Match Report


Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town     Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ledley EdwardsL. Edwards52
G
1
G
50Enrique HierroE. Hierro
Darius McgrealD. Mcgreal62
D
2
D
52Diogo MarquesD. Marques
Kemal ThompsonK. Thompson61
D
3
D
48Eddie StewartE. Stewart
Ruel McgrealR. Mcgreal58
D
captain4captain
D
46Niccolo MckayN. Mckay
Peter BarryP. Barry52
D
5
D
45James GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Jon PeckhamJ. Peckham64
M
6
M
61Kevin DittrichK. Dittrich
Joe DeaneJ. Deane61
M
7
M
46Marcel WilkeM. Wilke
Simon SmitheS. Smithe57
M
8
M
45Eddie RichardsE. Richards
Xavier RodriguezX. Rodriguez69
A
9
A
60Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira
Norman StandingN. Standing64
A
10
A
54Stuart LawS. Law
Edward PowerE. Power58
A
11
A
51Julian CrooksJ. Crooks
 
Craig ClaphamC. Clapham54
M
12
A
50Pedro GouameneP. Gouamene
Colin McinnesC. Mcinnes52
M
13
A
48Scott BishopS. Bishop
Nicholas DrydenN. Dryden51
G
14
A
46Clive McManamanC. McManaman

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 4,582 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Taylor.


0.00
Macclesfield Town kick off!
2.51
Joe Deane advances with the ball. Joe Deane edges inside the box! Joe Deane shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
3.05
Darius Mcgreal hits a low pass to Joe Deane. Joe Deane plays the ball forward to Norman Standing. Norman Standing controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.28
Kevin Dittrich sees Julian Crooks in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Crooks sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.29
Marcel Wilke flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guilherme Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kemal Thompson.
12.19
Simon Smithe passes the ball forward to Edward Power. Edward Power lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Standing. Norman Standing flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
14.30
Eddie Stewart hits a long diagonal ball forward. Julian Crooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
21.42
Eddie Stewart hits a low pass to Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke threads the ball through to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.54
Eddie Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ledley Edwards with no chance!! Goal for Hartlepool United!
30.50
Ruel Mcgreal plays the ball forward to Jon Peckham. Jon Peckham chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Power. Edward Power whips in a cross ball towards Xavier Rodriguez. Xavier Rodriguez beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Enrique Hierro.
36.47
Xavier Rodriguez catches Niccolo Mckay on the ankles. The referee brings Xavier Rodriguez to one side and gives him a warning! Niccolo Mckay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.24
Diogo Marques threads the ball through to Eddie Richards. Eddie Richards makes a probing pass to Stuart Law. Stuart Law shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Macclesfield Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation. Hartlepool United appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United get the second half underway!
47.08
Kevin Dittrich flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
51.45
Simon Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Edward Power who takes it down. Edward Power sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
53.13
Jon Peckham flicks a high ball forward to Edward Power who takes it down. Edward Power knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Mckay.
54.43
With great vision, Jon Peckham plays the ball forward to Xavier Rodriguez. Xavier Rodriguez finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.53
Macclesfield Town have made 2 substitutions with Colin Mcinnes replacing Xavier Rodriguez and Nicholas Dryden replacing Joe Deane .
61.55
Marcel Wilke kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks makes a deft header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.05
Nicholas Dryden chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Power. Edward Power controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Enrique Hierro effortlessly gets down and covers it.
65.24
Kevin Dittrich barges into Simon Smithe. Kevin Dittrich is shown the yellow card! Simon Smithe stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.11
Eddie Richards flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Law collects the pass. Stuart Law shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.29
Eddie Richards threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Ledley Edwards as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
72.58
Eddie Richards takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Some good footwork from James Gascoigne provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
73.47
Jon Peckham hits a low pass to Edward Power. Edward Power knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.43
Macclesfield Town have made a substitution with Craig Clapham replacing Norman Standing .
79.17
Nicholas Dryden threads a neat ball through to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
84.59
Eddie Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Macclesfield Town

Hartlepool United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
30.4%
44.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Julian Crooks 21, 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Crooks of Hartlepool United

Match Ratings
1.Ledley Edwards (GK)
6
2.Darius Mcgreal (DEF)
6
3.Kemal Thompson (DEF)
6
4.Ruel Mcgreal (DEF)
6
5.Peter Barry (DEF)
6
6.Jon Peckham (MID)
6
7.Joe Deane (MID)
7
8.Simon Smithe (MID)
6
9.Xavier Rodriguez (ATT)
6
10.Norman Standing (ATT)
6
11.Edward Power (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Clapham (MID)
6
13.Colin Mcinnes (MID)
6
14.Nicholas Dryden (GK)
6

1.Enrique Hierro (GK)
7
2.Diogo Marques (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Stewart (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Mckay (DEF)
6
5.James Gascoigne (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Dittrich (MID)yellow card
5
7.Marcel Wilke (MID)
7
8.Eddie Richards (MID)
8
9.Guilherme Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Law (ATT)
6
11.Julian Crooks (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Pedro Gouamene (ATT)
0
13.Scott Bishop (ATT)
0
14.Clive McManaman (ATT)
0