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Commentary

0¹ HASSELL beat three Rotherham United players and thundered a shot wide. 8¹ A header by SHARPS at the near post was easily collected by the Northampton Town 'keeper. 18¹ A shot from SHARPS seemed a certain goal but the Northampton Town 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear. 23¹ HENDERSON made space on the right and touched the ball to ROBERTS who touched the ball over. 24¹ HENDERSON beat TÍTI and hit the ball to GILLIGAN who toe-poked his shot wide. 25¹ HENDERSON worked the ball to GILLIGAN, ANDERSON SILVA controlled his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Rotherham United 'keeper. 26¹ GOAL!! An inswinging corner was nodded clear only for HENDERSON to crack the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Northampton Town) 30¹ A cross from SHARPS left MARTIN in lots of space but he fluffed his shot. 37¹ MARTIN stabbed an easy chance past the far post. 40¹ GOAL!! A tackle from HENDERSON gave Rotherham United a free-kick twenty-five yards out which RODRIGUINHO slammed past the 'keeper. (1-1) 4² GRADEL rushed an easy chance. 5² A penalty box meleé resulted in ANDERSON SILVA tapping the ball over. 6² GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of ANDERSON SILVA who shot the ball past the helpless WARRINGTON. (2-1 Northampton Town) 7² A tame shot from RODRIGUINHO trickled agonisingly wide. 11² The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort. 13² RODRIGUINHO drove a left foot shot wide from twenty yards out. 15² A useful ball from ROBERTS on the left bobbled toward VERNON who mishit his shot just beyond the far post. 19² A pin-point pass fell to LIVESEY and his looping shot floated narrowly over. 24² HUGHES brought the ball past HARRISON and stroked a tame shot well wide. 25² SHARPS's shot was well held by BUNN. 29² GOAL!! A strike from RODRIGUINHO which BUNN was able to palm clear was deemed over the line by the linesman and the ref awarded the goal. (2-2) 44² Uncertainty in the Rotherham United defence enabled VERNON to blast an effort wide.

Northampton Town   League position: 15 Home league form: LWWW Overall league form: LLLOLWLW Formation: 4-3-3

Line-ups (c)Mark BUNN 6½ 1 6½ Andy WARRINGTON Bobby HASSELL 7  2 7  Dale TONGE Jason TALBOT 7  3 8  Pablo MILLS ANDERSON SILVA da França 7  4 6½ TÍTI Mark HUGHES 7  5 8  Niklas HOHENEDER Danny LIVESEY 6  6 6  Danny HARRISON(c) Mark Alain GRADEL 6  7 6½ Mark HUDSON Gary ROBERTS 6½ 8 6  Ian SHARPS (p)Scott VERNON 7½ 9 7  RODRIGUINHO(p) (f)Ryan GILLIGAN 6  10 6½ Chris O'GRADY(f) Ian HENDERSON 5½ 11 7½ Dave MARTIN Manager Ken BELLY Alex DYER    12    Derek HOLMES Ali AL-HABSI    13    Andy TODD Adebayo AKINFENWA 6  14    Peter HOLMES Delroy FACEY 6  15    Graham COUGHLAN Colin LARKIN    16    Marc JOSEPH

Rotherham United   League position: 20 Away league form: LLLL Overall league form: LLWLLWLL Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics

Northampton Town 2 Rotherham United 2 (Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 7,649, Stadium: Sixfields, Referee: Andre Marriner 5½) Henderson 26¹, Anderson Silva 6² Scorers Substitutions Sent off Bookings Corners Fouls Offsides Shots on Shots off Total shots Shots saved Possession Rodriguinho 40¹, Rodriguinho 29² LiveseyóAkinfenwa 30², Anderson SilvaóFacey 37²           3 4 6 2 2 7 6 7 11 6 17 13 2 4 50% 50% ¶ Man of the match: Niklas Hoheneder ¶