Northampton Town player ratings after League One comeback victory against Exeter City
The Grecians were the better side for 65 minutes and led through Tristan Crama’s early header but their superiority didn’t translate on the scoreline and that opened the door for Cobblers to fight back.
Callum Morton levelled before Cameron McGeehan arrived right on cue at the back post to hand Town their first win of the season.
“It’s a disappointing result but I thought the performance for large parts was very good,” said Caldwell. “The way we started the game was outstanding and we scored with a set-piece that we’ve been working on but we should have scored more goals in that period.
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell bemoaned the lack of a killer instinct from his Grecians side as for the second time in a week they were beaten despite taking the lead. Having been knocked out of the EFL Cup on Tuesday on penalties having gone 1-0 ahead, City were beaten 2-1 at Northampton Town on Saturday to suffer a first league defeat of the campaign.
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Tristan Crama gave the Grecians an early lead as the Frenchman headed home his first goal for the club from a corner with just eight minutes on the clock. City were the better of the two sides and had the chances to extend that lead further and make their dominance count.
But midway through the second half, Callum Morton pounced on a mistake by Joe Whitworth to level it up at 1-1. And in the 77th minute, Northampton completed the turnaround when Cameron McGeehan was left to poke home from close range after a corner wasn’t dealt with by the City backline.
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