Well a huge disappointment in the end as the ten men of City took home their first away win of the season, condeming us to our third home defeat in three this season.
Andy Kirk put us ahead early on with a tap in after Adriano Basso spilled Crowe's deflected shot. City were soon level though as Chris Doig again gave away a penalty and it was converted by Phil Jevons. The first half after that was end to end and good entertainment before one of the most bizarre moments in Sixfields' history. Bradley Orr was sent off for the visitors for fighting with his team-mate and throwing his head at him (not literally, I mean as in a head butt, not by taking his head off and throwing it)!
So City came into the second half with only ten men but looked the more positive. Live in front of the nation and a man up, this is bad news in Cobblers Law. Cobblers Law states that:
a)If we're ever in a situation that we should come through, we very usually don't.
and
b)If our backs are against the wall and we're not expected to get anything, we very usually do!
And so it came to pass...
With about 20 minutes to go, Steve Brooker hit a deflected shot that crept agonisingly past the outstretched arm of Mark Bunn and into the corner of the net to the obvious joy of the blatantly pro-City commentary team. Kirk and substitute Pedjy missed golden chances at 1-1 but they were punsihed as City strolled on to finish us off with another dubious penalty late on that Dave Cotterill converted.
Overall a disappointing night and a game that shows how far we have to go to be a top side in this league. We missed the fight of Scotty who will return from his suspension at Rotherham on Friday night.
This could be a very long season...bring it on!
Keep believing.
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