Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ugo DefoeU. Defoe54
G
1
G
44Niccolo Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips
Oleg JoachimO. Joachim60
D
2
D
61Ronnie LampardR. Lampard
Ruben CarvalhoR. Carvalho59
D
3
D
53Nick PhilipsN. Philips
Nicola C. PasqualinN. Pasqualin55
D
4
D
37Matt DoddM. Dodd
Harris FuchsH. Fuchs53
D
5
D
37Sylvain BrambleS. Bramble
Damien CampbellD. Campbell64
M
6captain
M
60Dale HackworthD. Hackworth
Daniele BarrettD. Barrett61
M
captain7
M
49Wes SinclairW. Sinclair
Peter WrightP. Wright60
M
8
A
54Dennis FlintlockD. Flintlock
Oleg GoldbergO. Goldberg63
A
9
A
43Richard UpsonR. Upson
Kevin LisbieK. Lisbie62
A
10
A
41Noel AdamsN. Adams
Peter McgovernP. Mcgovern52
A
11
A
40Warren SerrantW. Serrant
 
Billy WardB. Ward59
M
12
G
43Francesco G. AdaniF. Adani
Sylvain AllmanS. Allman51
G
13
M
43Trevor BellamyT. Bellamy
Thierry GrondinT. Grondin50
M
14
A
40Alan JohnsonA. Johnson

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 4,664 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Gordon.


0.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the match underway!
3.57
Oleg Joachim passes the ball forward to Daniele Barrett. Seeing a gap ahead, Daniele Barrett plays the ball forward to Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.19
Matt Dodd breaks forward. Matt Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Noel Adams controls it well on his chest. Noel Adams sees Richard Upson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Richard Upson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
8.13
Wes Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Warren Serrant holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Serrant shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.21
Nick Philips catches Peter Mcgovern on the ankles. Nick Philips is shown the yellow card! Peter Mcgovern runs off the knock.
27.35
Nicola C. Pasqualin plays the ball forward to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett surges forward with the ball. Daniele Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.55
Dale Hackworth plays the ball forward to Richard Upson. Richard Upson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.37
Peter Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Niccolo Wright-Phillips had no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
40.16
Sylvain Bramble comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Lisbie. Sylvain Bramble is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Lisbie runs off the knock.
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. Macclesfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Macclesfield Town start the second half!
47.28
Wes Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Upson. Richard Upson shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.10
Daniele Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Niccolo Wright-Phillips is on top of it.
51.12
Matt Dodd makes a probing pass to Dale Hackworth. With a delightful solo run, Dale Hackworth stretches the opposition's defence. Dale Hackworth whips in a cross ball towards Richard Upson. Richard Upson beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Ugo Defoe. Excellent save.
53.02
Oleg Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Wright. Peter Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie plays a one-two with Peter Mcgovern and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Kevin Lisbie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Matt Dodd.
57.31
Ruben Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Wright. Peter Wright flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Goldberg who takes it down. Oleg Goldberg whips in a cross ball towards Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Niccolo Wright-Phillips with no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
63.23
Damien Campbell threads the ball through to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.40
Damien Campbell threads a neat ball through to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Dodd.
71.28
Peter Wright flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Lisbie who takes it down. Kevin Lisbie shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
81.42
Wes Sinclair flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Flintlock who brings the ball under control. Dennis Flintlock knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Warren Serrant is offside!
84.09
Daniele Barrett receives the ball from a throw-in from Peter Wright. Daniele Barrett passes the ball forward to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.31
Dennis Flintlock clumsily knocks into Oleg Joachim. Dennis Flintlock is shown the yellow card! Oleg Joachim stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Macclesfield Town
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.5%
36.5%
Play Area
28.2%
41.2%
30.6%

Scorers
Peter Mcgovern 30, 57
Oleg Goldberg 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter Mcgovern of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Ugo Defoe (GK)
6
2.Oleg Joachim (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Carvalho (DEF)
7
4.Nicola C. Pasqualin (DEF)
6
5.Harris Fuchs (DEF)
6
6.Damien Campbell (MID)
6
7.Daniele Barrett (MID)
8
8.Peter Wright (MID)
7
9.Oleg Goldberg (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Kevin Lisbie (ATT)
6
11.Peter Mcgovern (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Billy Ward (MID)
0
13.Sylvain Allman (GK)
0
14.Thierry Grondin (MID)
0

1.Niccolo Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
2.Ronnie Lampard (DEF)
6
3.Nick Philips (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Matt Dodd (DEF)
7
5.Sylvain Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Dale Hackworth (MID)
7
7.Wes Sinclair (MID)
6
8.Dennis Flintlock (ATT)yellow card
5
9.Richard Upson (ATT)
6
10.Noel Adams (ATT)
6
11.Warren Serrant (ATT)
6
 
12.Francesco G. Adani (GK)
0
13.Trevor Bellamy (MID)
0
14.Alan Johnson (ATT)
0