Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Burgess | A. Burgess |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Steven Henry | S. Henry | |||||||||
| Eddie Hurst | E. Hurst | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Stuart Hackworth | S. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Mervin Jeffers | M. Jeffers | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Graham Murray | G. Murray | |||||||||
| Seth Lightfoot | S. Lightfoot | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Shaun Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Alan Owen | A. Owen | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Ivan Dean | I. Dean | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Ball | N. Ball | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Titus Rowett | T. Rowett | |||||||||
| Isaiah Salako | I. Salako | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Terry Shaw | T. Shaw | |||||||||
| Noel Powell | N. Powell | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | James Cope | J. Cope | |||||||||
| Wes Le Saux | W. Le Saux | | 42 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Matthew Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Jose Soto | J. Soto |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Steve Mcgovern | S. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Tony Palmer | T. Palmer | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Paul Merson | P. Merson | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by E-Energy |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 2,814 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Norwich City and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Norwich City and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off!
2.19
0-0Terry Shaw hacks Isaiah Salako from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Isaiah Salako grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.45
0-0Graham Murray chips the ball to his team mate, James Cope. James Cope kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.53
Alan Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Le Saux. Wes Le Saux makes a simple pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto plays a perfect one-two with Tony Palmer and rushes in on goal... Jose Soto tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
10.56
Isaiah Salako takes it forward alone. Isaiah Salako tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
16.22
Eddie Hurst lofts the ball long. Jose Soto plays a perfect one-two with Tony Palmer and rushes in on goal... Jose Soto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.13
Noel Powell flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Soto. Jose Soto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.46
0-0Eddie Hurst clumsily knocks into Steve Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Mcgovern runs off the knock.
27.51
Stuart Hackworth chips the ball to his team mate, Titus Rowett. Titus Rowett flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
33.03
0-0Noel Powell passes the ball forward to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.45
Titus Rowett knocks the ball forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.41
Titus Rowett knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
42.13
James Cope barges into Noel Powell. The referee calls over James Cope and shows him a yellow card! Noel Powell runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Hartlepool United kick off the second half!
48.13
Terry Shaw makes a simple pass to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
49.02
Graham Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.10
0-0Seth Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Wes Le Saux. Wes Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Steven Henry!
53.16
0-0Nwankwo Ball hacks James Cope from behind! Nwankwo Ball is warned by the referee! James Cope stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.14
0-0Norwich City are easily keeping Hartlepool United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.15
Mervin Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Powell. Noel Powell threads the ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.27
James Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
77.33
Noel Powell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Henry who gathers it comfortably.
83.48
Graham Murray knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.36
Wes Le Saux knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer plays a perfect one-two with Jose Soto and rushes in on goal... Tony Palmer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Titus Rowett chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.5%
50.5%
Play Area
24.7%
47.3%
28%