Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alun WhelanA. Whelan63
G
captain1
G
44Francisco CarvalhoF. Carvalho
Nigel McgovernN. Mcgovern58
D
2
D
52Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell
Dean PearceD. Pearce50
D
3
D
47Arno RöhnerA. Röhner
Craig HansenC. Hansen50
D
4captain
D
46Julian DeanJ. Dean
Marc LumsdonM. Lumsdon64
M
5
D
44Albrecht KöllerA. Köller
Neil LawN. Law54
M
6
M
55Andy KirklandA. Kirkland
Titus ScalesT. Scales54
M
7
M
53David MüllerD. Müller
Chris RichardsC. Richards50
M
8
M
50Nicholas PearceN. Pearce
Syd HuntS. Hunt59
A
9
A
61Nicky Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua
Anthony BowerA. Bower56
A
10
A
60Jody BrownJ. Brown
Harvey AthertonH. Atherton45
A
11
A
51Morris FinneyM. Finney
 
Les PallisterL. Pallister56
G
12
M
50Eddy BallarinE. Ballarin
Oleg DixonO. Dixon50
G
13
M
48Carl GranvilleC. Granville
Colin KanuC. Kanu46
G
14
M
48Frederico AntunesF. Antunes

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,190 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Joseph.


0.00
Northampton Town get the match underway!
4.21
Arno Röhner barges into Titus Scales. The referee warns Arno Röhner to calm down! Titus Scales carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.33
Arno Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Köller controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Köller knocks the ball forward to Nicky Lua-Lua. Nicky Lua-Lua plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Finney and advances towards the goal... Nicky Lua-Lua rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.41
Marc Lumsdon clumsily knocks into Albrecht Köller. The referee calls over Marc Lumsdon and shows him a yellow card! Albrecht Köller runs off the knock.
24.09
Andy Kirkland threads a neat ball through to Jody Brown. Jody Brown sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Alun Whelan is on top of it.
27.58
Gary Caldwell sees Nicholas Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Brown. Jody Brown shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.02
Albrecht Köller decides to run forward with the ball. Albrecht Köller plays a quick one-two with Nicky Lua-Lua and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Albrecht Köller provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.48
Nicholas Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Brown. Jody Brown controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.48
Craig Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Marc Lumsdon collects the pass. Marc Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.14
Without breaking stride, Marc Lumsdon plays the ball forward to Syd Hunt. Syd Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United have changed their lineup with Eddy Ballarin replacing Nicholas Pearce.

45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
47.40
Gary Caldwell makes a simple pass to David Müller. David Müller flicks a high ball forward to Nicky Lua-Lua who takes it down. Nicky Lua-Lua rushes past Craig Hansen! Nicky Lua-Lua looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Alun Whelan is on top of it.
51.29
Jody Brown barges into Nigel Mcgovern. Jody Brown is shown the yellow card! Nigel Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.33
Eddy Ballarin flicks a high pass forward. Morris Finney controls it well on his chest. Morris Finney edges inside the box! Morris Finney tries a spectacular strike but Alun Whelan is on top of it.
54.50
Chris Richards hacks David Müller from behind! The referee calls over Chris Richards and warns him to calm down! David Müller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.09
Dean Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Mcgovern holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
69.33
Titus Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Hunt. Syd Hunt lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Law. Neil Law outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Francisco Carvalho. Excellent save.
72.39
Marc Lumsdon flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Hunt. Syd Hunt flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Syd Hunt!
79.21
Titus Scales chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Francisco Carvalho manages to keep it out.
81.11
Dean Pearce flicks a high ball forward to Harvey Atherton who takes it down. Harvey Atherton shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.05
Morris Finney threads a neat ball through to Jody Brown. Jody Brown shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.53
Neil Law passes the ball forward to Titus Scales. Titus Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.41
Neil Law makes a probing pass to Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Marc Lumsdon hacks Eddy Ballarin from behind! Marc Lumsdon is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Eddy Ballarin stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

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

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
21.7%
44.9%
33.3%

Scorers
Syd Hunt 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Syd Hunt of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Alun Whelan (GK)
7
2.Nigel Mcgovern (DEF)
6
3.Dean Pearce (DEF)
6
4.Craig Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Marc Lumsdon (MID)red card
3
6.Neil Law (MID)
6
7.Titus Scales (MID)
6
8.Chris Richards (MID)
6
9.Syd Hunt (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Anthony Bower (ATT)
6
11.Harvey Atherton (ATT)
6
 
12.Les Pallister (GK)
0
13.Oleg Dixon (GK)
0
14.Colin Kanu (GK)
0

1.Francisco Carvalho (GK)
6
2.Gary Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Arno Röhner (DEF)
6
4.Julian Dean (DEF)
6
5.Albrecht Köller (DEF)
6
6.Andy Kirkland (MID)
6
7.David Müller (MID)
6
8.Nicholas Pearce (MID)
6
9.Nicky Lua-Lua (ATT)
6
10.Jody Brown (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Morris Finney (ATT)
6
 
12.Eddy Ballarin (MID)
6
13.Carl Granville (MID)
0
14.Frederico Antunes (MID)
0