Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Jakob Falk-sørensenJakob Falk-sørensen Computer Player Computer Player
Norman SimonsenN. Simonsen60
G
1
G
66Isaiah WalshI. Walsh
Daan RicciD. Ricci56
D
2
D
68Daniel RamosD. Ramos
Warren MersonW. Merson61
D
3
D
66Albert MolownyA. Molowny
Uwe SeibertU. Seibert60
D
4captain
D
64Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Eoin GrondinE. Grondin50
D
captain5
D
62Ismael BulentI. Bulent
Edward LinekerE. Lineker59
M
6
M
68Lucas CalderonL. Calderon
Dean Le TissierD. Le Tissier61
M
7
M
66Alfredo BaroneA. Barone
Leon MarsdenL. Marsden62
M
8
M
65Paul YoungP. Young
Gavin RaeG. Rae61
M
9
M
63Stephan GyanS. Gyan
Enrico BenussiE. Benussi60
A
10
A
72Oscar FerranteO. Ferrante
Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira62
A
11
A
71David ShearerD. Shearer
 
Kevin LoertscherK. Loertscher30
D
12
A
68Ian CooperI. Cooper
Raimond Van Der LeegteR. Van Der Leegte57
M
13
A
67Kevin GelbK. Gelb
Maurice NelsonM. Nelson61
A
14
A
63Paulo JesusP. Jesus

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Northampton Town and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Hendrie.


0.00
Northampton Town kick off and get the match underway!
2.58
Pedro Oliveira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pedro Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Butragueno.
24.21
Lucas Calderon threads the ball through to Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante plays a quick one-two with David Shearer and rushes in on goal... Dean Le Tissier comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Ferrante. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
26.38
Dean Le Tissier kicks a strong pass forward to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
27.43
Paul Young chips the ball to his team mate, Ismael Bulent. Ismael Bulent deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards David Shearer. David Shearer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
44.48
Leon Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Maurice Nelson replacing Pedro Oliveira. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. The Northampton Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
51.12
Lucas Calderon barges into Eoin Grondin. Lucas Calderon is shown the yellow card! Eoin Grondin stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.32
Maurice Nelson makes a probing pass to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
59.48
From the throw-in, Dean Le Tissier picks out Warren Merson. Warren Merson hits a low pass to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.56
Northampton Town have made a substitution with Raimond Van Der Leegte replacing Leon Marsden .
63.19
Alfredo Barone clumsily knocks into Gavin Rae. The referee warns Alfredo Barone to calm down! Gavin Rae runs off the knock.
69.56
Eoin Grondin flicks a high ball forward to Warren Merson who takes it down. Warren Merson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson knocks in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Isaiah Walsh effortlessly picks it out of the air!
75.00
Warren Merson flicks a high ball forward to Enrico Benussi who takes it down. Enrico Benussi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
79.02
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.48
With some swift thinking, Gavin Rae plays the ball forward to Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson lofts in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi beats his man to it with a header. Enrico Benussi scores for Northampton Town!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
23.3%
52.1%
24.7%

Scorers
Enrico Benussi 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Enrico Benussi of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Norman Simonsen (GK)
6
2.Daan Ricci (DEF)
6
3.Warren Merson (DEF)
7
4.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Grondin (DEF)
7
6.Edward Lineker (MID)
6
7.Dean Le Tissier (MID)
6
8.Leon Marsden (MID)
6
9.Gavin Rae (MID)
6
10.Enrico Benussi (ATT)goal scored
10
11.Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Loertscher (DEF)
0
13.Raimond Van Der Leegte (MID)
6
14.Maurice Nelson (ATT)
8

1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
7
2.Daniel Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Albert Molowny (DEF)
7
4.Albert Butragueno (DEF)
8
5.Ismael Bulent (DEF)
6
6.Lucas Calderon (MID)yellow card
5
7.Alfredo Barone (MID)
7
8.Paul Young (MID)
6
9.Stephan Gyan (MID)
6
10.Oscar Ferrante (ATT)
7
11.David Shearer (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Cooper (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Gelb (ATT)
0
14.Paulo Jesus (ATT)
0