NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3 BARROW 1

Northampton Town 3 Barrow 1 - the match report

3 September 2022

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Saturday September 3rd, 3.00pm
Sixfields

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3
Sam Hoskins 5
Kieron Bowie 46
Tyler Magloire 50

BARROW 1
Josh Gordon 13

Attendance: 4,605 (223 away fans)

Cobblers: Lee Burge, Sam Sherring (sub Max Dyche 90), Tyler Magloire, Jon Guthrie, Ali Koiki, Shaun McWilliams, Marc Leonard, Sam Hoskins, Mitch Pinnock (sub Harvey Lintott 90), Kieron Bowie (sub Ryan Haynes 80), Louis Appere (sub Jack Sowerby 70)
Subs not used: James Dadge, Peter Abimbola, Liam Cross

Barrow: Paul Farman, Patrick Brough, Sam McClelland (sub George Ray 90), Niall Canavan, Josh Gordon, Josh Kay, Harrison Neal (sub Tom White 64), Robbie Gotts (sub John Rooney 64), Sam Foley, Tyrell Warren, Ben Whitfield (sub David Moyo 64)
Subs not used: Josh Lillis, Myles Kenlock

Referee: Tom Reeves

Booked:
Cobblers: Marc Leonard (54, 1st of the season), Ali Koiki (90, 1st), Tyler Magloire (90, 1st), Jon Guthrie (90, 1st)
Barrow: Sam Foley (26), Josh Gordon (45), Tom White (86), Patrick Brough (90)

5 cautions on or before 19 games; 1 match suspension
10 cautions on or before 37 games; 2 match suspension
15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension

Sent off:
Cobblers: none
Barrow: none

Boss Jon Brady was without a number of key players for the visit of in-form Barrow with Danny Hylton, Ben Fox, Aaron McGowan, Akin Odimayo, Josh Eppiah and Jonny Maxted all sidelined. It was confirmed an hour before kick-off that Fox (knee) was facing a lengthy spell out while Hylton and Akin Odimayo picked up knocks in the Papa John’s Trophy tie at Ipswich. Maxted missed out through illness; McGowan (knee) continues his recovery while Eppiah was still not quite yet ready to feature.

Sam Sherring was however back involved with the defender coming in for Harvey Lintott in the only change to the side that started the previous league fixture. Former Cobblers midfielder Sam Foley started for Barrow who, after six games, sat second in the table.

Lee Burge, making his 250th career appearance, made an early save from Josh Gordon and Niall Canavan headed just wide from a corner in a bright start for Barrow.

It was the Cobblers though who took the lead on 5 minutes, Sam Hoskins with a fine strike into the bottom corner.

Barrow, who had won five of their opening six games, weren’t behind for long however with the in-form Josh Gordon firing low beyond Burge after a smart turn and shot inside the area.

A double-save from Paul Farman denied Ali Koiki and Louis Appere as the Cobblers looked to restore their lead in what was proving to be a highly entertaining contest between two of the early season front runners in Sky Bet League 2.

Kieron Bowie headed wide from an Ali Koiki cross and the Fulham loanee was denied by Farman at his near post before goalscorer Gordon was booked for simulation after going down unchallenged in the area.

The Cobblers re-took the lead less than a minute into the second half, Kieron Bowie on the end of a tantalising cross from Ali Koiki to head home.

Tyler Magloire then headed in an inch-perfect Mitch Pinnock corner to make it 3-1 but with Barrow still looking dangerous in attack the game was far from over.

David Moyo, who began his career in the Cobblers academy, came on with John Rooney and Tom White in a triple change for the visitors who appealed in vain for a penalty when Robbie Gotts went down under pressure from Magloire.

Hoskins was denied by a fine save from Farman following a well-worked free-kick routine before Jack Sowerby replaced Appere in Jon Brady’s first change of the afternoon. Ryan Haynes then replaced Bowie with ten to play.

A combination of Burge and the cross bar prevented Moyo pulling a goal back in stoppage time, of which there was more than ten minutes and it had gone 5 o’clock by the time the game finished, the Cobblers managing the time well to secure all three points.

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 7
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (4) 5
CORNERS: (4) 6
FOULS: (3) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 0

BARROW MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 7
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 4
CORNERS: (2) 4
FOULS: (6) 8
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 1

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TICKET SCANNING ADVICE

Information for supporters as we prepare for the visit of Barrow

2 September 2022

Northampton Town would like to issue the following advice ahead of the visit of Barrow on Saturday.

Firstly, we hope supporters find the ability to have a ticket sent by text to their mobile device a benefit of the new ticketing system to avoid having to collect tickets.

To help us make the entry in to the stadium as efficient and as smooth as possible on matchdays, we would like to advise supporters of the following.

If you are a season ticket holder with a barcode (as opposed to a QR code) on your season ticket, you do not need to return your season ticket to be updated. Entry can be secured via your barcode.

On matchdays, when approaching the turnstile, please have your ticket ready and place your mobile device or ticket flat down on the turnstile where indicated with the barcode facing up ready to be scanned. Please do not hold your device or ticket slightly off the surface, please place it down flat where indicated.

In addition, please do arrive as early as you can to help minimise queues just before kick off. We appreciate not all supporters can arrive early, but the more who can then the smoother the entry in to the stadium will be for all supporters.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you all at the game on Saturday.

FAQ:

WHY HAS A NEW TICKETING PLATFORM BEEN INTRODUCED?
The club have invested in and upgraded the ticketing system over the summer to take advantage of advances in technology to improve the experience for supporters and speed up ticket office serving times. Some initial benefits of the new ticketing system include electronic tickets now being emailed or sent as a text directly to the mobile device of the purchaser. These tickets can be scanned at the point of entry from a mobile device to save supporters time and the journey of having to collect tickets. Other improvements include the option to load cup game tickets on to season ticket cards and there are other benefits that will be introduced in due course.

MY SEASON TICKET HAS A BARCODE RATHER THAN A QR CODE. CAN I GAIN ENTRY VIA THE BARCODE? WHY DO SOME SEASON TICKETS HAVE BARCODES AND SOME HAVE A QR CODE?
Yes you can gain entry via a barcode season ticket, there is no need to return your season ticket to be changed for a QR code. Barcodes were issued for all season tickets sold on the previous ticketing system, so that season ticket holders could take their card away with them at the time of purchase, ie they did not have to make a return journey after the new system had been installed to collect a season ticket. The new system has been programmed to recognise the barcodes from the previous system. You do not need to change to a QR code.

WHAT DO I DO WITH MY TICKET/DEVICE WHEN APPROACHING THE TURNSTILE?
Please have your ticket ready and open at the correct page/screen. Please place your device or ticket flat down where indicated with the barcode or QR code facing up (please do not hold the ticket or device in mid-air.)

SHOULD I MAKE MY BARCODE BIGGER ON MY PHONE?
No, the scanner will read the barcode at the size it is. Please do not zoom in.

HOW DO I AVOID QUEUES AT TURNSTILES?
We encourage supporters to arrive as early as possible to avoid peak times. Turnstiles open 90 minutes prior to kick off and supporters are welcome to enter the stadium at any point from that time.

WHAT DO I DO IF I NEED HELP OR AM NOT SURE?
If you need assistance, please email tickets@ntfc.co.uk or call 01604 683777 between 10am and 5pm weekdays while there will be stewards and turnstile operators to assist on matchdays.