Match Report


Luton TownLuton Town     Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Les KeaneL. Keane59
G
1
G
50Fredrik GranttF. Grantt
John MiddletonJ. Middleton51
D
2
D
48Eddie StewartE. Stewart
Leon BrookingL. Brooking43
D
captain3
D
46Niccolo MckayN. Mckay
Peter LofthouseP. Lofthouse39
D
4captain
D
45James GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Jonathan GoldbergJ. Goldberg38
D
5
D
45James StockdaleJ. Stockdale
Alun GeorgeA. George47
M
6
M
61Kevin DittrichK. Dittrich
Darren TolleyD. Tolley46
M
7
M
46Alexander ToddA. Todd
Darius PearceD. Pearce44
M
8
M
46Marcel WilkeM. Wilke
Matthew BowerM. Bower51
A
9
A
62Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira
Carlton LloydC. Lloyd49
A
10
A
55Stuart LawS. Law
Adam JoachimA. Joachim42
A
11
A
52Julian CrooksJ. Crooks
 
Harvey WainwrightH. Wainwright51
G
12
A
50Pedro GouameneP. Gouamene
Wayne BarrettW. Barrett44
M
13
A
48Scott BishopS. Bishop
David ProctorD. Proctor43
G
14
A
46Clive McManamanC. McManaman

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Hartlepool United. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Luton Town and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Woodcock.


0.00
Hartlepool United get the match underway!
2.46
Alexander Todd sees a break and surges forward. Alexander Todd shoots from distance but it is miles over!
4.26
Eddie Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Todd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexander Todd makes a probing pass to Stuart Law. Stuart Law tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.43
Eddie Stewart flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Todd who brings the ball under control. Alexander Todd flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Middleton.
8.22
Niccolo Mckay threads a neat ball through to Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke threads the ball through to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.21
Marcel Wilke flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law shoots from outside the area but is denied by Les Keane. Excellent save.
16.33
Kevin Dittrich threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.17
Kevin Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Law collects the pass. Stuart Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
21.49
Darren Tolley hits a low pass to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
30.47
James Gascoigne makes a simple pass to Alexander Todd. Alexander Todd threads a neat ball through to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hartlepool United!
34.34
Eddie Stewart takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Niccolo Mckay. Niccolo Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke makes a probing pass to Stuart Law. Stuart Law advances inside the box! Stuart Law cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Les Keane manages to keep it out.
42.30
James Stockdale makes a probing pass to Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from outside the area. Guilherme Vieira scores for Hartlepool United!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Hartlepool United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Luton Town start the second half!
48.56
Jonathan Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Alun George collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Alun George plays the ball forward to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim makes a probing pass to Carlton Lloyd but he's offside!
53.47
Alexander Todd makes a simple pass to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Law. Stuart Law gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.35
Stuart Law clumsily knocks into John Middleton. The referee calls over Stuart Law and shows him a yellow card! John Middleton runs off the knock.
55.04
Kevin Dittrich makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Dittrich threads the ball through to Julian Crooks but he's offside!
59.18
James Gascoigne threads the ball through to Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke hits a low pass to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
66.08
Guilherme Vieira catches Peter Lofthouse on the ankles. The referee warns Guilherme Vieira to calm down! Peter Lofthouse runs off the knock.
77.26
Hartlepool United have made 3 substitutions with Clive McManaman replacing Stuart Law, Scott Bishop replacing Alexander Todd and Pedro Gouamene replacing Fredrik Grantt .
79.42
Niccolo Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dittrich collects the pass. Kevin Dittrich plays the ball forward to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
81.41
With vision, Peter Lofthouse plays the ball forward to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Adam Joachim easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Joachim plays a one-two with Matthew Bower and rushes in on goal... Adam Joachim cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
87.22
With fabulous vision, Alun George plays the ball forward to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.31
Marcel Wilke flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from distance but is denied by Les Keane. Excellent save.
90.00
James Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Wilke who takes it down. Marcel Wilke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Luton Town

Hartlepool United
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
36.1%
38.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Julian Crooks 30
Guilherme Vieira 42, 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guilherme Vieira of Hartlepool United

Match Ratings
1.Les Keane (GK)
7
2.John Middleton (DEF)
6
3.Leon Brooking (DEF)
6
4.Peter Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Jonathan Goldberg (DEF)
6
6.Alun George (MID)
6
7.Darren Tolley (MID)
6
8.Darius Pearce (MID)
6
9.Matthew Bower (ATT)
6
10.Carlton Lloyd (ATT)
6
11.Adam Joachim (ATT)
6
 
12.Harvey Wainwright (GK)
0
13.Wayne Barrett (MID)
0
14.David Proctor (GK)
0

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