Northampton Town recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Exeter City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town found a way to reverse the score against Exeter City to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Northampton Town recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Exeter City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Exeter City to win 2-1. It was Exeter City to strike first with an early goal of Tristan Crama at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cameron McGeehan gave the win to Northampton Town in the 78′ minute. Exeter City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,981 spectators.​ The referee was Carl Brook with the support of Kevin Howick and Andrew Bennett. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.38 degrees Celsius or 68.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Northampton Town

2 - 1

Team 1

Exeter City

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 6
  • 78 Attack 85
  • 38 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Northampton Town succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Northampton Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Luke Mbete and Aaron McGowan). On the other side, Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Edward Francis and Reece Cole).

Match Timeline

8'
Tristan Crama(goal)Reece Cole
35'
Edward Francis- Yellow
43'
Reece Cole- Yellow
Aaron McGowan- Yellow
55'
Tariqe Fosu-Henry- sub ->Matthew Dibley-Dias
58'
Callum Morton(goal)Sam Hoskins
65'
Akin Odimayo- sub ->Aaron McGowan
68'
69'
Kami Doyle- sub ->Reece Cole
Jack Baldwin- sub ->Jordan Willis
73'
Cameron McGeehan(goal)Jon Guthrie
78'
87'
Ben Purrington- sub ->Jack McMillan
Luke Mbete- Yellow
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
6
2
Huddersfield Town
6
2
Crawley Town
6
2
Charlton Athletic
6
2
Reading
4
2
Mansfield Town
4
2
Birmingham City
4
2
Wrexham
4
2
Bolton Wanderers
4
2
Bristol Rovers
4
2
Peterborough United
3
2
Lincoln City
3
2
Barnsley
3
2
Northampton Town
3
2
Exeter City
3
2
Stevenage
3
2
Burton Albion
1
2
Rotherham United
1
2
Wycombe Wanderers
0
2
Leyton Orient
0
2
Wigan Athletic
0
2
Cambridge United
0
2
Blackpool
0
2
Shrewsbury Town
0
2

After this match, Northampton Town has 3 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the other side, Exeter City stays with 3 points (15th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Barnsley on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (2 draws).

Exeter City will host Peterborough United on the 24th of August with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
Lee Burge 1.England
7.3
D
Luke Mbete 21.England
7.3
87'
D
Aaron McGowan 3.England
7.2
68' 55'
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
7.9
D
Jordan Willis 6.England
6.8
73'
M
Sam Hoskins 7.England
7.7
M
Ben Fox 8.England
7.1
M
Mitch Pinnock 10.England
7.0
M
Matthew Dibley-Dias 16.New Zealand
6.4
58'
M
Cameron McGeehan 18.Northern Ireland
7.9
Goals78'
F
Callum Morton 39.England
7.8
Goals65'
Substitutes
G
Nikola Tzanev 13.New Zealand
D
Akin Odimayo 22.England
6.8
68'
D
Jack Baldwin 26.England
6.9
73'
D
Ali Koiki 14.England
M
William Hondermarck 23.France
M
Tariqe Fosu-Henry 24.Ghana
7.8
58'
F
James Wilson 11.England

Northampton Town started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Lee Burge (7.3), Aaron McGowan (7.2), Jordan Willis (6.8), Jon Guthrie (7.9), Luke Mbete (7.3), Ben Fox (7.1), Matthew Dibley-Dias (6.4), Mitch Pinnock (7.0), Sam Hoskins (7.7), Callum Morton (7.8) and Cameron McGeehan (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Wilson, Nikola Tzanev, Ali Koiki, Akin Odimayo (6.8), William Hondermarck, Tariqe Fosu-Henry (7.8) and Jack Baldwin (6.9).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 3 changes: Matthew Dibley-Dias for Tariqe Fosu-Henry (58′), Aaron McGowan for Akin Odimayo (68′) and Jordan Willis for Jack Baldwin (73′).

Player of the match: Jon Guthrie​

The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 37 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 7.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Joseph Whitworth 1.England
7.5
D
Tristan Crama 4.France
7.7
Goals8'
D
Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland
6.6
D
Johnly Yfeko 15.England
6.4
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Jack McMillan 2.Scotland
6.1
87'
M
Edward Francis 8.England
7.5
35'
M
Jack Aitchison 10.Scotland
7.0
M
Millenic Alli 11.Republic of Ireland
6.5
M
Reece Cole 12.England
7.7
69' 43'
F
Josh Magennis 27.Northern Ireland
6.7
Substitutes
G
Shaun MacDonald 37.England
D
Ben Purrington 3.England
6.8
87'
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
D
Cheick Diabaté 39.England
M
Kami Doyle 20.England
6.7
69'
M
Pedro Borges 41.Portugal

Exeter City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary Caldwell played with: Joseph Whitworth (7.5), Ilmari Niskanen (6.6), Pierce Sweeney (6.7), Tristan Crama (7.7), Johnly Yfeko (6.4), Edward Francis (7.5), Jack McMillan (6.1), Reece Cole (7.7), Jack Aitchison (7.0), Millenic Alli (6.5) and Josh Magennis (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Purrington (6.8), Jack Fitzwater, Kami Doyle (6.7), Shaun MacDonald, Cheick Diabaté, Pedro Borges and Liam Oakes.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 2 changes: Reece Cole for Kami Doyle (69′) and Jack McMillan for Ben Purrington (87′).

Player of the match: Tristan Crama​

The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Tristan Crama.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 58 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​