Gilligan grabs late Cobblers winner

06 October 2009 23:02
But Northampton had to come from behind to record their second win against Bournemouth this season, having beaten them earlier in the league, after Danny Hollands gave the visitors a 33rd-minute lead when keeper Chris Dunn and Chris McCready got in each other's way.[LNB]Apart from the goal, neither side created too much in the way of chances in the first half.[LNB]But Northampton got back on level terms in the 66th minute when Steve Guinan headed home Gilligan's free-kick.[LNB]Two minutes later Courtney Herbert should have put Northampton ahead after racing clear but he shot wide.[LNB]In a pulsating finish Bournemouth had a chance to win from the penalty spot in the 88th minute following a handball by McCready but Dunn saved Lee Bradbury's penalty.[LNB]And two minutes into stoppage time Herbert won a penalty for Northampton and Gilligan converted the ensuring spot-kick to book his side's place in the next round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.[LNB][LNB]

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