STOURBRIDGE 1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0

Stourbridge 1 Northampton Town 0 - the match report

EMIRATES FA CUP SECOND ROUND
Tuesday December 13th, 7.45pm
War Memorial Ground

STOURBRIDGE 1

Jack Duggan 85

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0

Attendance: 2,520 (381 Cobblers fans)

Stourbridge: Matthew Gould, Kristian Green, Darryl Westlake, Tom Tonks, Jack Duggan, Dan Scarr, Matt Dodd (sub Drew Canavan 90), Leon Broadhurst, Luke Benbow, Kayelden Brown, Chris Lait (sub Connor Gator 80)

Subs not used: Stuart Pierpoint, Ash Malhotra, Brad Birch, Junior Smikle, Brandon Hague

Cobblers: David Cornell, Aaron Phillips, David Buchanan, Gabriel Zakuani, Lewin Nyatanga, Jak McCourt (sub Joe Iaciofano 90), Matt Taylor, Paul Anderson (sub Raheem Hanley 77), Sam Hoskins, Marc Richards, Alex Revell

Subs not used: Adam Smith, Lawson D'Ath, Harry Beautyman, Rod McDonald, Joel Byrom

Referee: Andy Davies

Booked:
Stourbridge: Darryl Westlake (65)
Cobblers: Lewin Nyatanga (13, 1st of the season), Matt Taylor (37, 3rd of the season), David Buchanan (53, 5th), Raheem Hanley (83, 1st)

10 cautions on or before 11 April; 2 match suspension

15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension

Sent off:
Stourbridge: none
Cobblers: none

Sendings off: 2 cautions in one game; 1 match suspension but cautions do not count towards above totals. Other sendings off; 1 or 3 match suspension. Extra match ban for additional sendings off.

Rob Page named an unchanged side for the re-arranged Emirates FA Cup second round tie at Stourbridge, the original fixture nine days previous having been postponed due to a frozen pitch at the War Memorial Ground. Under 18s striker Joe Iaciofano was named on the bench.

Chris Lait fired just wide after a one-two with strike partner Luke Benbow as the home side carved out an early opening.

Lewin Nyatanga headed over from a Matt Taylor corner while it took a terrific save from David Cornell to keep out a Dan Scarr header on the half hour mark.

Cornell saved comfortably when Kayelden Brown maybe should have done better with a chance on 39 minutes, the non-league side continuing to pose a real threat. The first half ended with the Cobblers going close to opening the scoring however, Paul Anderson fizzing a shot narrowly wide from distance.

The cross bar saved the Cobblers ten minutes into the second half after a long throw caused the Cobblers defence problems while Cornell made another fine stop to tip over a header from Scarr.

Stourbridge keeper Matthew Gould made a good interception to deny Marc Richards as the Cobblers striker was almost in on goal. The Cobblers were enjoying a spell of pressure and it took a good block from a Stourbridge defender to deny Sam Hoskins at close range before Raheem Hanley replaced Paul Anderson.

The deadlock was broken on 86 minutes and it was the home side who took the lead, centre-back Jack Duggan getting the last touch from a free-kick.

Joe Iaciofano came on in stoppage time in place of Jak McCourt but the Cobblers couldn’t find an equaliser and it was the non-league side who progressed to play Wycombe Wanderers in round 3.

STOURBRIDGE MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)

SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 7
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 5
CORNERS: (4) 6
FOULS: (3) 10
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 0

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) 6

SHOTS OFF TARGET: (2) 6
CORNERS: (4) 11
FOULS: (8) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 2

The above stats are recorded by club staff. The stats shown elsewhere on this page are recorded by Opta

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