Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Huckerby | S. Huckerby |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Steven Henry | S. Henry | |||||||||
| Angelos Devitsakis | A. Devitsakis |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Stuart Hackworth | S. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Oleh Oliynyk | O. Oliynyk |  | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Graham Murray | G. Murray | |||||||||
| Darius Wise | D. Wise | | 35 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Shaun Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Max Summerbell | M. Summerbell | | 45 | M | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Ivan Dean | I. Dean | |||||||||
| Jason Watson | J. Watson | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Titus Rowett | T. Rowett | |||||||||
| Phil Brown | P. Brown | | 41 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Terry Shaw | T. Shaw | |||||||||
| Mick Fenton | M. Fenton | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | James Cope | J. Cope | |||||||||
| Les Blake | L. Blake | | 49 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Matthew Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Billy Prior | B. Prior | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Steve Mcgovern | S. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Oleg Stone | O. Stone | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Paul Merson | P. Merson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 2,791 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Hartlepool United kick off and get the match underway!
2.43
0-0Phil Brown makes a probing pass to Billy Prior. Billy Prior sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
3.05
0-0Mick Fenton makes a probing pass to Billy Prior. Billy Prior shoots from 20 yards. Steven Henry easily smothers it.
4.47
1-0Angelos Devitsakis makes a simple pass to Jason Watson. Jason Watson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Stone. Oleg Stone lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Prior. Billy Prior is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.01
Shaun Joachim brings the ball forward. Shaun Joachim threads the ball through to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.47
Jason Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Stone. Oleg Stone shoots from long range but Steven Henry is on top of it.
12.21
Shaun Joachim threads the ball through to James Cope. James Cope makes a simple pass to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Paul Merson. Paul Merson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
15.27
Phil Brown threads the ball through to Les Blake. Les Blake plays a perfect one-two with Billy Prior and rushes in on goal... Les Blake shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.36
Terry Shaw brings the ball forward. Terry Shaw shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.16
Graham Murray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Shaw. Terry Shaw flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.28
1-0Steve Mcgovern barges into Darius Wise. The referee calls over Steve Mcgovern and warns him to calm down! Darius Wise carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.04
1-0Oleh Oliynyk advances with the ball. Oleh Oliynyk chips the ball to his team mate, Les Blake. Les Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Henry who gathers it comfortably.
30.43
Shaun Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Shaw. Terry Shaw decides to run forward with the ball. Terry Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Merson. Paul Merson directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.23
1-0James Cope barges into Phil Brown. James Cope is shown the yellow card! Phil Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.14
Terry Shaw knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Paul Merson. Paul Merson takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
40.49
James Cope chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern plays a perfect one-two with Paul Merson and rushes in on goal... Steve Mcgovern rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.18
Darius Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Fenton. Mick Fenton makes a probing pass to Billy Prior. Billy Prior goes all the way! Billy Prior takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.26
1-0Phil Brown hacks Terry Shaw from behind! The referee calls over Phil Brown and warns him to calm down! Terry Shaw runs off the knock.
45.00
Titus Rowett makes a probing pass to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Merson. Paul Merson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
55.57
1-0Mick Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Prior. Billy Prior knocks the ball forward to Oleg Stone but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.37
Matthew Perry passes the ball forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.15
Paul Merson hacks Darius Wise from behind! The referee calls over Paul Merson and shows him a yellow card! Darius Wise is taking some rough treatment out there!
59.15
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.02
Stuart Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to James Cope. James Cope makes a probing pass to Paul Merson. Paul Merson shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.37
Darius Wise hacks Steve Mcgovern from behind! The referee calls over Darius Wise and shows him a yellow card! Steve Mcgovern runs off the knock.
66.26
Terry Shaw knocks the ball forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
67.35
Stuart Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Merson. Paul Merson flicks the ball with his head. Paul Merson scores for Hartlepool United!!
71.04
Shaun Joachim barges into Max Summerbell. Shaun Joachim is warned by the referee! Max Summerbell runs off the knock.
73.23
Terry Shaw comes in with a late challenge on Phil Brown. Terry Shaw is shown the yellow card! Phil Brown grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.26
Titus Rowett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.41
Jason Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Prior. Billy Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Murray.
87.36
Max Summerbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Stone. Oleg Stone kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Prior but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.02
Phil Brown makes a simple pass to Billy Prior. Billy Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Henry who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Terry Shaw surges forward with the ball. Terry Shaw finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
12
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
29.1%
44.2%
26.7%
Scorers