Match Report
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Cupi | M. Cupi |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Frank Young | F. Young | |||||||||
| Eddie Stewart | E. Stewart | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Sol Formon | S. Formon | |||||||||
| James Gascoigne | J. Gascoigne | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Paulo Semedo | P. Semedo | |||||||||
| James Stockdale | J. Stockdale | | 46 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 49 | | Shaun Prior | S. Prior | |||||||
| Alexander Edwards | A. Edwards | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Liam Clarke | L. Clarke | |||||||||
| Kevin Dittrich | K. Dittrich |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Albert Wood | A. Wood | |||||||||
| Marcel Wilke | M. Wilke | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | John Midgley | J. Midgley | |||||||||
| Eddie Richards | E. Richards | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Del Monk | D. Monk | |||||||||
| Guilherme Vieira | G. Vieira | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Nigel Beagrie | N. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Rio Sharpe | R. Sharpe | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Shaun Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Stuart Law | S. Law |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Marcus Dean | M. Dean | |||||||||
| Pedro Gouamene | P. Gouamene |  | 50 | A | | 12 | | M | 52 | | Ruel Beattie | R. Beattie | |||||||||
| Fredrik Grantt | F. Grantt | | 50 | G | | 13 | | A | 51 | | Brian White | B. White | |||||||||
| Scott Bishop | S. Bishop | | 48 | A | | 14 | | G | 50 | | Adam Gallagher | A. Gallagher | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 8,570 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the match underway!
2.01
0-0Kevin Dittrich darts forward. Kevin Dittrich finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.35
0-0Sol Formon makes a probing pass to John Midgley. John Midgley sees Marcus Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Dean passes the ball forward but Shaun Lawrence is offside!
9.23
0-0John Midgley comes in with a late challenge on Marcel Wilke. The referee warns John Midgley to calm down! Marcel Wilke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.15
0-0Eddie Richards threads a neat ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
12.47
James Stockdale deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dittrich. Kevin Dittrich flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Vieira who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
14.10
Marcus Dean comes in with a late challenge on James Stockdale. The referee calls over Marcus Dean and warns him to calm down! James Stockdale runs off the knock.
15.44
0-0Albert Wood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Lawrence. Shaun Lawrence plays a scrappy one-two with Marcus Dean and advances towards the goal... Shaun Lawrence comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by James Gascoigne. Excellent block.
16.11
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Dittrich laces a weighted ball forward to Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.50
Paulo Semedo drives a long ball upfield. Marcus Dean knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Edwards.
24.04
Paulo Semedo knocks the ball forward to Del Monk. Del Monk makes a beautiful solo run. Del Monk knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean connects with a diving header. Manuel Cupi gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
26.40
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.47
James Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Richards collects the pass. Eddie Richards flicks a high ball forward to Rio Sharpe who takes it down. Rio Sharpe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.20
Eddie Stewart takes a long throw-in. Alexander Edwards lofts the ball long. Guilherme Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.48
Marcel Wilke sees Guilherme Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Vieira shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.35
Paulo Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Del Monk who brings the ball under control. Del Monk sees Marcus Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Dean shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Manuel Cupi smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hartlepool United appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hartlepool United players seem much more motivated whilst the Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United get the second half underway!
47.00
Albert Wood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Lawrence. Shaun Lawrence plays a scrappy one-two with Marcus Dean and stumbles forward towards the goal... Shaun Lawrence rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.11
Eddie Richards sees space and advances. Eddie Richards shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.44
Kevin Dittrich flicks the ball to his team mate, Rio Sharpe. Rio Sharpe knocks the ball forward, putting Stuart Law through on goal. Stuart Law tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Frank Young manages to gather it.
53.56
Marcel Wilke threads the ball through to Guilherme Vieira. Guilherme Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.55
0-0Stuart Law clumsily knocks into Shaun Prior. The referee calls over Stuart Law and shows him a yellow card! Shaun Prior hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.18
0-0Del Monk barges into Kevin Dittrich. The referee brings Del Monk to one side and gives him a warning! Kevin Dittrich gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.25
Albert Wood runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Albert Wood lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Lawrence. With a superhuman jump, Shaun Lawrence connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
60.41
0-0Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Brian White replacing Del Monk and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
65.03
James Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Marcel Wilke. Marcel Wilke makes a simple pass to Stuart Law. Stuart Law shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Frank Young as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
66.02
0-0Corner kick to Hartlepool United. Eddie Richards chips it to the near post. Frank Young punches the ball out of the danger area!
67.16
John Midgley clumsily knocks into Marcel Wilke. The referee warns John Midgley again to calm down! Marcel Wilke stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.45
Marcel Wilke sees Stuart Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
71.45
Hartlepool United are in full control of this game.
75.34
1-0Kevin Dittrich knocks the ball forward to Stuart Law. Stuart Law shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.34
Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Ruel Beattie replacing Albert Wood and Adam Gallagher replacing Shaun Prior .
87.34
Kevin Dittrich threads the ball through to Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Gallagher.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
26.3%
40.8%
32.9%
Scorers
| Stuart Law 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Dittrich of Hartlepool United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Manuel Cupi (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Eddie Stewart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | James Gascoigne (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | James Stockdale (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alexander Edwards (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Dittrich (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Marcel Wilke (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Eddie Richards (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Guilherme Vieira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Rio Sharpe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuart Law (ATT) |   | 8 |
| 12. | Pedro Gouamene (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Fredrik Grantt (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott Bishop (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Sol Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paulo Semedo (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Shaun Prior (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Liam Clarke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Albert Wood (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | John Midgley (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Del Monk (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nigel Beagrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Shaun Lawrence (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Dean (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ruel Beattie (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Brian White (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Adam Gallagher (GK) | 6 | |