Match Report


Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra     Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marinus HoutmanM. Houtman67
G
1
G
54Manuel CupiM. Cupi
Lars GötzL. Götz78
D
captain2
D
49Eddie StewartE. Stewart
Tomas MainiT. Maini62
D
3
D
46Alexander EdwardsA. Edwards
Jody WestwoodJ. Westwood59
D
4captain
D
46Niccolo MckayN. Mckay
Brian MintoB. Minto57
D
5
D
46James GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Dion MurphyD. Murphy72
M
6
M
62Kevin DittrichK. Dittrich
Miguel PichichiM. Pichichi59
M
7
M
47Marcel WilkeM. Wilke
Stan GordonS. Gordon56
M
8
M
46Eddie RichardsE. Richards
Kai HelmerK. Helmer73
A
9
A
63Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira
Chris LaverC. Laver69
A
10
A
62Rio SharpeR. Sharpe
Gabriel CruzG. Cruz64
A
11
A
55Stuart LawS. Law
 
Leon KuzorraL. Kuzorra55
A
12
A
50Pedro GouameneP. Gouamene
Alistair CoppingA. Copping55
M
13
G
50Fredrik GranttF. Grantt
Isaiah AthertonI. Atherton52
A
14
A
48Scott BishopS. Bishop

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Hartlepool United. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Crewe Alexandra and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.


0.00
Hartlepool United kick off and get the match underway!
2.05
Eddie Richards flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Law who brings the ball under control. Stuart Law shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
3.26
Lars Götz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Pichichi. Miguel Pichichi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Pichichi whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.56
Tomas Maini flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pichichi collects the pass. Miguel Pichichi threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz skips past Eddie Stewart! Gabriel Cruz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
14.18
Marcel Wilke catches Miguel Pichichi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Miguel Pichichi runs off the knock.
15.42
Stan Gordon advances with the ball. Stan Gordon whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.17
Lars Götz hits a low pass to Dion Murphy. Dion Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Laver. Chris Laver is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
20.56
Miguel Pichichi plays the ball forward to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.02
Eddie Richards knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law plays a one-two with Rio Sharpe and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stuart Law provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Marinus Houtman effortlessly gets down and covers it.
24.52
Dion Murphy threads the ball through to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer shoots from 20 yards but somehow Manuel Cupi manages to keep it out.
26.13
Miguel Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Kai Helmer who brings the ball under control. Kai Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Alexander Edwards is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
27.46
Corner kick to Crewe Alexandra. Dion Murphy chips it out wide. Eddie Stewart jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
30.41
Stuart Law clumsily knocks into Lars Götz. Stuart Law is shown the yellow card! Lars Götz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.33
Marcel Wilke chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law shoots from distance. Solid save from Marinus Houtman.
34.30
Tomas Maini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Murphy. Dion Murphy advances with the ball. Dion Murphy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.14
Marcel Wilke flicks a high ball forward to Rio Sharpe who takes it down. Rio Sharpe shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
39.24
Alexander Edwards flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Wilke collects the pass. Marcel Wilke sees Rio Sharpe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rio Sharpe shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.00
Marcel Wilke knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinus Houtman who gathers it comfortably.
42.59
Stan Gordon threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Cupi who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Lars Götz makes a probing pass to Miguel Pichichi. Miguel Pichichi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Hartlepool United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hartlepool United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Crewe Alexandra kick off!
48.42
Stan Gordon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.34
Lars Götz flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Pichichi who gracefully takes it down. Miguel Pichichi passes the ball forward to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
54.45
Eddie Richards threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
55.40
Lars Götz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pichichi. With great vision, Miguel Pichichi plays the ball forward to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
59.40
James Gascoigne barges into Gabriel Cruz. The referee calls over James Gascoigne and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.04
Tomas Maini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stan Gordon. Stan Gordon knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Crewe Alexandra are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
63.52
Alexander Edwards catches Kai Helmer on the ankles. The referee calls over Alexander Edwards and warns him to calm down! Kai Helmer runs off the knock.
67.50
Kevin Dittrich darts forward. Kevin Dittrich shoots from long range. Solid save from Marinus Houtman.
69.40
Tomas Maini breaks forward. Tomas Maini flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Cruz who takes it down. Gabriel Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Manuel Cupi.
71.53
Alexander Edwards flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dittrich holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Dittrich sees Guilherme Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Vieira shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.27
Alexander Edwards decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Edwards sees a break and surges forward. Alexander Edwards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Minto.
78.12
Jody Westwood flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Pichichi who takes it down. Miguel Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Chris Laver collects the pass. Chris Laver shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.10
Rio Sharpe barges into Jody Westwood. The referee warns Rio Sharpe to calm down! Jody Westwood hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.06
James Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Kevin Dittrich. Kevin Dittrich flicks a high ball forward to Rio Sharpe who takes it down. Rio Sharpe lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Law. Stuart Law directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
90.00
Eddie Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Minto.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crewe Alexandra

Hartlepool United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
10
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.3%
34.7%
Play Area
27.4%
43.2%
29.5%

Scorers
Gabriel Cruz 3
Kai Helmer 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Pichichi of Crewe Alexandra

Match Ratings
1.Marinus Houtman (GK)
7
2.Lars Götz (DEF)
7
3.Tomas Maini (DEF)
7
4.Jody Westwood (DEF)
6
5.Brian Minto (DEF)
6
6.Dion Murphy (MID)
7
7.Miguel Pichichi (MID)
9
8.Stan Gordon (MID)
7
9.Kai Helmer (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Chris Laver (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Cruz (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Leon Kuzorra (ATT)
0
13.Alistair Copping (MID)
0
14.Isaiah Atherton (ATT)
0

1.Manuel Cupi (GK)
6
2.Eddie Stewart (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Edwards (DEF)
7
4.Niccolo Mckay (DEF)
6
5.James Gascoigne (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Kevin Dittrich (MID)
6
7.Marcel Wilke (MID)yellow card
6
8.Eddie Richards (MID)
6
9.Guilherme Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Rio Sharpe (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Law (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Pedro Gouamene (ATT)
0
13.Fredrik Grantt (GK)
0
14.Scott Bishop (ATT)
0