runs off the knock.
44.05
Liam Milburn hacks Dietmar Borchard from behind! Liam Milburn is shown the yellow card! Dietmar Borchard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Martin Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Marcus Gerrard. Marcus Gerrard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcus Gerrard knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Beckham. With a superhuman jump, Graeme Beckham connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Eoin Hackworth replacing Aimo Circati. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. The Brentford players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
47.17
Albrecht Schneider flicks a high pass forward. Omer Palmer collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Omer Palmer plays the ball forward to Gary Sinclair who has made a great run into the box. Gary Sinclair muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Mervin McManaman. Excellent block.
49.18
Darius Marr sees Elena Cano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Cano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin McManaman.
55.39
Omer Palmer clumsily knocks into Daniel Lofthouse. Omer Palmer is given a warning by the referee! Daniel Lofthouse hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.27
Brentford have made a substitution with Pablo Roman replacing Elena Cano .
61.36
Stefano Marchegiani hacks Enrico Mazzola from behind! Stefano Marchegiani is given a warning by the referee! Enrico Mazzola stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.05
Brentford are keeping most of the possession.
66.34
Daniel Lofthouse hacks Darius Marr from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Lofthouse and warns him to calm down! Darius Marr hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.54
Darius Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Roman. Pablo Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.44
Marcus Gerrard flicks a high pass forward. Said Ditewig collects the pass. Said Ditewig shoots from distance. Said Ditewig scores for Northampton Town!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Brentford

Northampton Town
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%

Scorers
Omer Palmer 32
Liam Milburn 11
Graeme Beckham 38
Said Ditewig 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Said Ditewig of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Richard Godber (GK)
6
2.Matt Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Dietmar Borchard (DEF)
6
4.Aimo Circati (DEF)
6
5.Albrecht Schneider (MID)
6
6.Enrico Mazzola (MID)
6
7.Darius Marr (MID)
8
8.Peter Cutler (MID)
6
9.Omer Palmer (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Elena Cano (ATT)
6
11.Gary Sinclair (ATT)
7
 
12.Eoin Hackworth (ATT)
6
13.Pablo Roman (ATT)
6
14.Sylvain Best (DEF)
0

1.George Waters (GK)
6
2.Gareth Proctor (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Lofthouse (DEF)
5
4.Martin Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
5.Mervin McManaman (DEF)
6
6.Marcus Gerrard (MID)
7
7.Stefano Marchegiani (MID)
6
8.Mike Nicholls (MID)
7
9.Said Ditewig (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Graeme Beckham (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Liam Milburn (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Oliver Seeler (DEF)
0
13.Ugo Eustace (MID)
0
14.Graham Gower (DEF)
0