Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Youds | C. Youds |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Robbie Oakley | R. Oakley | |||||||||
| Rene Grim | R. Grim |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Alexander Westwood | A. Westwood | |||||||||
| Daniel Roberts | D. Roberts | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Dennis Bower | D. Bower | |||||||||
| Fernando Mario Fugier | F. Fugier |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Sol Hackworth | S. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Barrett | N. Barrett | | 68 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Stanley Shearer | S. Shearer | |||||||||
| Mick Perry | M. Perry | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Edward Jeffers | E. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Bryan Bot | B. Bot | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Kelvin Cort | K. Cort | |||||||||
| Morris Hibbs | M. Hibbs | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Richard Oliver | R. Oliver | |||||||||
| Marvin Newby | M. Newby | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Steve Owen | S. Owen | |||||||||
| Malcolm Galli | M. Galli | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 |  | Mauricio Ramos | M. Ramos | |||||||||
| Tommy Best | T. Best | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Richard Nicholls | R. Nicholls | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 9,128 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off the first half!
2.45
0-0Fernando Mario Fugier threads the ball through to Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.28
0-1Richard Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Clive Youds had no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
6.08
0-1Richard Oliver passes the ball forward to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.25
Kelvin Cort makes a probing pass to Steve Owen. Steve Owen whips in a cross ball towards Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.00
Daniel Roberts knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Perry. Mick Perry sees a break and surges forward. Mick Perry lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.56
Edward Jeffers flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls powers a header at goal. Clive Youds is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.31
Rene Grim makes a probing pass to Mick Perry. Mick Perry surges forward with the ball. Mick Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
20.44
Nwankwo Barrett makes a probing pass to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robbie Oakley who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
0-2Daniel Roberts barges into Steve Owen. The referee calls over Daniel Roberts and warns him to calm down! Steve Owen stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.03
Bryan Bot threads the ball through to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Best. Tommy Best makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Tommy Best scores for Shrewsbury Town!!
27.20
Dennis Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.48
1-2Northampton Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Shrewsbury Town's defence.
32.03
Sol Hackworth passes the ball forward to Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers passes the ball forward to Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.43
Sol Hackworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers surges forward with the ball. Edward Jeffers tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.35
Richard Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Owen. Steve Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
40.38
Richard Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town get the second half underway!
47.54
1-2Fernando Mario Fugier flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs makes a probing pass to Tommy Best. Tommy Best knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
51.58
Kelvin Cort makes a beautiful solo run. Kelvin Cort shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.02
Alexander Westwood chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers passes the ball forward to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Ramos and rushes in on goal... Richard Nicholls rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
55.50
Dennis Bower passes the ball forward to Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls goes all the way! Richard Nicholls shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.10
Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
59.29
Morris Hibbs threads the ball through to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli makes a simple pass to Tommy Best. Tommy Best cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Tommy Best scores for Shrewsbury Town!!
63.05
Bryan Bot makes a probing pass to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli goes all the way! Malcolm Galli rockets a shot on goal. Robbie Oakley easily smothers it.
65.51
2-2Dennis Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers makes a simple pass to Steve Owen. Steve Owen makes a probing pass to Mauricio Ramos but he's offside!
71.24
Dennis Bower knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Cort. Kelvin Cort makes a simple pass to Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
72.05
Nwankwo Barrett brings the ball forward. Nwankwo Barrett shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
73.35
Fernando Mario Fugier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Bot. Bryan Bot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.15
Sol Hackworth threads the ball through to Edward Jeffers. Edward Jeffers knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Mario Fugier.
77.27
Richard Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Owen. Steve Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.16
Bryan Bot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.36
Mick Perry makes a simple pass to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tommy Best!
87.13
Fernando Mario Fugier threads the ball through to Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
89.22
Richard Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Nicholls. Richard Nicholls passes the ball forward to Mauricio Ramos. Mauricio Ramos rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
11
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
27.2%
41.3%
31.5%
Scorers
| Tommy Best 24, 59, 84 | Steve Owen 3 Richard Nicholls 15 Mauricio Ramos 89 |