Seventh-tier Kettering Town knock out League One Northampton
Ranger heads winner for Kettering in extra time after game ended 1-1
Miller had equalised for Kettering with fine header after Johnson had scored own goal
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Just 17 miles separate two Northamptonshire towns
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Northampton's Liam McCarron bursts through the middle after goalkeeper Nikola Tzanev's long ball is flicked on by Mitch Pinnock.
McCarron carries it to the edge of the box but blazes his left-footed effort over the bar under pressure from Aaron Powell via the fingertips of Daniel Jezeph.
The corner comes to nowt.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Mitch Pinnock floats a ball into the box but Kettering clear. In comes another and the Poppies shovel it away again.
Tariqe Fosu then intercepts a wayward pass and brings Northampton forward once more but Liam McCarron is caught offside from his cute ball into the box.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
A long ball comes over the top for Northampton and Liam McCarron is chasing it down at speed, but Kettering skipper Connor Johnson does well to nick in ahead and win the ball as it runs back through to keeper Daniel Jezeph.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Isiah Noel-Williams flicks a nice ball forward to Nile Ranger for Kettering and he tries to bundle his way towards goal but Northampton do well to deal with the danger. A bit more energy in the final third is certainly needed for the visitors.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Matthew Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Two
Kettering just need to get after Northampton a little bit more, make it ugly, make it difficult for them while it's only 1-0. If it Doesn't work, you go down swinging.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Kettering last scored a goal against Northampton in... 1901.
Just the 123 years ago then. Now's probably a good time for another.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
FA Cup first round tie number 34 of the weekend resumes.
Can Kettering find a way back into the game against their local rivals? They've got around 45 minutes to try and do so...
Image source, PA MediaHT: Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Gareth Ainsworth
Former Wycombe Wanderers boss on BBC Two
I wouldn't mind seeing Nile Ranger and Gary Hooper. I think that would cause some problems for the Northampton defenders.
Both experienced, both know where that ball is going. Whether or not that happens at half-time I'm not sure.
HT: Northampton 1-0 Kettering
We've had 33-and-a-half FA Cup first-round ties so far this weekend and there are still more to come.
Four more non-league sides are in action over the course of the next two days, meaning we might not be done for 'cupsets' just yet.
Here's a look at what's in store:
Sunday
Monday
HT: Northampton 1-0 Kettering
If you're wondering what's already happened today, head over to the FA Cup section of the BBC Sport website by clicking here.
It's been frantic!
HT: Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Matthew Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Two
It's not a disaster to go in 1-0 at half-time, they're still very much in this game.
It's just the amount of pressure they can put on Northampton. You want to see them get a bit tighter, ruffle their feathers, make the game a little more ugly.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Image source, Rex FeaturesAnd it is 1-0 to Northampton at the break.
Tariqe Fosu's deflected effort off Kettering centre-back Connor Johnson, which went down as an own-goal, is the difference in that first-half.
The Cobblers had another goal ruled out before that, which looked extremely tight, so the Poppies will probably be relatively pleased it is only one.
A big team talk needed by Richard Lavery if the non-league outfit are to claw their way back into the game.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
There's one minute added on and Kettering will be pleased to get in only one goal down.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Liam McCarron has been heavily involved in a lot of Northampton's play in this first-half.
He weaves through the middle and hits a shot but it's blocked.
The Cobblers come again with another cross and that too is headed away.
Kettering have had to withstand a fair bit of pressure in the first 45 minutes.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Nile Ranger gets forward on the right for a rare Kettering breakaway. He tries to curl a ball infield but it's pretty wayward and comes to nothing.
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
It was always going to be a tough ask for Kettering coming up against a Northampton side who are four divisions above, but the visitors are just struggling to knit anything together.
The Cobblers are very much in control, playing much of the game in the opposing half.
Liam McCarron has another shot well saved by Daniel Jezeph after a good cutback...
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
This is a great stop by Daniel Jezeph in the Kettering goal. It breaks to Liam McCarron in the box after a good move by Northampton but his effort is beaten away by Jezeph.
The hosts are on top here.
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Global Glenn: Can please you tell the commentators at the match to stop saying that Kettering haven’t beaten the Cobblers in a competitive match. They beat them in a very competitive Senior Cup Final in 1970. Kettering Town’s Rockingham Road ground was really rocking that night.
Noted Glenn - thank you!
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Cameron McGeehan climbs well for Northampton to get on the end of an excellent cross in but his header goes over the bar.
He wants a corner but the ref gives a goal-kick. On we go...
Northampton 1-0 Kettering
Can Kettering find a way back into this game will be the big question now?
They're top of their division, so they're a side used to winning.
Northampton are knocking the ball about quite nicely since taking the lead.
Seventh tier Kettering knock out League One local rivals Northampton
Nile Ranger scored a sensational winner in extra time as seventh-tier Kettering Town produced the biggest shock of the FA Cup first round against near-neighbours Northampton Town.
The former Newcastle United striker, now 33, headed in against the League One Cobblers, who are 17 miles and four divisions apart from the Southern League Premier Division Central leaders.
Northampton took a first-half lead as Kettering captain Connor Johnson unluckily diverted a Tariqe Fosu shot into his own net.
Johnson was a rock in defence after that misfortune as Kettering-born teenager Luca Miller scored a stunning equaliser with his head after coming on as a substitute, setting the scene for Ranger’s winner.
It has been a long road to redemption for Ranger, who has had numerous off-field issues amid a career that began at St James’ Park in 2009.
Any chance of an upset became even harder after 28 minutes when Fosu’s wayward shot cannoned off the thigh of Johnson to give the home side the lead at a packed Sixfields.
Kettering keeper Dan Jezeph produced two great saves from Liam McCarron to keep the non-league side in the contest, and they gradually took over in the second half and pinned the Cobblers back.
With Ranger starting, two more former Premier League strikers, Gary Hooper and Marvin Sordell, came on for the Poppies, but it was teenage substitute Miller who changed the course of the game.
Ben Hart swung in a wicked cross from the right and the local boy timed his run to perfection to guide a picture-book header into the top corner.
Northampton tried to respond but with Johnson marshalling the defence the away side held firm, with Aaron Powell’s sliding block to deny Akin Odimayo being especially heroic.
Just two minutes into the extra 30 minutes, Miller took a hand again, drifting in an excellent corner which was met by Ranger with a thumping finish.
Nile Ranger (right) joined Kettering in September
Kettering Town striker Nile Ranger told BBC Two:
"It's special, especially where we're coming from.
"Obviously our tier of football is quite low, so coming to Northampton, it's a derby as well. Look what it means to the fans. It's a lot.
"I'm trying to be humble. I'm getting old now.
"Obviously I went down a level to show everyone I'm still hungry. It feels good for myself as well."
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