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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 9,879 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mccann.
The pitch is in great condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mccann.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town start the match!
6.37
1-0Glynn Royce runs straight at the opposition's defence. Glynn Royce lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.17
1-0Norman Gower hacks Zbigniew Deyna from behind! The referee calls over Norman Gower and shows him a yellow card! Zbigniew Deyna hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.30
1-0Alun Le Saux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick sees Alun Le Saux just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alun Le Saux muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
15.30
Alfred Mowbray hacks Norman Gower from behind! The referee calls over Alfred Mowbray and shows him a yellow card! Norman Gower stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.49
Zbigniew Deyna makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Alfred Mowbray provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Alfred Mowbray scores for Northampton Town!!
20.09
Henning Johnsen flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Van Der Schaaf holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nelson Van Der Schaaf whips in a cross ball towards Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.25
2-0Alun Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Steve Impey collects the pass. Steve Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
27.22
2-0Warren Merson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Oliveira. With imagination, Pedro Oliveira picks a pass forward to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Oliveira but the linesman indicates offside!
30.57
Warren Merson threads a neat ball through to Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Oliveira collects the pass. Pedro Oliveira skips past Kevin Mcinnes! Pedro Oliveira tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
32.52
Morten Laursen passes the ball forward to Warren Merson. Warren Merson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Warren Merson shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.46
Kevin Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Nelson Van Der Schaaf provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.24
Leon Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.13
2-0Warren Merson advances with the ball. Warren Merson threads a neat ball through to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden makes a convincing header but somehow Norman Gower happens to be in the right place to block it.
44.36
Zbigniew Deyna controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Uwe Seibert replacing Warren Merson. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the second half underway!
47.50
2-0Kevin Mcinnes barges into Alfred Mowbray. Kevin Mcinnes is shown the yellow card! Alfred Mowbray carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.12
Jon Chadwick takes it forward alone. Jon Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Henning Johnsen. Henning Johnsen connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
60.49
2-0Northampton Town have made 2 substitutions with Callum Rae replacing Vitor Lima and Enrico Benussi replacing Alfred Mowbray .
67.30
Leon Marsden makes a probing pass to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
69.58
2-0Pedro Oliveira barges into Brian Shearer. The referee calls over Pedro Oliveira and warns him to calm down! Brian Shearer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.12
Norman Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick threads the ball through to Alun Le Saux. Alun Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Noel Clemence. Noel Clemence jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.06
Kevin Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick plays the ball forward to Alun Le Saux. Alun Le Saux shoots from long range. Good keeping from Norman Simonsen as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.47
2-0Corner kick to Sheffield Wednesday. Alun Le Saux plays it out to the edge of the box. Enrico Benussi reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
84.09
2-0Jon Chadwick passes the ball forward to Alun Le Saux. Alun Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Jon Chadwick collects the pass. Jon Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.51
Norman Gower passes the ball forward to Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick makes a probing pass to Nelson Van Der Schaaf. Nelson Van Der Schaaf knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Seibert.
90.00
Leon Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Callum Rae controls it well on his chest. Callum Rae whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira beats his man to it with a header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
28%
41.5%
30.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Oliveira of Northampton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Norman Simonsen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tiago Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Warren Merson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Urvin van Gastel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Morten Laursen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Leon Marsden (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Zbigniew Deyna (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Vitor Lima (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alfred Mowbray (ATT) |   | 8 |
| 11. | Pedro Oliveira (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Uwe Seibert (DEF) | 7 | |
| 13. | Callum Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Enrico Benussi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Daniel Faria (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Mcinnes (DEF) | | 6 |
| 3. | Norman Gower (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Brian Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steve Impey (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jon Chadwick (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alun Le Saux (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arno Sachs (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nelson Van Der Schaaf (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Henning Johnsen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Noel Clemence (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marc Ueltschi (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eddie Lampard (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Malcolm Neville (ATT) | 0 | |