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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 32 (setup 4, season 34)
Northampton Town
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
IAGO Herrerín Buisán717Joe LUMLEY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Gaetano BERARDI72Lee PELTIER
Ali KOIKI3Dael FRY
ALFA SEMEDO Esteves74Matt CROOKS
Bailey WRIGHT5Patrick McNAIR
Jon GUTHRIE66Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Shaun McWILLIAMS67Jonny HOWSON
Alexander KACANIKLIC88Martin BRAITHWAITE
Stefanos ATHANASIADIS97Lukas NMECHA
Nicke KABAMBA710Uche IKPEAZU
Sam HOSKINS11Marcus TAVERNIER
Manager
Morgan ROBERTS12James LEA SILIKI
Andreas LINDE13Andy LONERGAN
Paul LEWIS14Ashley FLETCHER
Sid NELSON15Enes MAHMUTOVIC
Jakub NAVRÁTIL516Riley McGREE

Northampton Town 0 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 7,477, Stadium: Sixfields, Referee: Uriah RENNIE 5½)
Scorers72 Nmecha
50 Kabamba <=> NavrátilSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings83 Howson
3Corners3
24Fouls13
2Offsides2
2Shots on9
8Shots off17
10Total shots26
2Shots saved6
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: Patrick McNAIR
1A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing Middlesbrough 'keeper.
5TAVERNIER made space on the left and knocked the ball to NMECHA who touched the ball wide.
8NMECHA waltzed round GUTHRIE and stabbed a poor shot over.
10IAGO dived to his right to stop an accurate drive from Middlesbrough's NMECHA.
13A tame strike from KACANIKLIC bounced agonisingly wide.
16BRAITHWAITE stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
28NMECHA chipped the ball to BRAITHWAITE who forced it just beyond the near post.
31A left foot effort from NMECHA was blocked by the Northampton Town 'keeper.
33The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from CROOKS fell just over.
45+1AYALA fluffed a simple chance.
 
58BRAITHWAITE ran onto a wonderful ball from CROOKS but fired his effort wide of the lefthand post.
64A cross from KACANIKLIC left GUTHRIE in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
67A accurate pass fell to NMECHA and his deadly shot floated narrowly wide.
67A good ball from GUTHRIE on the left fell to ALFA SEMEDO who mishit his shot wide.
70A shot from TAVERNIER seemed a certain goal but IAGO managed to palm the ball away.
72GOAL!! After being forced wide NMECHA managed to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
78The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from BRAITHWAITE.
82MCNAIR nutmegged BERARDI but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
83The referee books HOWSON.
89FRY booted the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
90+3AYALA was put clear by HOWSON and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
90+4An exceptional effort from NMECHA scraped the outside of the righthand post.