Match Report


Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United     Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fredrik GranttF. Grantt50
G
1
G
66Jonathan RizaJ. Riza
Eddie StewartE. Stewart49
D
2
D
59Darren CrooksD. Crooks
Alexander EdwardsA. Edwards46
D
3
D
58Carlton OakleyC. Oakley
Niccolo MckayN. Mckay46
D
captain4
D
52Anthony JobsonA. Jobson
James GascoigneJ. Gascoigne46
D
5captain
D
50Ledley RowettL. Rowett
Kevin DittrichK. Dittrich61
M
6
M
54Michael MccannM. Mccann
Alexander ToddA. Todd46
M
7
M
53Omer AndrewsO. Andrews
Marcel WilkeM. Wilke46
M
8
A
48Alex FergusonA. Ferguson
Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira62
A
9
A
48Stan GodberS. Godber
Rio SharpeR. Sharpe62
A
10
A
41Arthur MilburnA. Milburn
Stuart LawS. Law55
A
11
A
37Sylvain SalakoS. Salako
 
Pedro GouameneP. Gouamene50
A
12
G
53Martin BartonM. Barton
Scott BishopS. Bishop48
A
13
D
50Chris BanksC. Banks
Clive McManamanC. McManaman46
A
14
M
50Brendan FletcherB. Fletcher

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 4,768 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United kick off!
2.46
Omer Andrews threads a neat ball through to Arthur Milburn. Arthur Milburn knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
3.50
Michael Mccann flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Stan Godber. Stan Godber outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Fredrik Grantt comfortably picks it out of the air!
4.11
Niccolo Mckay sees a break and surges forward. Niccolo Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Vieira collects the pass. Guilherme Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Riza who gathers it comfortably.
6.56
Michael Mccann hits a low pass to Arthur Milburn. Arthur Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Fredrik Grantt.
8.38
Alex Ferguson takes a quick corner, playing it short to Omer Andrews. Omer Andrews knocks the ball into the box. Guilherme Vieira chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
10.39
Kevin Dittrich runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Dittrich finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jonathan Riza.
11.58
It's a corner kick. Marcel Wilke kicks a low ball out wide. Ledley Rowett reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
12.08
Alexander Edwards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Dittrich. With some swift thinking, Kevin Dittrich plays the ball forward to Rio Sharpe. Rio Sharpe knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Jonathan Riza is on top of it.
14.24
Omer Andrews passes the ball forward to Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako threads a neat ball through to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The keeper, Fredrik Grantt, sees it late!! Goal for Scunthorpe United!
20.02
Omer Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Alex Ferguson controls it well on his chest. Alex Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Stan Godber. Stan Godber is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
27.23
Kevin Dittrich makes a run forward as Alexander Todd takes the throw-in. Kevin Dittrich skillfully chests the ball down. Kevin Dittrich threads the ball through to Rio Sharpe. Rio Sharpe shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
28.42
Marcel Wilke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlton Oakley.
32.02
Omer Andrews kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson edges inside the box! Alex Ferguson rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.54
Niccolo Mckay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Todd. Alexander Todd decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Todd tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.10
Anthony Jobson comes in with a late challenge on Guilherme Vieira. Anthony Jobson is shown the yellow card! Guilherme Vieira runs off the knock.
38.16
Darren Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Andrews. Omer Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Milburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Stewart.
42.18
Michael Mccann darts forward. Michael Mccann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.24
Alexander Todd threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Law. Stuart Law makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Carlton Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Mccann. Michael Mccann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Milburn. Arthur Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Gascoigne.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hartlepool United appear unchanged since the first half. Scunthorpe United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hartlepool United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Scunthorpe United get the second half underway!
48.57
Omer Andrews comes in with a late challenge on Alexander Todd. The referee brings Omer Andrews to one side and gives him a warning! Alexander Todd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.39
Michael Mccann sees Alex Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
54.21
Omer Andrews takes it forward alone. Omer Andrews lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Milburn. Arthur Milburn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Fredrik Grantt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.05
Carlton Oakley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Mccann. Michael Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Stan Godber controls it well on his chest. Stan Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.47
Scunthorpe United have made a substitution with Martin Barton replacing Anthony Jobson .
63.36
With some swift thinking, Michael Mccann plays the ball forward to Stan Godber. Stan Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson knocks the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
66.29
Alexander Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Law. Stuart Law tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.31
Ledley Rowett knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Andrews. Omer Andrews makes a probing pass to Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.19
Alexander Todd chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Sharpe. Rio Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jonathan Riza.
73.38
Marcel Wilke takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Martin Barton jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
77.15
Scunthorpe United have made 2 substitutions with Brendan Fletcher replacing Sylvain Salako and Chris Banks replacing Arthur Milburn .
78.19
Alexander Todd passes the ball forward to Stuart Law. Stuart Law whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
81.37
Omer Andrews passes the ball forward to Stan Godber. Stan Godber knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Edwards.
89.23
Rio Sharpe clumsily knocks into Carlton Oakley. The referee warns Rio Sharpe to calm down! Carlton Oakley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hartlepool United

Scunthorpe United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%

Scorers
Alex Ferguson 14
Arthur Milburn 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alex Ferguson of Scunthorpe United

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

1.Jonathan Riza (GK)
7
2.Darren Crooks (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Oakley (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Jobson (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ledley Rowett (DEF)
6
6.Michael Mccann (MID)
8
7.Omer Andrews (MID)
9
8.Alex Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Stan Godber (ATT)
6
10.Arthur Milburn (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Sylvain Salako (ATT)
7
 
12.Martin Barton (GK)
6
13.Chris Banks (DEF)
6
14.Brendan Fletcher (MID)
6