Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Jakob Falk-sørensenJakob Falk-sørensen Mark Woodhouse Mark Woodhouse
Raul Di LivioR. Di Livio58
G
captain1
G
50Steve HackworthS. Hackworth
Oscar BarkeroO. Barkero48
D
2
D
50Stuart KoncheskyS. Konchesky
George StewartG. Stewart49
D
3captain
D
53Simon MaddisonS. Maddison
Niccolo GreavesN. Greaves44
D
4
D
50David BloomerD. Bloomer
Anthony WoodgateA. Woodgate48
D
5
D
48Spencer RizaS. Riza
Jose KikoJ. Kiko50
M
6
M
50Kelvin Le SauxK. Le Saux
Arturo DelgadoA. Delgado49
M
7
M
61Ross MurrinR. Murrin
Jody PalmerJ. Palmer51
M
8
M
53Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Stephen WatsonS. Watson46
M
9
A
47Regillio VisserR. Visser
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson54
A
10
A
50Elena CastilloE. Castillo
Nicolas GutierrezN. Gutierrez46
A
11
A
46Ahmed de JongA. de Jong
 
Scott BoothS. Booth49
D
12
D
48Jamie SmithJ. Smith
Shaun WeaverS. Weaver49
M
13
M
46Oliver SchrammO. Schramm
Gísli GunnlaugssonG. Gunnlaugsson23
M
14
A
41Chris WiltordC. Wiltord

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 10,267 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 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Goldberg.


0.00
Northampton Town kick off and get the first half underway!
16.20
Simon Maddison drives a long ball upfield. Regillio Visser whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Le Saux. With a superhuman jump, Kelvin Le Saux connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
26.28
Isaiah Chadwick makes a probing pass to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.46
Stuart Konchesky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick sees space and advances. Isaiah Chadwick shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
32.53
Without breaking stride, Niccolo Greaves plays the ball forward to Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson threads a neat ball through to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Hackworth who gathers it comfortably.
34.19
Anthony Woodgate passes the ball forward to Jody Palmer. Jody Palmer threads a neat ball through to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
40.28
Spencer Riza passes the ball forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ahmed de Jong knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Raul Di Livio reads it well. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Scott Booth replacing Anthony Woodgate. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off the second half!
51.01
Isaiah Chadwick sees Elena Castillo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Castillo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raul Di Livio who gathers it comfortably.
53.50
Ross Murrin plays the ball forward to Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.18
Northampton Town have made a substitution with Shaun Weaver replacing Jody Palmer .Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Jamie Smith replacing Spencer Riza and Chris Wiltord replacing Elena Castillo .
61.20
Regillio Visser chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.33
Isaiah Chadwick threads a neat ball through to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong whips in a cross ball towards Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.25
Shaun Weaver barges into Ross Murrin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ross Murrin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.11
Isaiah Chadwick catches Arturo Delgado on the ankles. The referee brings Isaiah Chadwick to one side and gives him a warning! Arturo Delgado runs off the knock.
75.06
Shaun Weaver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson threads a neat ball through to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
77.53
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Oliver Schramm replacing Isaiah Chadwick .
78.57
Kelvin Le Saux comes in with a late challenge on Craig Thomson. Kelvin Le Saux is given a warning by the referee! Craig Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.50
Craig Thomson clumsily knocks into Oliver Schramm. The referee calls over Craig Thomson and warns him to calm down! Oliver Schramm grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.23
Ross Murrin takes it forward alone. Ross Murrin threads the ball through into the box. Regillio Visser comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Kelvin Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Regillio Visser. Regillio Visser shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

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

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
31.8%
50%
18.2%

Scorers
Regillio Visser 54, 63, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Regillio Visser of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Raul Di Livio (GK)
6
2.Oscar Barkero (DEF)
6
3.George Stewart (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Greaves (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Woodgate (DEF)
6
6.Jose Kiko (MID)
6
7.Arturo Delgado (MID)
6
8.Jody Palmer (MID)
6
9.Stephen Watson (MID)
6
10.Craig Thomson (ATT)
5
11.Nicolas Gutierrez (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Booth (DEF)
6
13.Shaun Weaver (MID)yellow card
6
14.Gísli Gunnlaugsson (MID)
0

1.Steve Hackworth (GK)
6
2.Stuart Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Simon Maddison (DEF)
6
4.David Bloomer (DEF)
6
5.Spencer Riza (DEF)
6
6.Kelvin Le Saux (MID)
6
7.Ross Murrin (MID)
7
8.Isaiah Chadwick (MID)
6
9.Regillio Visser (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Elena Castillo (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed de Jong (ATT)
7
 
12.Jamie Smith (DEF)
6
13.Oliver Schramm (MID)
6
14.Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6