NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 LINCOLN CITY 2

Northampton Town 2 Lincoln City 2 - the match report

15 August 2023

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Tuesday August 15th, 7.45pm
Sixfields

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2
Louis Appere 87
Sam Hoskins 90

LINCOLN CITY 2
Reece Hackett-Fairchild 22
Paudie O'Connor 78

Attendance: 6,188 (786 away fans)

Cobblers: Max Thompson, Akin Odimayo (sub Aaron McGowan 76), Sam Sherring, Manny Monthe, Patrick Brough, Jack Sowerby (sub Will Hondermarck 90), Marc Leonard, Sam Hoskins, Tyreece Simpson (sub Louis Appere 71), Mitch Pinnock, Kieron Bowie (sub Max Dyche 90)
Subs not used: Peter Abimbola, James Dadge

Lincoln: Lukas Jensen, Jaden Brown (sub Tyler Walker 46), Ethan Erhahon, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (sub Ali Smith 76), Ethan Hamilton (sub Teddy Bishop 76), Danny Mandroiu (sub Lasse Sorensen 67), Paudie O’Connor, Jack Burroughs, Ben House, TJ Eyoma (sub Adam Jackson 90), Sean Roughan
Subs not used: Jordan Wright, Dylan Duffy

Referee: Ollie Yates

Booked:
Cobblers: Sam Hoskins (81)
Lincoln: none

Sent off:
Cobblers: none
Lincoln: none

Kieron Bowie and Manny Monthe came into the side as boss Jon Brady made two changes for the midweek visit of Lincoln City. Jon Guthrie wasn’t risked while eight other players remained unavailable for selection due to injury.

Lukas Jensen saved from Tyreece Simpson and Mitch Pinnock went close with a terrific first time volley from the edge of the area in an encouraging opening quarter of an hour.

It was Lincoln though who took the lead against the run of play midway through the first half, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild with an unstoppable strike from 20-yards.

Sam Hoskins fired over on the half-hour after some good work by Simpson and Akin Odimayo before Ben House spurned a decent opening for the Imps. Bowie then went close with a shot from distance just before half-time as the Cobblers pressed for an equaliser which so nearly came in first half stoppage time when a looping header from Hoskins landed on the roof of the net.

The Cobblers started the second half on the front foot and went agonisingly close to an equaliser when Mitch Pinnock had a shot saved by Jensen before Pinnock and Bowie both had efforts cleared off the line in the follow-up.

Jensen saved comfortably from Marc Leonard, referee Ollie Yates said no penalty when Bowie went down under pressure from Sean Roughan and Sam Sherring saw a header from a corner hit the post as the Cobblers continued to push hard for the goal their performance deserved.

As in the first half it was Lincoln who scored against the run of play, Paudie O’Connor heading home a cross from substitute Lasse Sorensen in a real sucker punch for the Cobblers who had thrown everything at the Imps without reward. The goal also had more than a hint of offside about it.

The game was far from over though and a good finish from Louis Appere into the top corner on 86 minutes halved the Cobblers deficit and set up a grandstand finale.

Jon Brady brought Max Dyche on up front in stoppage time and with his side throwing everything at Lincoln, Sam Hoskins snaffled a deserved equaliser seven minutes into injury time, his well struck volley clinching a point for the Cobblers.

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (0) 10
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (5) 9
CORNERS: (3) 3
FOULS: (6) 9
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (2) 2

LINCOLN MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (4) 3
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (5) 3
CORNERS: (2) 1
FOULS: (5) 7
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 0

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Arrangements for Tuesday's game

15 August 2023

There is plenty happening at Sixfields on Tuesday!

Please do arrive early as we are expected to be very busy. Please also look to enter the turnstiles and to take your seats as soon as possible to avoid any delays particularly in the busy fifteen minutes prior to kick off. While we will do all we can to ensure smooth and efficient entry in to the game, ticket and security checks must take place and arriving late may mean you miss kick off.

The turnstiles will open at 6.30pm and entry in to the stadium is welcomed at any point from that time onwards.

The north gravel car park will be open from 4pm while the car park at Duston Mill, which is not operated by the club but is available for supporters to park in, (sat nav NN5 5FP) will also be open. Please do not park in the car parks of other business premises in or around Sixfields. There may well be parking restrictions in place.

Carr's Bar will be open before and after the game (home supporters only), while the club store will be open before the game with the new PUMA home and away kits on sale. The outside bar at Carr's Bar may be open but will be weather dependent.

The ticket office will also be open from 10am until kick off and again after the game until the queue has cleared. Season tickets can be collected from the ticket office (ID required). Please note from 6.45pm the ticket office will be dealing with Lincoln City match and season ticket sales only. Sales for other games will resume after the match.

Match tickets can be collected from the ticket office until 6.30pm (ID required), and from the ticket collection point opposite the ticket office from 6.30pm onwards.

The family area will also be open with plenty of pre-game fun for supporters of all ages.

Tickets for the game remain on sale via ntfcdirect.co.uk

We wish you an enjoyable day at Sixfields, but please do arrive early!