Match Report


Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United     Cambridge UnitedCambridge United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George RedknappG. Redknapp48
G
1
G
54Niccolo WeaverN. Weaver
Adam PalmerA. Palmer55
D
2
D
63Gianluca LorieriG. Lorieri
Francis MillsF. Mills55
D
3
D
50Terry StampT. Stamp
Niccolo VassellN. Vassell53
D
captain4
D
49Michel Van Der SchaafM. Van Der Schaaf
David PriestleyD. Priestley54
M
5
M
59Tommy BarmbyT. Barmby
Phil MoncurP. Moncur43
M
6
M
56Jermaine NewbyJ. Newby
Leon BoertienL. Boertien43
M
7captain
M
56Spencer CharltonS. Charlton
Isaiah BloomerI. Bloomer41
M
8
M
51George WilliamsG. Williams
Marvin WalkerM. Walker56
A
9
A
72Kemal MurrayK. Murray
David DixonD. Dixon52
A
10
A
59Winston RedekerW. Redeker
Danny BenaliD. Benali49
A
11
A
55Pedro GomesP. Gomes
 
Graham RiggottG. Riggott49
A
12
A
52Graham JamesG. James
Carl MossC. Moss48
A
13
M
51Hugo MartinsH. Martins
Sylvain RobinsonS. Robinson47
G
14
A
49Sol ShiltonS. Shilton

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Cambridge United. A crowd of 4,588 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hartlepool United and Cambridge United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Pearce.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cambridge United kick off!
2.13
David Priestley catches Spencer Charlton on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Spencer Charlton runs off the knock.
4.12
Leon Boertien hits a low pass to Danny Benali. Danny Benali passes the ball forward to David Dixon. David Dixon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.59
Jermaine Newby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
12.44
George Williams makes a probing pass to Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
15.41
Leon Boertien passes the ball forward to Danny Benali. Danny Benali edges inside the box! Danny Benali side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.53
Jermaine Newby hacks Francis Mills from behind! Jermaine Newby is shown the yellow card! Francis Mills stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.41
Gianluca Lorieri threads the ball through to Spencer Charlton. Spencer Charlton flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Gomes who brings the ball under control. Pedro Gomes advances inside the box! Pedro Gomes tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
24.16
Michel Van Der Schaaf makes a probing pass to Tommy Barmby. Tommy Barmby laces a weighted ball forward to Kemal Murray. Kemal Murray knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Gomes. Pedro Gomes beats his man to it with a header but is denied by George Redknapp. Excellent save.
26.48
Jermaine Newby flicks the ball to his team mate, Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Winston Redeker provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.23
David Dixon barges into Michel Van Der Schaaf. The referee warns David Dixon to calm down! Michel Van Der Schaaf runs off the knock.
32.10
Spencer Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Winston Redeker controls it well on his chest. Winston Redeker runs straight at the defence! Winston Redeker cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball strikes Niccolo Vassell's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
33.44
It's a corner kick. Spencer Charlton loops the ball over to the far post. Gianluca Lorieri rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.31
Tommy Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.48
Tommy Barmby flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Gomes who takes it down. Pedro Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
Jermaine Newby runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jermaine Newby tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Hartlepool United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Terry Stamp threads the ball through to Tommy Barmby. Tommy Barmby knocks the ball forward to Kemal Murray. Kemal Murray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Vassell.
48.09
Phil Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Danny Benali who takes it down. Danny Benali finds some space and shoots from distance but Niccolo Weaver is on top of it.
49.33
Phil Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Danny Benali who takes it down. Danny Benali controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
51.27
Tommy Barmby hits a low pass to Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Murray. Kemal Murray whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.10
Leon Boertien changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Leon Boertien tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.55
Francis Mills threads a neat ball through to Phil Moncur. Phil Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Walker who gracefully takes it down. Marvin Walker knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Benali. With a superhuman jump, Danny Benali connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.51
Michel Van Der Schaaf kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Barmby. Tommy Barmby flicks the ball to his team mate, Winston Redeker. Winston Redeker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francis Mills.
59.27
Isaiah Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. David Dixon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Dixon flicks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Walker. Some good footwork from Marvin Walker provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
60.15
Hartlepool United have made a substitution with Sylvain Robinson replacing Danny Benali .Cambridge United have made a substitution with Graham James replacing Spencer Charlton .
63.23
Terry Stamp clumsily knocks into Phil Moncur. Terry Stamp is warned by the referee! Phil Moncur stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.17
Showing composure, Terry Stamp plays the ball forward to Graham James. Graham James plays the ball forward to Kemal Murray. Kemal Murray plays a scrappy one-two with Winston Redeker and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kemal Murray side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Niccolo Vassell!
71.05
Niccolo Vassell chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Boertien. Leon Boertien passes the ball forward to Sylvain Robinson. Sylvain Robinson plays a quick one-two with David Dixon and rushes in on goal... Sylvain Robinson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.36
Pedro Gomes clumsily knocks into Adam Palmer. The referee warns Pedro Gomes to calm down! Adam Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Phil Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Robinson controls it well on his chest. Sylvain Robinson knocks the ball forward to Marvin Walker but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.07
Michel Van Der Schaaf flicks the ball to his team mate, George Williams. George Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Murray. Kemal Murray shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.19
Niccolo Vassell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Priestley. David Priestley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Walker. Marvin Walker makes a probing pass to Sylvain Robinson but he's offside!
83.31
Leon Boertien flicks a high pass forward to David Dixon who brings the ball under control. David Dixon shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
89.44
Graham James passes the ball forward to Pedro Gomes. Pedro Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Palmer.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hartlepool United

Cambridge United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
27.1%
42.4%
30.6%

Scorers
Pedro Gomes 42
Kemal Murray 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kemal Murray of Cambridge United

Match Ratings
1.George Redknapp (GK)
6
2.Adam Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Francis Mills (DEF)
7
4.Niccolo Vassell (DEF)
7
5.David Priestley (MID)yellow card
5
6.Phil Moncur (MID)
8
7.Leon Boertien (MID)
7
8.Isaiah Bloomer (MID)
6
9.Marvin Walker (ATT)
6
10.David Dixon (ATT)
6
11.Danny Benali (ATT)
7
 
12.Graham Riggott (ATT)
0
13.Carl Moss (ATT)
0
14.Sylvain Robinson (GK)
6

1.Niccolo Weaver (GK)
7
2.Gianluca Lorieri (DEF)
6
3.Terry Stamp (DEF)
6
4.Michel Van Der Schaaf (DEF)
7
5.Tommy Barmby (MID)
8
6.Jermaine Newby (MID)yellow card
6
7.Spencer Charlton (MID)
6
8.George Williams (MID)
6
9.Kemal Murray (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Winston Redeker (ATT)
8
11.Pedro Gomes (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Graham James (ATT)
6
13.Hugo Martins (MID)
0
14.Sol Shilton (ATT)
0