Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | manager | Rastislav Szabó | Rastislav Szabó | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Song | S. Song |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | | G | 86 |  | Marc Jess | M. Jess | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Anders Rommedahl | A. Rommedahl | |||||||||
| Pedro Guardiola | P. Guardiola |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Vadim Kushnirov | V. Kushnirov | |||||||||
| Arturo Lopez | A. Lopez | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Christian Edusei | C. Edusei | |||||||||
| Mario Vugrinec | M. Vugrinec |  | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 75 | | Davor Bilic | D. Bilic | |||||||||
| Samba Talfournier | S. Talfournier |  | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Joseph-Desire Mbami | J. Mbami | |||||||||
| Cauê Alberto | C. Alberto |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Mark Allsopp | M. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Don Gallacher | D. Gallacher |  | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 84 |  | Mourad Bendjedid | M. Bendjedid | |||||||||
| Billy Deane | B. Deane | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Nicu Pancu | N. Pancu | |||||||||
| Bill Lisbie | B. Lisbie | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Mika Falt | M. Falt | |||||||||
| James Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 82 |  | Francisco Valdez | F. Valdez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Hull City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off!
2.14
0-0Mourad Bendjedid chips the ball to his team mate, Mika Falt. Mika Falt shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
4.37
Mark Allsopp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mika Falt. Mika Falt goes all the way! Mika Falt shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
6.02
0-0Davor Bilic makes a probing pass to Mark Allsopp. Mark Allsopp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu knocks the ball forward to Francisco Valdez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.38
0-1Anders Rommedahl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mourad Bendjedid. Mourad Bendjedid flicks the ball to his team mate, Mika Falt. Mika Falt lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.32
Pedro Guardiola kicks a strong pass forward to Cauê Alberto. Cauê Alberto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Marc Jess easily smothers it!
20.41
Mourad Bendjedid knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez goes all the way! Francisco Valdez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.52
0-2Mario Vugrinec deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
27.09
Carlton Ljungberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samba Talfournier. Samba Talfournier chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.17
0-2Arturo Lopez knocks the ball forward to Mario Vugrinec. Mario Vugrinec deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Davor Bilic.
30.39
Carlton Ljungberg kicks a strong pass forward to Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
36.13
Samba Talfournier brings the ball forward. Samba Talfournier makes a simple pass to James Beckham. James Beckham tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Marc Jess manages to gather it comfortably.
42.10
Anders Rommedahl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Allsopp. Mark Allsopp advances with the ball. Mark Allsopp finds some space and shoots from distance. Samuel Song easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Hull City kick off the second half!
47.39
Carlton Ljungberg sees space and advances. Carlton Ljungberg sees space and advances. Carlton Ljungberg lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.40
Mario Vugrinec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane flicks the ball with his head but somehow Marc Jess manages to keep it out.
57.35
Samba Talfournier takes it forward alone. Samba Talfournier plays a perfect one-two with James Beckham and rushes in on goal... Samba Talfournier tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.50
1-2Northampton Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Hull City's defence.
61.11
Joseph-Desire Mbami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Samuel Song!
63.15
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.14
Christian Edusei knocks the ball forward to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami makes a beautiful solo run. Joseph-Desire Mbami goes all the way! Joseph-Desire Mbami takes a shot at goal. Samuel Song easily smothers it.
67.29
1-2Samba Talfournier comes in with a late challenge on Mourad Bendjedid. Samba Talfournier is warned by the referee! Mourad Bendjedid runs off the knock.
71.50
Samba Talfournier flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Deane. Billy Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anders Rommedahl.
72.53
Davor Bilic makes a probing pass to Mourad Bendjedid. Mourad Bendjedid kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Samuel Song manages to gather it comfortably.
83.22
Mark Allsopp takes it forward alone. Mark Allsopp makes a probing pass to Mika Falt but he's offside!
84.28
Mark Allsopp kicks a strong pass forward to Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.58
Joseph-Desire Mbami kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez goes all the way! Francisco Valdez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Samuel Song manages to keep it out.
89.42
Joseph-Desire Mbami kicks a strong pass forward to Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlton Ljungberg.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Samba Talfournier 57 | Francisco Valdez 12, 20 |