Match Report
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Southgate | D. Southgate |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Colin Walsh | C. Walsh | |||||||||
| Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Andre Sousa | A. Sousa | |||||||||
| Marvin Carlton | M. Carlton | | 49 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Harvey Henry | H. Henry | ||||||||
| Steven Mills | S. Mills | | 42 | D | | 4 | | | D | 45 | | Eddie Guppy | E. Guppy | ||||||||
| Edward Higginbotham | E. Higginbotham | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Peter Stuart | P. Stuart | |||||||||
| Del Hamilton | D. Hamilton | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Wes Lampard | W. Lampard | |||||||||
| Craig Pearson | C. Pearson | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 |  | Regi Hersi | R. Hersi | |||||||||
| Aaron Pearson | A. Pearson | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Lomano Murray | L. Murray | |||||||||
| Martin Barry | M. Barry | | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Shaun Gardner | S. Gardner | |||||||||
| Teddy Carragher | T. Carragher | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Paolo Bastin | P. Bastin | |||||||||
| Liam Nicholls | L. Nicholls | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Scott Morris | S. Morris | |||||||||
| Peter Joachim | P. Joachim | | 48 | M | | 12 | | A | 47 | | Tim Powell | T. Powell | |||||||||
| Des Middleton | D. Middleton | | 42 | G | | 13 | | G | 45 | | Gavin Marr | G. Marr | |||||||||
| Gary Dixon | G. Dixon | | 39 | D | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Julian Boyd | J. Boyd | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 2,731 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hartlepool United and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Prior.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hartlepool United and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Prior.
0.00
0-0Hartlepool United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.14
0-0Lomano Murray threads a neat ball through to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Morris. Scott Morris beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
4.11
0-0Del Hamilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Carragher. Teddy Carragher plays a scrappy one-two with Liam Nicholls and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Teddy Carragher provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
8.56
0-0Wes Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
10.29
0-0Lomano Murray catches Marvin Carlton on the ankles. The referee calls over Lomano Murray and warns him to calm down! Marvin Carlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.52
0-0Scott Morris clumsily knocks into Steven Mills. Scott Morris is given a warning by the referee! Steven Mills grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.14
0-0Aaron Pearson makes a probing pass to Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Teddy Carragher is offside!
39.26
With great vision, Shaun Gardner plays the ball forward to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.07
Marvin Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Pearson. Aaron Pearson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Walsh who gathers it comfortably.
42.31
Del Hamilton makes a high pass forward. Liam Nicholls shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Liam Nicholls plays a one-two with Teddy Carragher and rushes in on goal... Liam Nicholls cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Colin Walsh gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hartlepool United appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City get the second half underway!
47.55
Steven Mills darts forward. Steven Mills surges forward with the ball. Steven Mills shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
48.40
Del Hamilton flicks a high pass forward. Liam Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Nicholls knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Stuart.
59.17
Craig Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Liam Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Nicholls shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.45
0-0Bradford City have made a substitution with Gavin Marr replacing Lomano Murray .
71.27
Peter Stuart catches Teddy Carragher on the ankles. The referee calls over Peter Stuart and warns him to calm down! Teddy Carragher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.33
Del Hamilton kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
77.29
Hartlepool United have made a substitution with Des Middleton replacing Aaron Pearson .
81.49
0-1Peter Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Regi Hersi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Regi Hersi hits a low pass to Scott Morris. Scott Morris whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Bastin. With a superhuman jump, Paolo Bastin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
87.02
Craig Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Liam Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Nicholls makes a defence splitting pass to Teddy Carragher. Teddy Carragher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.47
With vision, Wes Lampard plays the ball forward to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Danny Southgate with no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
23.3%
50.7%
26%
Scorers
| Paolo Bastin 81, 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Bastin of Bradford City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Danny Southgate (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ian Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marvin Carlton (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Steven Mills (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Edward Higginbotham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Hamilton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Pearson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Aaron Pearson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Barry (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Teddy Carragher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Liam Nicholls (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Joachim (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Des Middleton (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gary Dixon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Colin Walsh (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andre Sousa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Harvey Henry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eddie Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Peter Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Wes Lampard (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Regi Hersi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Lomano Murray (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Shaun Gardner (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paolo Bastin (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Scott Morris (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tim Powell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Marr (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Julian Boyd (ATT) | 0 | |