Match Report
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Brown | S. Brown |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Matthew Butt | M. Butt | |||||||||
| Rafael Carrasco | R. Carrasco |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Seth Hulme | S. Hulme | |||||||||
| Paul Duberry | P. Duberry | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Nicky Robinson | N. Robinson | |||||||||
| Dion Gerrard | D. Gerrard | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Graham Smith | G. Smith | |||||||||
| Marvin Walker | M. Walker | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Stephen Armstrong | S. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Alfred Forbes | A. Forbes | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Gavin Beattie | G. Beattie | |||||||||
| Tony Bloomer | T. Bloomer | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Peter Huckerby | P. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Adolfo Cruz | A. Cruz | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Yuri Nikiforov | Y. Nikiforov | |||||||||
| Francis Parker | F. Parker | | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 |  | Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Alberto Palmer | A. Palmer | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Omer Boertien | O. Boertien | |||||||||
| Julian Scales | J. Scales | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Owen | N. Owen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,118 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
3.05
0-0Graham Smith threads the ball through to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin Walker.
4.44
0-0Gavin Beattie comes in with a late challenge on Tony Bloomer. The referee calls over Gavin Beattie and warns him to calm down! Tony Bloomer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.07
0-0Gavin Beattie kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.55
Graham Smith threads the ball through to Peter Huckerby. Peter Huckerby threads the ball through to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin Walker.
10.14
Dion Gerrard knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer plays a perfect one-two with Julian Scales and rushes in on goal... Alberto Palmer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
12.20
Adolfo Cruz chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.37
Adolfo Cruz passes the ball forward to Julian Scales. Julian Scales shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.04
Dion Gerrard passes the ball forward to Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes advances with the ball. Alfred Forbes shoots from long range but it is miles over!
27.10
1-0Alfred Forbes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Scales. Julian Scales finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.02
1-0Rafael Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes makes a simple pass to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Matthew Butt manages to keep it out.
34.29
Dion Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Bloomer. Tony Bloomer brings the ball forward. Tony Bloomer shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.10
Yuri Nikiforov makes a beautiful solo run. Yuri Nikiforov shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.01
Tony Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Scales. Julian Scales flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
39.49
1-0Tony Bloomer decides to run forward with the ball. Tony Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Scales but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Adolfo Cruz sees space and advances. Adolfo Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Hartlepool United kick off the second half!
49.01
1-0Gavin Beattie comes in with a late challenge on Tony Bloomer. The referee calls over Gavin Beattie again and warns him to calm down! Tony Bloomer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.03
Gavin Beattie surges forward with the ball. Gavin Beattie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.51
Paul Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Paul Duberry makes a simple pass to Francis Parker. Francis Parker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.30
Tony Bloomer knocks the ball forward to Francis Parker. Francis Parker shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
73.10
Peter Huckerby makes a probing pass to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
78.34
Seth Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Beattie. Gavin Beattie flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
79.54
Graham Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Beattie. Gavin Beattie advances with the ball. Gavin Beattie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Steve Brown has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.04
Dion Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes threads the ball through to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.33
Adolfo Cruz passes the ball forward to Francis Parker. Francis Parker shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.52
Graham Smith sees a break and surges forward. Graham Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien passes the ball forward but Nigel Owen is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
10
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.1%
41.8%
29.1%
Scorers