Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town
Jakob Falk-sørensenJakob Falk-sørensen Kwazi Dyosi Kwazi Dyosi
Raul Di LivioR. Di Livio58
G
captain1
G
47David MckayD. Mckay
Oscar BarkeroO. Barkero48
D
2
D
55Jerome NogueiraJ. Nogueira
George StewartG. Stewart49
D
3
D
53Emile CookeE. Cooke
Scott BoothS. Booth49
D
4captain
D
52Denis DialloD. Diallo
Anthony WoodgateA. Woodgate48
D
5
D
47Graeme CutlerG. Cutler
Jose KikoJ. Kiko50
M
6
M
45Hans NeeskensH. Neeskens
Arturo DelgadoA. Delgado49
M
7
M
39Gavin DavisG. Davis
Shaun WeaverS. Weaver49
M
8
M
47Kemal MillsK. Mills
Stephen WatsonS. Watson46
M
9
A
44Ledley HuckerbyL. Huckerby
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson54
A
10
A
50Marcus HaynesM. Haynes
Titus RoyceT. Royce51
A
11
A
44Noel RankinN. Rankin
 
Niccolo GreavesN. Greaves44
D
12
D
40Graham SturridgeG. Sturridge
Jody PalmerJ. Palmer51
M
13
D
40Adrian BeagrieA. Beagrie
Nicolas GutierrezN. Gutierrez46
A
14
A
38Julian LoweJ. Lowe

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 10,244 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Goldberg.


0.00
Northampton Town kick off and get the first half underway!
10.22
Gavin Davis makes a simple pass to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.46
Gavin Davis threads a neat ball through to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes flicks a high pass forward to Noel Rankin who brings the ball under control. Noel Rankin knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Shrewsbury Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
15.46
Emile Cooke flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Davis who brings the ball under control. Gavin Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby tries a spectacular long range effort. Raul Di Livio gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
16.10
Scott Booth darts forward. Scott Booth passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
18.19
Jose Kiko hacks Graeme Cutler from behind! The referee brings Jose Kiko to one side and gives him a warning! Graeme Cutler gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.20
Denis Diallo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Davis. Gavin Davis hits a low pass to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by George Stewart.
22.08
Shaun Weaver flicks a high ball forward to Titus Royce who takes it down. Titus Royce knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Mckay who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
Noel Rankin comes in with a late challenge on Scott Booth. The referee calls over Noel Rankin and shows him a yellow card! Scott Booth runs off the knock.
27.34
Shaun Weaver sees space and advances. Shaun Weaver makes a probing pass to Titus Royce but he's offside!
28.11
George Stewart knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Kiko. Jose Kiko advances with the ball. Jose Kiko shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
32.03
Shaun Weaver flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Kiko. Jose Kiko plays a one-two with Titus Royce and advances towards the goal... Jose Kiko comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Good keeping from David Mckay as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
33.56
It's a corner kick. Oscar Barkero loops the ball in to towards the near post. Graeme Cutler reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.10
Ledley Huckerby hacks Anthony Woodgate from behind! Ledley Huckerby is warned by the referee! Anthony Woodgate stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Graeme Cutler hacks Titus Royce from behind! The referee calls over Graeme Cutler and shows him a yellow card! Titus Royce stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Niccolo Greaves replacing George Stewart, Jody Palmer replacing Jose Kiko and Nicolas Gutierrez replacing Titus Royce. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town get the second half underway!
49.23
Denis Diallo hacks Arturo Delgado from behind! Denis Diallo is shown the yellow card! Arturo Delgado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.40
Hans Neeskens kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Booth.
57.30
Oscar Barkero makes a strong solo run forward. Oscar Barkero hits a low pass to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by David Mckay!
59.53
Arturo Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Palmer. With a superhuman jump, Jody Palmer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
60.34
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Adrian Beagrie replacing Kemal Mills .
63.03
Shaun Weaver plays the ball forward to Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Craig Thomson through on goal. Craig Thomson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.22
Scott Booth flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Watson collects the pass. Stephen Watson flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Gutierrez who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Mckay who gathers it comfortably.
77.35
Shrewsbury Town have made 2 substitutions with Graham Sturridge replacing Denis Diallo and Julian Lowe replacing Noel Rankin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
81.08
Gavin Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Beagrie. Adrian Beagrie finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
83.51
Scott Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Palmer. Jody Palmer knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Gutierrez. Graeme Cutler catches Nicolas Gutierrez on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
84.22
Hans Neeskens threads a neat ball through to Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Julian Lowe. Julian Lowe connects with a diving header but it is shockingly off target!
85.04
Hans Neeskens changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hans Neeskens whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Beagrie. Adrian Beagrie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Shrewsbury Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
25.4%
42.3%
32.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Weaver of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Raul Di Livio (GK)
6
2.Oscar Barkero (DEF)
7
3.George Stewart (DEF)
7
4.Scott Booth (DEF)
8
5.Anthony Woodgate (DEF)
6
6.Jose Kiko (MID)
7
7.Arturo Delgado (MID)
8
8.Shaun Weaver (MID)
8
9.Stephen Watson (MID)
7
10.Craig Thomson (ATT)
7
11.Titus Royce (ATT)
6
 
12.Niccolo Greaves (DEF)
6
13.Jody Palmer (MID)
6
14.Nicolas Gutierrez (ATT)
6

1.David Mckay (GK)
8
2.Jerome Nogueira (DEF)
6
3.Emile Cooke (DEF)
6
4.Denis Diallo (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Graeme Cutler (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Hans Neeskens (MID)
7
7.Gavin Davis (MID)
8
8.Kemal Mills (MID)
6
9.Ledley Huckerby (ATT)
6
10.Marcus Haynes (ATT)
6
11.Noel Rankin (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Graham Sturridge (DEF)
6
13.Adrian Beagrie (DEF)
6
14.Julian Lowe (ATT)
6