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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 4 (setup 4, season 21)
Northampton Town
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
IAGO Herrerín Buisán61Sam COWLER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Kieran TRIPPIER26Josh ROWBOTHAM
Ikechi ANYA38Scott MALONE
Hendry THOMAS846Brad WALKER
Jakub NAVRÁTIL56Christian BURGESS
Karl SVENSSON66Rhoys WIGGINS
Martin ROWLANDS76Gary ROBERTS
Barry ROBSON87Chris TAYLOR
Stefanos ATHANASIADIS797Craig BEATTIE
Álvaro Alberto SABORIO7105Matt RITCHIE
Stephen DOBBIE611Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Manager
George MOURAD12Eoin DOYLE
Andreas LINDE13Cameron MASON
Martyn WAGHORN14Neil AUSTIN
Mustapha CARAYOL15Jonathan FRANKS
Jamie McALLISTER16Nialle RODNEY

Northampton Town 5 Hartlepool United 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 7,553, Stadium: Sixfields, Referee: Michael JONES 7)
31 Robson, 35 Athanasiadis, 40 Robson, 50 Rowlands, 82 SvenssonScorers17 Taylor, 75 Taylor
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings29 Taylor, 81 Burgess
3Corners4
5Fouls17
2Offsides1
7Shots on6
11Shots off5
18Total shots11
2Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Hendry THOMAS
1A weak shot from ATHANASIADIS trickled agonisingly wide.
4TAYLOR made space on the left and pulled the ball to BEATTIE who rasped the ball over.
5IAGO was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
6The Northampton Town 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from SCHLUPP.
11A header by TAYLOR at the far post was easily collected by the Northampton Town 'keeper.
17GOAL!! Some fine work by RITCHIE on the left, left TAYLOR yards clear, and he pulled away from IAGO and fired the ball home. (1-0 Hartlepool United)
25TAYLOR knocked the ball to MALONE who nodded it over.
29TAYLOR booked.
31GOAL!! A neat one-two left ROBSON clear and he made no mistake by expertly drifting the ball past the oncoming 'keeper. (1-1)
35GOAL!! Unlucky SABORIO hit the upright before ATHANASIADIS rifled the ball into the net as ROWBOTHAM failed to clear. (2-1 Northampton Town)
40GOAL!! An imaginative ROWLANDS played a wonderful ball down the right to ROBSON who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (3-1 Northampton Town)
 
47A accurate pass fell to ROBSON and his deadly shot floated narrowly over.
50GOAL!! As TAYLOR was attempting to hold back ROBSON the ball fell to ROWLANDS who lashed the ball into the back of the net. (4-1 Northampton Town)
59ROBSON was put clear by SVENSSON and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
61A penalty box scramble resulted in ANYA driving a low shot over.
66A cross from THOMAS left ROBSON in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
72A fine ball from RITCHIE on the right was collected by BEATTIE who scuffed his shot wide.
75GOAL!! A great solo effort from TAYLOR who beat a number of defenders before firing the ball into the net. (4-2 Northampton Town)
81The referee yellow cards BURGESS for violent conduct against SVENSSON.
82GOAL!! A Northampton Town counter-attack allowed ROBSON to setup SVENSSON with a simple goal. (5-2 Northampton Town)
85RITCHIE beat four Northampton Town players and drove a golden opportunity over the bar.
86THOMAS waltzed past MALONE and poked a poor shot over the bar.