Match Report
| Bristol City | Bristol City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Kahn | P. Kahn |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Matt Stamp | M. Stamp | |||||||||
| Matt Ferguson | M. Ferguson |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 |  | Samuel Lopes | S. Lopes | |||||||||
| Richard White | R. White | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | George Cooke | G. Cooke | |||||||||
| Ross Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 |  | Arnauld Zebre | A. Zebre | |||||||||
| Spencer Ince | S. Ince | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Habib Robin | H. Robin | |||||||||
| Billy Carragher | B. Carragher | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Kevin Riggott | K. Riggott | |||||||||
| Stan Hunt | S. Hunt | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Del Marsden | D. Marsden | |||||||||
| Bert Melchiot | B. Melchiot |  | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Marcus Galli | M. Galli | |||||||||
| David Bishop | D. Bishop | | 66 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Des Newby | D. Newby | |||||||||
| Eric Gerritsen | E. Gerritsen | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Trevor Grantt | T. Grantt | |||||||||
| Oleg Wilcox | O. Wilcox | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,513 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off and get the first half underway!
8.51
0-0Matt Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bert Melchiot. Bert Melchiot kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Gerritsen. Eric Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Stamp who gathers it comfortably.
9.14
Des Newby passes the ball forward to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ross Gascoigne.
10.05
0-0Marcus Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.01
Richard White knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Carragher. Billy Carragher surges forward with the ball. Billy Carragher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.52
Matt Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Bert Melchiot. Bert Melchiot surges forward with the ball. Bert Melchiot shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.14
1-0Ross Gascoigne flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Hunt. Stan Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Wilcox. Oleg Wilcox knocks in a cross ball towards David Bishop. David Bishop is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. David Bishop scores for Bristol City!!
21.12
1-0Spencer Ince hacks Gary Eustace from behind! Spencer Ince is given a warning by the referee! Gary Eustace runs off the knock.
22.21
Marcus Galli comes in with a late challenge on Stan Hunt. Marcus Galli is given a warning by the referee! Stan Hunt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.28
1-0Billy Carragher knocks the ball forward to Oleg Wilcox. Oleg Wilcox passes the ball forward to David Bishop. David Bishop shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Matt Stamp.
30.33
Matt Ferguson brings the ball forward. Matt Ferguson makes a probing pass to Oleg Wilcox. Oleg Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George Cooke.
33.12
Del Marsden threads the ball through to Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.51
1-0Des Newby comes in with a late challenge on Billy Carragher. Des Newby is shown the yellow card! Billy Carragher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.37
Arnauld Zebre threads the ball through to Del Marsden. Del Marsden knocks the ball forward to Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
42.55
Stan Hunt threads the ball through to Eric Gerritsen. Eric Gerritsen shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
Stan Hunt threads the ball through to Oleg Wilcox. Oleg Wilcox threads the ball through to Eric Gerritsen. Eric Gerritsen shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Matt Stamp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City kick off!
48.31
George Cooke threads the ball through to Marcus Galli. Marcus Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.15
Billy Carragher sees a break and surges forward. Billy Carragher plays a perfect one-two with Eric Gerritsen and rushes in on goal... Billy Carragher rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
54.13
2-0Samuel Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Del Marsden. Del Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Del Marsden threads the ball through to Gary Eustace but he's offside!
55.05
Marcus Galli passes the ball forward to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ross Gascoigne.
73.45
Bert Melchiot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Bishop. David Bishop plays a perfect one-two with Oleg Wilcox and rushes in on goal... David Bishop tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
75.18
Bert Melchiot brings the ball forward. Bert Melchiot finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.14
Richard White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Hunt. Stan Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gerritsen. Eric Gerritsen lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Wilcox. Oleg Wilcox directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.39
Billy Carragher passes the ball forward to Eric Gerritsen. Eric Gerritsen shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.34
Marcus Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28%
Scorers