Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Oakley | R. Oakley |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Billy Adams | B. Adams | |||||||||
| Alexander Westwood | A. Westwood | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Stan Milligan | S. Milligan | |||||||||
| Dennis Bower | D. Bower | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Jonathan Murrin | J. Murrin | |||||||||
| Sol Hackworth | S. Hackworth | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Ruel Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Stanley Shearer | S. Shearer | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Wayne Owen | W. Owen | |||||||||
| Edward Jeffers | E. Jeffers | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Warren Bowyer | W. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Kelvin Cort | K. Cort | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Simon Merson | S. Merson | |||||||||
| Richard Oliver | R. Oliver | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Julian Gray | J. Gray | |||||||||
| Steve Owen | S. Owen | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Nigel Best | N. Best | |||||||||
| Mauricio Ramos | M. Ramos |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Mauricio Reyes | M. Reyes | |||||||||
| Richard Nicholls | R. Nicholls | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Daniele Cort | D. Cort | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 7,972 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Northampton Town and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Northampton Town and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
2.08
0-0Jonathan Murrin threads the ball through to Simon Merson. Simon Merson passes the ball forward to Nigel Best. Nigel Best knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Bower.
3.59
0-0Wayne Owen passes the ball forward to Simon Merson. Simon Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Best. Nigel Best directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
6.59
Richard Oliver makes a probing pass to Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.29
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
10.47
Julian Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Bower.
15.28
Stan Milligan threads the ball through to Julian Gray. Julian Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.07
Sol Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers advances with the ball. Edward Jeffers knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.03
0-0Kelvin Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Billy Adams manages to gather it comfortably.
21.26
0-0Warren Bowyer comes in with a late challenge on Richard Oliver. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Oliver runs off the knock.
22.22
Ruel Mcgreal decides to run forward with the ball. Ruel Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort goes all the way! Daniele Cort tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
24.05
Stan Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer decides to run forward with the ball. Warren Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.00
Kelvin Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Owen. Steve Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Murrin.
30.42
Alexander Westwood sees space and advances. Alexander Westwood kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.27
Sol Hackworth sees space and advances. Sol Hackworth passes the ball forward to Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Adams who gathers it comfortably.
42.37
Simon Merson threads the ball through to Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Tranmere Rovers kick off!
47.39
Sol Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Cort. Kelvin Cort brings the ball forward. Kelvin Cort goes all the way! Kelvin Cort shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
48.19
Kelvin Cort makes a simple pass to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.32
0-0Nigel Best clumsily knocks into Stanley Shearer. Nigel Best is given a warning by the referee! Stanley Shearer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.15
Jonathan Murrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer threads the ball through to Nigel Best. Nigel Best whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.38
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.49
Richard Oliver makes a probing pass to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.02
Jonathan Murrin knocks the ball forward to Julian Gray. Julian Gray makes a probing pass to Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.19
Dennis Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Cort. Kelvin Cort threads the ball through to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.18
Ruel Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Merson. Simon Merson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.50
0-0Richard Oliver makes a simple pass to Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Nicholls but he's offside!
77.56
Dennis Bower passes the ball forward to Kelvin Cort. Kelvin Cort chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Billy Adams.
79.24
Julian Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Best. Nigel Best shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.17
Jonathan Murrin makes a probing pass to Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer surges forward with the ball. Warren Bowyer finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.01
Simon Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Reyes. Mauricio Reyes shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.07
Simon Merson kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
6
10
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
29.3%
43.9%
26.8%