Match Report
| Derby County | Derby County |  |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Stockdale | W. Stockdale |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Steven Henry | S. Henry | |||||||||
| Sylvain Priestley | S. Priestley | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Graham Murray | G. Murray | |||||||||
| Miel Dijkhuizen | M. Dijkhuizen |  | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Shaun Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Daniele Weir | D. Weir | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 37 | | Ivan Dean | I. Dean | |||||||||
| Peter Platt | P. Platt | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 34 | | Steve Naylor | S. Naylor | |||||||||
| Nicholas Byrne | N. Byrne | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Titus Rowett | T. Rowett | |||||||||
| Kemal Salmon | K. Salmon | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | James Cope | J. Cope | |||||||||
| Alberto Shaw | A. Shaw | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Matthew Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Phil Atherton | P. Atherton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Glynn Morris | G. Morris | |||||||||
| Carl Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Steve Mcgovern | S. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Luke Grant | L. Grant | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Paul Merson | P. Merson | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 2,873 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Derby County and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Derby County and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Hartlepool United kicking off!
6.41
0-0Titus Rowett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.02
0-0Titus Rowett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Platt.
10.33
Kemal Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Luke Grant. Luke Grant plays a perfect one-two with Carl Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Luke Grant takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.17
0-0Titus Rowett clumsily knocks into Alberto Shaw. Titus Rowett is shown the yellow card! Alberto Shaw hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.28
Matthew Perry knocks the ball forward to Paul Merson. Paul Merson shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.29
0-0Shaun Joachim decides to run forward with the ball. Shaun Joachim flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Wayne Stockdale manages to keep it out.
30.29
0-1James Cope makes a probing pass to Paul Merson. Paul Merson shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.08
James Cope makes a beautiful solo run. James Cope knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.51
0-1Phil Atherton chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger passes the ball forward but Luke Grant is offside!
39.37
Shaun Joachim barges into Carl Coppinger. Shaun Joachim is shown the yellow card! Carl Coppinger runs off the knock.
40.41
Matthew Perry decides to run forward with the ball. Matthew Perry finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.25
Glynn Morris comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Salmon. The referee calls over Glynn Morris and shows him a yellow card! Kemal Salmon stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Derby County kick off!
49.33
Matthew Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
53.41
Shaun Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Rowett. Titus Rowett knocks the ball forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniele Weir.
55.51
Alberto Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Grant. Luke Grant knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Naylor.
57.45
Steve Naylor knocks the ball forward to James Cope. James Cope deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Wayne Stockdale manages to gather it comfortably.
59.49
Glynn Morris decides to run forward with the ball. Glynn Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Wayne Stockdale has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
67.21
Nicholas Byrne flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Steven Henry easily smothers it!
72.06
James Cope passes the ball forward to Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern shoots from long range but it flies wide!
73.34
Nicholas Byrne threads the ball through to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Steven Henry.
78.43
Daniele Weir brings the ball forward. Daniele Weir makes a beautiful solo run. Daniele Weir makes a probing pass to Carl Coppinger but he's offside!
83.01
Miel Dijkhuizen knocks the ball forward to Alberto Shaw. Alberto Shaw threads the ball through to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Steven Henry!
84.12
Shaun Joachim kicks a strong pass forward to James Cope. James Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mcgovern. Steve Mcgovern finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.18
Alberto Shaw threads the ball through to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.18
Shaun Joachim threads the ball through to Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Merson. Paul Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Miel Dijkhuizen flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Salmon. Kemal Salmon passes the ball forward to Luke Grant. Luke Grant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.2%
48.1%
20.8%
Scorers