Match report: Northampton 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Jan 12 2009 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

And Robbie Williams curled a long-range 29th-minute free-kick just over before, on the half hour, Parker played in Roberts for a shot from distance which Dunn held.

Goodwin, for a late tackle on Coke, and Collins, for fouling Hughes, both received yellow cards during a feisty end to the first half, when Town came under the cosh.

But after taking the chance to regroup at half-time, they started the second period strongly, forcing three corners, one of which Clarke headed only inches over.

Cadamarteri, whose pace caused the home side plenty of problems, forced another flag kick which was taken by Roberts and hacked to safety by Northampton before Jevons struck.

And had Roberts, who made a lung-bursting run to latch onto Craney’s pass, not been denied that goalscoring opportunity by the red-carded Crowe, Town might well have been two up and in a relative comfort zone.

Click here for a photogallery of shots from Saturday's clash.

Booth, whose last outing before back surgery was in the 3-2 home win over Northampton in September, was introduced for Jevons in the 80th minute (Craney had replaced Parker in the 57th).

And it took a key interception by Hughes to prevent the club stalwart connecting with Cadamarteri’s 82nd-minute cross as another chance to seal the win went astray.