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#OnThisDay Arsenal 3 Northampton 2

Ethan Grande

ByEthan Grande

Jan 27, 2021 #Arsenal, #FA Cup

Start of the FA Cup 4th round football match between Arsenal and Northampton. GV. Kick off. LV. Play around Northampton goal area. Players attack towards Arsenal goal. LV. Northampton attacking.

Goalkeeper attempts to save. Ball goes over crossbar. CU. Northampton supporters. LV. Arsenal attacking up field. LV. Ian MacPherson passes to Pete Goring, ha passes to Reg Lewis and scores. Pan to players. Top view, crowd applauding. GV. Arsenal attack. MV. Arsenal player centres and Goring jumps forward and heads ball.

Ball goes to Northampton man who clears up field. Ball is intercepted by Arsenal man who shoots but ball goes wide. GV. Crowd. LV. Lewis running forward with ball, shoots and scores. Players run to congratulate each other. GV. Crowd applauding. LV. Jimmy Logie in possession of ball, going towards Northampton goal. Tackled by Northampton man, ball rolls loose but Logie manages to stop it going over line. He passes ball to MacPherson who passes to Don Roper. Roper puts it into back of net. CU.

Arsenal supporters in crowd. LV. Candlin running forward to intercept Arsenal man but he evades him and shoots. Pan to goalkeeper who saves and clears up field. LV. Mid field play. Northampton man passes ball which is headed by team mate onto feet of English, who shoot and scores. Final score – Arsenal 3, Northampton 2.