Match Report
| Stockport County | Stockport County |  |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Potts | G. Potts |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Steve Brown | S. Brown | |||||||||
| Silvio Monteiro | S. Monteiro |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Rafael Carrasco | R. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Matt Mcleod | M. Mcleod | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Paul Duberry | P. Duberry | |||||||||
| Isaiah Gower | I. Gower | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Dion Gerrard | D. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Nick Jobson | N. Jobson | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Marvin Walker | M. Walker | |||||||||
| Stuart Elliott | S. Elliott | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Alfred Forbes | A. Forbes | |||||||||
| Richard Bastin | R. Bastin | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Tony Bloomer | T. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Gareth Cutler | G. Cutler | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Adolfo Cruz | A. Cruz | |||||||||
| Terry Elliott | T. Elliott | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Francis Parker | F. Parker | |||||||||
| Billy Guppy | B. Guppy | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Alberto Palmer | A. Palmer | |||||||||
| Kelvin Sherwood | K. Sherwood | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Julian Scales | J. Scales | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 9,601 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stockport County and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Stockport County and Hartlepool United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stockport County get the match underway!
2.40
0-0Silvio Monteiro clumsily knocks into Alberto Palmer. Silvio Monteiro is warned by the referee! Alberto Palmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.54
0-0Adolfo Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Parker. Francis Parker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Gary Potts.
8.21
0-0Richard Bastin makes a probing pass to Terry Elliott. Terry Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Carrasco.
10.50
0-0Tony Bloomer makes a simple pass to Julian Scales. Julian Scales shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.26
0-0Hartlepool United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Stockport County's defence.
14.23
1-0Matt Mcleod makes a simple pass to Richard Bastin. Richard Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Guppy. Billy Guppy knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Elliott. Terry Elliott heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.56
Adolfo Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer plays a perfect one-two with Julian Scales and rushes in on goal... Alberto Palmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Gary Potts is on top of it.
22.13
Alfred Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Scales. Julian Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.28
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.59
Tony Bloomer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Parker. Francis Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gary Potts easily smothers it!
30.32
Alfred Forbes barges into Gareth Cutler. The referee calls over Alfred Forbes and warns him to calm down! Gareth Cutler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.41
Hartlepool United are easily keeping Stockport County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.11
Gareth Cutler passes the ball forward to Billy Guppy. Billy Guppy plays a perfect one-two with Terry Elliott and rushes in on goal... Billy Guppy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
Stockport County are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Hartlepool United's defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United get the second half underway!
51.30
Alfred Forbes threads the ball through to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.47
Adolfo Cruz makes a probing pass to Julian Scales. Julian Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.50
Tony Bloomer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Scales. Julian Scales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.15
Gareth Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Guppy. Billy Guppy plays a perfect one-two with Kelvin Sherwood and rushes in on goal... Billy Guppy tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.37
Tony Bloomer makes a beautiful solo run. Tony Bloomer shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
69.23
Matt Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Bastin. Richard Bastin kicks a strong pass forward to Kelvin Sherwood. Kelvin Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Elliott. Terry Elliott cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.46
Richard Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Sherwood. Kelvin Sherwood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.52
Adolfo Cruz threads the ball through to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer goes all the way! Alberto Palmer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gary Potts is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.51
Richard Bastin sees space and advances. Richard Bastin plays a perfect one-two with Terry Elliott and rushes in on goal... Richard Bastin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.43
1-1Richard Bastin chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Guppy. Billy Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Elliott but he's offside!
87.40
Rafael Carrasco kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Bloomer. Tony Bloomer sees space and advances. Tony Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
27.5%
49.3%
23.2%
Scorers