Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Whelan | A. Whelan |  | 63 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Matthew Mendonca | M. Mendonca | ||||||||
| Nigel Mcgovern | N. Mcgovern | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Emile Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Dean Pearce | D. Pearce | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Norman Granville | N. Granville | |||||||||
| Jason Summerbee | J. Summerbee | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Dario De Ascentis | D. De Ascentis | |||||||||
| Marc Lumsdon | M. Lumsdon | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Graham Mccann | G. Mccann | |||||||||
| Neil Law | N. Law |  | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Jon Chadwick | J. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Titus Scales | T. Scales | | 53 | M | | 7 | | | M | 56 | | Chris Davies | C. Davies | ||||||||
| Chris Richards | C. Richards | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Chris Brown | C. Brown | |||||||||
| Syd Hunt | S. Hunt | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 |  | Patricio Cano | P. Cano | |||||||||
| Anthony Bower | A. Bower | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 |  | Pedro Marques | P. Marques | |||||||||
| Harvey Atherton | H. Atherton | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Craig Stewart | C. Stewart | |||||||||
| Les Pallister | L. Pallister | | 56 | G | | 12 | | D | 50 | | Nicky Coppinger | N. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | | 50 | G | | 13 | | G | 48 | | Neil Palmer | N. Palmer | |||||||||
| Colin Kanu | C. Kanu | | 46 | G | | 14 | | M | 47 | | Stanley Platt | S. Platt | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 4,254 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Northampton Town and Rochdale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Oakley.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Northampton Town and Rochdale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Oakley.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Rochdale kicking off!
3.06
0-0Jon Chadwick passes the ball forward to Graham Mccann. Graham Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Craig Stewart controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Craig Stewart strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.15
Chris Davies knocks the ball forward to Chris Brown. Chris Brown threads a neat ball through to Craig Stewart. Craig Stewart plays a scrappy one-two with Graham Mccann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Stewart tries a spectacular strike but it flies just off target!
6.12
0-0Chris Davies flicks a high pass forward. Graham Mccann easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Mccann makes a probing pass to Chris Davies but he's offside!
9.37
Graham Mccann passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Mccann. Graham Mccann lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Stewart. Craig Stewart finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
12.13
0-0Titus Scales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Hunt. Syd Hunt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Matthew Mendonca gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
14.44
Nigel Mcgovern makes a beautiful solo run. Nigel Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
15.29
0-0Craig Stewart clumsily knocks into Dean Pearce. The referee calls over Craig Stewart and shows him a yellow card! Dean Pearce hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.04
Graham Mccann runs straight at the opposition's defence. Graham Mccann plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Stewart and advances towards the goal... Graham Mccann comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.10
1-0Neil Law threads a neat ball through to Titus Scales. Titus Scales plays a scrappy one-two with Anthony Bower and advances towards the goal... Titus Scales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Matthew Mendonca has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.38
Patricio Cano knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Stewart. Craig Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.35
Dean Pearce clumsily knocks into Craig Stewart. The referee calls over Dean Pearce and shows him a yellow card! Craig Stewart stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.56
1-0Nigel Mcgovern barges into Chris Davies. Nigel Mcgovern is shown the yellow card! Chris Davies carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.14
Jason Summerbee makes a simple pass to Neil Law. Neil Law sees Anthony Bower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Bower knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Harvey Atherton is offside!
40.35
Nigel Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Law. Neil Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Richards. Chris Richards finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Matthew Mendonca. Excellent save.
45.00
1-0Jason Summerbee passes the ball forward to Titus Scales. Titus Scales flicks a high pass forward to Syd Hunt who brings the ball under control. Syd Hunt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
48.53
Nigel Mcgovern darts forward. Nigel Mcgovern hits a low pass to Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Lumsdon but he's offside!
51.57
Dario De Ascentis takes it forward alone. Dario De Ascentis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Mccann. Graham Mccann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.18
Neil Law passes the ball forward to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower plays a scrappy one-two with Titus Scales and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Anthony Bower provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
59.59
Marc Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Scales. Titus Scales shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.24
1-0Rochdale have made a substitution with Nicky Coppinger replacing Pedro Marques .
61.25
Nicky Coppinger passes the ball forward to Patricio Cano. Patricio Cano shoots from long range. Alun Whelan gets down and covers it.
65.23
With a delightful solo run, Nicky Coppinger stretches the opposition's defence. Nicky Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Stewart. Craig Stewart gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.13
Jon Chadwick flicks a high pass forward. Craig Stewart controls it well on his chest. Craig Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jon Chadwick!
73.07
Dario De Ascentis catches Harvey Atherton on the ankles. Dario De Ascentis is shown the yellow card! Harvey Atherton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.23
Syd Hunt makes a probing pass to Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Hunt. Syd Hunt rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.10
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with Neil Palmer replacing Craig Stewart and Stanley Platt replacing Graham Mccann .
78.19
Nigel Mcgovern pushes up the pitch. Nigel Mcgovern sees Syd Hunt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Syd Hunt shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.07
Dean Pearce makes a beautiful solo run. Dean Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Atherton controls it well on his chest. Harvey Atherton plays a scrappy one-two with Anthony Bower and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Harvey Atherton provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.34
Titus Scales flicks a high pass forward. Syd Hunt collects the pass. Syd Hunt makes a probing pass to Harvey Atherton but he's offside!
87.14
Dean Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Chris Richards controls it well on his chest. Chris Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Scales. Titus Scales sees Anthony Bower just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Bower looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
89.11
Jason Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Titus Scales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Titus Scales passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Chris Richards. Chris Richards runs straight at the defence! Chris Richards muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Chris Richards hacks Emile Ljungberg from behind! The referee calls over Chris Richards and shows him a yellow card! Emile Ljungberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
26.4%
45.1%
28.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Titus Scales of Northampton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alun Whelan (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nigel Mcgovern (DEF) |  | 7 |
| 3. | Dean Pearce (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Jason Summerbee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marc Lumsdon (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Law (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Titus Scales (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Chris Richards (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Syd Hunt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Bower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Harvey Atherton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Les Pallister (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Oleg Dixon (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Kanu (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Matthew Mendonca (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Emile Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Norman Granville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dario De Ascentis (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Graham Mccann (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jon Chadwick (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Chris Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Chris Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Patricio Cano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pedro Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Stewart (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Nicky Coppinger (DEF) | 7 | |
| 13. | Neil Palmer (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stanley Platt (MID) | 6 | |