Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Southend UnitedSouthend United
Jakob Falk-sørensenJakob Falk-sørensen Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Norman SimonsenN. Simonsen60
G
1
G
62Teddy FerronT. Ferron
Tiago VianaT. Viana57
D
2
D
56Giannis KamarasG. Kamaras
Uwe SeibertU. Seibert59
D
3captain
D
71Colin MorrisC. Morris
Urvin van GastelU. van Gastel61
D
4
D
62Regis KanouteR. Kanoute
Morten LaursenM. Laursen59
D
captain5
M
58Seth MoffatS. Moffat
Glynn RoyceG. Royce60
M
6
M
64Samuel RamosS. Ramos
Leon MarsdenL. Marsden60
M
7
M
65Jason CarterJ. Carter
Vitor LimaV. Lima58
M
8
M
65Robert GallagherR. Gallagher
Callum RaeC. Rae63
M
9
A
74Hugo TavaresH. Tavares
Alfred MowbrayA. Mowbray60
A
10
A
59Rabiu NwakireR. Nwakire
Enrico BenussiE. Benussi58
A
11
A
66Paulo FerreiraP. Ferreira
 
Warren MersonW. Merson61
D
12
G
42Teddy NewbyT. Newby
Zbigniew DeynaZ. Deyna58
M
13
M
52Shota Van PuttenS. Van Putten
Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira59
A
14
A
47Malcolm GreavesM. Greaves

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Southend United. A crowd of 9,932 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Williamson.


0.00
Northampton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.58
Callum Rae darts forward. Callum Rae shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
6.36
Rabiu Nwakire chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Ferreira. Paulo Ferreira shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
9.33
Vitor Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.16
Uwe Seibert threads a neat ball through to Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Teddy Ferron.
13.05
Corner kick to Northampton Town. Leon Marsden plays it out to the edge of the box. Urvin van Gastel rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.17
Samuel Ramos catches Vitor Lima on the ankles. The referee calls over Samuel Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Lima carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.14
With imagination, Enrico Benussi laces a weighted ball forward to Vitor Lima. Vitor Lima threads the ball through to Alfred Mowbray but he's offside!
26.57
Samuel Ramos knocks the ball forward to Rabiu Nwakire. Rabiu Nwakire plays a one-two with Hugo Tavares and advances towards the goal... Urvin van Gastel comes in with a late challenge on Rabiu Nwakire. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
32.33
Robert Gallagher barges into Uwe Seibert. The referee calls over Robert Gallagher and shows him a yellow card! Uwe Seibert runs off the knock.
33.10
Vitor Lima darts forward. Vitor Lima edges inside the box! Vitor Lima looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Teddy Ferron.
34.13
Corner kick to Northampton Town. Morten Laursen chips it to the near post. Glynn Royce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
36.46
Samuel Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rabiu Nwakire. Rabiu Nwakire finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Warren Merson replacing Uwe Seibert, Zbigniew Deyna replacing Glynn Royce and Pedro Oliveira replacing Enrico Benussi. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Southend United kicking off!
51.26
Colin Morris plays the ball forward to Paulo Ferreira. Paulo Ferreira knocks the ball forward to Rabiu Nwakire. Rabiu Nwakire whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.29
With imagination, Rabiu Nwakire plays the ball forward to Paulo Ferreira. Paulo Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
57.41
Seth Moffat plays the ball forward to Jason Carter. Jason Carter cuts inside the box! Jason Carter rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.20
Hugo Tavares threads a neat ball through to Rabiu Nwakire. Rabiu Nwakire controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Norman Simonsen gets down and covers it.
67.59
Robert Gallagher brings the ball forward. Robert Gallagher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Norman Simonsen manages to keep it out.
69.08
With some swift thinking, Samuel Ramos plays the ball forward to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.03
Tiago Viana makes a simple pass to Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Oliveira controls it well on his chest. Pedro Oliveira runs straight at the defence! Pedro Oliveira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
79.31
Vitor Lima threads a neat ball through to Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Regis Kanoute.
83.09
Leon Marsden barges into Paulo Ferreira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Ferreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.51
Leon Marsden hits a low pass to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Regis Kanoute clears it off the line with his head!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

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

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
26.4%
51.4%
22.2%

Scorers
Jason Carter 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Carter of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Norman Simonsen (GK)
8
2.Tiago Viana (DEF)
6
3.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
4.Urvin van Gastel (DEF)
6
5.Morten Laursen (DEF)
6
6.Glynn Royce (MID)
6
7.Leon Marsden (MID)yellow card
6
8.Vitor Lima (MID)
9
9.Callum Rae (MID)
6
10.Alfred Mowbray (ATT)
6
11.Enrico Benussi (ATT)
6
 
12.Warren Merson (DEF)
6
13.Zbigniew Deyna (MID)
6
14.Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
6

1.Teddy Ferron (GK)
7
2.Giannis Kamaras (DEF)
6
3.Colin Morris (DEF)
6
4.Regis Kanoute (DEF)
7
5.Seth Moffat (MID)
7
6.Samuel Ramos (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jason Carter (MID)goal scored
9
8.Robert Gallagher (MID)yellow card
6
9.Hugo Tavares (ATT)
6
10.Rabiu Nwakire (ATT)
7
11.Paulo Ferreira (ATT)
6
 
12.Teddy Newby (GK)
0
13.Shota Van Putten (MID)
0
14.Malcolm Greaves (ATT)
0