Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     WatfordWatford
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Liam JacobsL. Jacobs59
G
1
G
58Kemal BenaliK. Benali
Daniel LofthouseD. Lofthouse56
D
2
D
53Florian ErlerF. Erler
Martin Lua-LuaM. Lua-Lua53
D
3
D
51Scott ElliottS. Elliott
Oliver SeelerO. Seeler49
D
4
D
49Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves
Graham GowerG. Gower46
D
5
M
59Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie
Stefano MarchegianiS. Marchegiani55
M
6
M
56Ben LoweB. Lowe
Mike NichollsM. Nicholls53
M
7
M
53Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse
Richard WatsonR. Watson53
M
8
M
44Jason ShawJ. Shaw
Said DitewigS. Ditewig59
A
9captain
A
62Ledley RichardsL. Richards
Sebastian MöllerS. Möller52
A
captain10
A
57Mark SinclairM. Sinclair
John CoppingJ. Copping51
A
11
A
50Robert BouldR. Bould
 
Liam MilburnL. Milburn50
A
12
G
56George SwiftG. Swift
George WatersG. Waters49
G
13
G
53Wayne BloomerW. Bloomer
Graeme BeckhamG. Beckham49
A
14
A
45Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Watford. A crowd of 3,965 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Vickers.


0.00
Watford kick off and get the match underway!
2.47
Nwankwo Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Möller. Nwankwo Greaves is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Möller runs off the knock.
4.15
Kieron Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Liam Jacobs gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
10.44
Ben Lowe threads a neat ball through to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
12.25
Mike Nicholls makes a probing pass to Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller plays a one-two with Said Ditewig and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Möller cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Kemal Benali manages to gather it.
15.56
Stefano Marchegiani picks a pass forward to Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
20.01
Stefano Marchegiani chips the ball to his team mate, John Copping. John Copping knocks the ball forward, putting Said Ditewig through on goal. Said Ditewig looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Kemal Benali has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.17
Daniel Lofthouse flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Nicholls. Mike Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.30
Kieron Lofthouse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Bould. Robert Bould controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Liam Jacobs gets down and covers it.
33.34
Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Jason Shaw holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Shaw makes a simple pass to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.54
Stefano Marchegiani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.22
Richard Watson barges into Ben Lowe. Richard Watson is shown the yellow card! Ben Lowe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.31
Richard Watson chips the ball to his team mate, John Copping. John Copping runs straight at the defence! John Copping cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
42.57
Kieron Lofthouse takes the throw-in. Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Robert Bould controls it well on his chest. Robert Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Northampton Town kick off the second half!
51.53
Jason Shaw hacks Stefano Marchegiani from behind! The referee warns Jason Shaw to calm down! Stefano Marchegiani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.41
Jason Hendrie makes a probing pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Lua-Lua.
54.50
Mike Nicholls threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller plays a one-two with Said Ditewig and advances towards the goal... Sebastian Möller muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
55.00
Ben Lowe makes a probing pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.34
Jason Shaw advances with the ball. Jason Shaw knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair beats his man to it with a header but somehow Oliver Seeler happens to be in the right place to block it.
63.29
Martin Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Marchegiani collects the pass. Stefano Marchegiani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Kemal Benali!
65.12
Oliver Seeler threads a neat ball through to Richard Watson. Richard Watson knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
66.08
Oliver Seeler laces a through ball forward to Mike Nicholls. Mike Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
69.35
Jason Shaw hits a low pass to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.24
Stefano Marchegiani laces a through ball forward to Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller plays a scrappy one-two with John Copping and advances towards the goal... Sebastian Möller cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Northampton Town!
77.47
Martin Lua-Lua makes a probing pass to Stefano Marchegiani. Stefano Marchegiani brings the ball forward. Stefano Marchegiani plays a sublime one-two with Said Ditewig and races in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stefano Marchegiani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.38
Mike Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller rushes past Florian Erler! Sebastian Möller rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Florian Erler.
79.52
Kieron Lofthouse runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kieron Lofthouse finds some space and shoots from distance. Liam Jacobs gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
84.02
Richard Watson makes a probing pass to Sebastian Möller. Sebastian Möller knocks in a cross ball towards Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
85.03
Martin Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Nicholls. Mike Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Stefano Marchegiani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Copping. John Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

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

Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%

Scorers
Said Ditewig 20, 90
Sebastian Möller 71
Mark Sinclair 43
Robert Bould 55

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

Match Ratings
1.Liam Jacobs (GK)
7
2.Daniel Lofthouse (DEF)
6
3.Martin Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
4.Oliver Seeler (DEF)
6
5.Graham Gower (DEF)
6
6.Stefano Marchegiani (MID)
7
7.Mike Nicholls (MID)
7
8.Richard Watson (MID)yellow card
6
9.Said Ditewig (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Sebastian Möller (ATT)goal scored
9
11.John Copping (ATT)
8
 
12.Liam Milburn (ATT)
0
13.George Waters (GK)
0
14.Graeme Beckham (ATT)
0

1.Kemal Benali (GK)
6
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Jason Hendrie (MID)
6
6.Ben Lowe (MID)
6
7.Kieron Lofthouse (MID)
7
8.Jason Shaw (MID)
6
9.Ledley Richards (ATT)
6
10.Mark Sinclair (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Robert Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.George Swift (GK)
0
13.Wayne Bloomer (GK)
0
14.Jonathan Luzhny (ATT)
0