Match Report


York CityYork City     Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Clive DaviesC. Davies44
G
1
G
50Fredrik GranttF. Grantt
Brian BarmbyB. Barmby57
D
2
D
49Eddie StewartE. Stewart
Nick BlackN. Black54
D
3
D
46Alexander EdwardsA. Edwards
Eoin BeckhamE. Beckham51
D
4captain
D
46Niccolo MckayN. Mckay
Chris VernazzaC. Vernazza48
D
5
D
45James GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Stanley WetherallS. Wetherall59
M
6
M
61Kevin DittrichK. Dittrich
Jermaine SturridgeJ. Sturridge51
M
captain7
M
46Alexander ToddA. Todd
Lomano WhelanL. Whelan47
M
8
M
46Marcel WilkeM. Wilke
Eoin CooperE. Cooper52
A
9
A
62Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira
Neil TaylorN. Taylor51
A
10
A
62Rio SharpeR. Sharpe
Rio BeagrieR. Beagrie47
A
11
A
55Stuart LawS. Law
 
Syd BarryS. Barry46
D
12
A
50Pedro GouameneP. Gouamene
Danny PearceD. Pearce45
A
13
A
48Scott BishopS. Bishop
Carl BenaliC. Benali45
M
14
A
46Clive McManamanC. McManaman

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at LNER Community Stadium where York City play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 4,988 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both York City and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Hitchcock.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United get the match underway!
2.51
Jermaine Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Rio Beagrie controls it well on his chest. Rio Beagrie shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
3.44
Alexander Edwards threads a neat ball through to Kevin Dittrich. Kevin Dittrich sees space and advances. Kevin Dittrich whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Law. Stuart Law makes a looping header on goal. Stuart Law scores for Hartlepool United!!
6.31
Eoin Beckham sees Stanley Wetherall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stanley Wetherall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Taylor. Neil Taylor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eddie Stewart clears it off the line with his head!
9.49
Alexander Todd sees a break and surges forward. Alexander Todd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law but the linesman indicates offside!
12.20
Stanley Wetherall flicks a high ball forward to Neil Taylor who takes it down. Neil Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Grantt who gathers it comfortably.
14.51
Stanley Wetherall kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.04
Showing composure, Brian Barmby plays the ball forward to Jermaine Sturridge. Jermaine Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Neil Taylor. James Gascoigne barges into Neil Taylor. Neil Taylor appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
21.10
Stanley Wetherall hits a low pass to Eoin Cooper. With great vision, Eoin Cooper plays the ball forward to Neil Taylor who has made a great run into the box. Neil Taylor shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
28.28
Lomano Whelan chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Grantt who gathers it comfortably.
32.32
From the throw-in, Alexander Todd picks out Kevin Dittrich. Kevin Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Vieira controls it well on his chest. Guilherme Vieira shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Clive Davies.
33.21
Marcel Wilke takes a quick corner, playing it short to Kevin Dittrich. Kevin Dittrich comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.11
Eoin Beckham plays the ball forward to Stanley Wetherall. Stanley Wetherall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Taylor. Neil Taylor connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.20
Jermaine Sturridge barges into Alexander Todd. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Todd runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. York City appear unchanged since the first half. Hartlepool United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hartlepool United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with York City kicking off!
47.21
Stanley Wetherall clumsily knocks into Marcel Wilke. Stanley Wetherall is warned by the referee! Marcel Wilke stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.36
Stanley Wetherall sees Neil Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Edwards.
51.33
Niccolo Mckay comes in with a late challenge on Stanley Wetherall. Niccolo Mckay is warned by the referee! Stanley Wetherall stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.17
Kevin Dittrich knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.45
Marcel Wilke threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. Clive Davies gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
60.27
With vision, Jermaine Sturridge laces a through ball forward to Neil Taylor. Neil Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.41
Lomano Whelan flicks a high pass forward. Neil Taylor controls it well on his chest. Neil Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.09
Marcel Wilke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clive Davies who gathers it comfortably.
73.06
Alexander Edwards threads a neat ball through to Marcel Wilke. With some swift thinking, Marcel Wilke plays the ball forward to Rio Sharpe. Rio Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.26
Stanley Wetherall threads a neat ball through to Neil Taylor. Neil Taylor runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Neil Taylor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Taylor!
83.36
Jermaine Sturridge comes in with a late challenge on Alexander Todd. The referee calls over Jermaine Sturridge and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Alexander Todd stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

York City

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

Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
24.6%
47.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Neil Taylor 36, 78
Stuart Law 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Taylor of York City

Match Ratings
1.Clive Davies (GK)
6
2.Brian Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Nick Black (DEF)
6
4.Eoin Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Chris Vernazza (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Wetherall (MID)
7
7.Jermaine Sturridge (MID)red card
3
8.Lomano Whelan (MID)
6
9.Eoin Cooper (ATT)
6
10.Neil Taylor (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Rio Beagrie (ATT)
6
 
12.Syd Barry (DEF)
0
13.Danny Pearce (ATT)
0
14.Carl Benali (MID)
0

1.Fredrik Grantt (GK)
6
2.Eddie Stewart (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Edwards (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Mckay (DEF)
5
5.James Gascoigne (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Dittrich (MID)
7
7.Alexander Todd (MID)
6
8.Marcel Wilke (MID)
6
9.Guilherme Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Rio Sharpe (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Law (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Pedro Gouamene (ATT)
0
13.Scott Bishop (ATT)
0
14.Clive McManaman (ATT)
0