Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eoin White | E. White |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Colin Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Shaun Shilton | S. Shilton | |||||||||
| Eddie Swift | E. Swift | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | |||||||||
| Omer Nicholls | O. Nicholls | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | |||||||||
| Adam Murray | A. Murray | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | |||||||||
| Scott Cooper | S. Cooper | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Nicky Fortune | N. Fortune | |||||||||
| Nick Cole | N. Cole | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 | | Anthony Greening | A. Greening | |||||||||
| Titus Wise | T. Wise | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Ross Hurst | R. Hurst | |||||||||
| Teddy Lineker | T. Lineker | | 38 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Marc Hitchcock | M. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Alistair Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Dennis Smithe | D. Smithe | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,673 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Northampton Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Northampton Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
2.16
0-0Frank Holloway makes a simple pass to Anthony Greening. Anthony Greening takes it forward alone. Anthony Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.30
Nicky Fortune makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.32
Ross Hurst knocks the ball forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.51
0-0Marc Hitchcock sees space and advances. Marc Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.30
0-0Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.30
Ross Hurst advances with the ball. Ross Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.08
0-0Mark Holloway makes a simple pass to Nicky Fortune. Nicky Fortune makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw goes all the way! Lee Shaw takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eoin White easily smothers it!
28.13
Scott Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
33.22
Eddie Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Cole. Nick Cole controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Shaun Shilton.
40.04
Nick Cole threads the ball through to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway plays a perfect one-two with Dennis Smithe and rushes in on goal... Nick Holloway shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
44.44
Mark Holloway makes a simple pass to Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray whips in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
48.53
Nick Cole threads the ball through to Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Dichio.
57.13
Ross Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
60.30
0-1Anthony Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw goes all the way! Lee Shaw cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.57
Anthony Greening makes a simple pass to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
71.35
Titus Wise passes the ball forward to Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.32
Titus Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway goes all the way! Nick Holloway tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.04
Titus Wise threads the ball through to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.11
Titus Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway goes all the way! Nick Holloway takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.1%
63.9%
Play Area
22.2%
52.8%
25%
Scorers
| Nick Holloway 72 | Lee Shaw 60 |