Match Report
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United |  |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Brown | S. Brown |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Clive Youds | C. Youds | |||||||||
| Rafael Carrasco | R. Carrasco |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Rene Grim | R. Grim | |||||||||
| Paul Duberry | P. Duberry | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Daniel Roberts | D. Roberts | |||||||||
| Dion Gerrard | D. Gerrard | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Fernando Mario Fugier | F. Fugier | |||||||||
| Marvin Walker | M. Walker | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Nwankwo Barrett | N. Barrett | |||||||||
| Alfred Forbes | A. Forbes | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Mick Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Tony Bloomer | T. Bloomer | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Bryan Bot | B. Bot | |||||||||
| Adolfo Cruz | A. Cruz | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Morris Hibbs | M. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Francis Parker | F. Parker | | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Marvin Newby | M. Newby | |||||||||
| Alberto Palmer | A. Palmer | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Malcolm Galli | M. Galli | |||||||||
| Julian Scales | J. Scales | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Tommy Best | T. Best | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Victoria Park where Hartlepool United play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 9,163 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Hartlepool United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the match underway!
2.20
0-0Adolfo Cruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Parker. Francis Parker tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Clive Youds!
3.04
Dion Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes makes a probing pass to Francis Parker. Francis Parker knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Scales. Julian Scales directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.31
0-0Rene Grim chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.41
1-0Paul Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Forbes. Alfred Forbes makes a probing pass to Francis Parker. Francis Parker knocks the ball forward to Julian Scales. Julian Scales cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.09
1-0Adolfo Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Parker. Francis Parker knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Scales. Julian Scales directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
15.50
18.09
24.16
Tony Bloomer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Scales. Julian Scales shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.03
Rene Grim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Barrett. Nwankwo Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
33.52
Rene Grim flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Perry. Mick Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.19
Morris Hibbs makes a beautiful solo run. Morris Hibbs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Duberry.
38.08
Alfred Forbes threads the ball through to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer shoots from 25 yards. Clive Youds easily smothers it.
42.51
Morris Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Steve Brown manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Bryan Bot knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Brown who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Hartlepool United kick off the second half!
47.47
Nwankwo Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
49.57
Nwankwo Barrett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Best. Tommy Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.23
Fernando Mario Fugier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bryan Bot. Bryan Bot threads the ball through to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
54.37
1-0Paul Duberry catches Tommy Best on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Duberry and shows him a yellow card! Tommy Best hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.19
Adolfo Cruz knocks the ball forward to Julian Scales. Julian Scales tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.31
Alfred Forbes makes a probing pass to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Clive Youds easily smothers it!
65.33
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.07
Alfred Forbes makes a probing pass to Julian Scales. Julian Scales shoots from distance. Clive Youds easily smothers it.
71.37
Shrewsbury Town are easily keeping Hartlepool United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
72.32
1-0Dion Gerrard hacks Malcolm Galli from behind! Dion Gerrard is warned by the referee! Malcolm Galli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.31
Alfred Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Parker. Francis Parker shoots from long range but Clive Youds is on top of it.
79.00
Bryan Bot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.57
Daniel Roberts barges into Alberto Palmer. Daniel Roberts is warned by the referee! Alberto Palmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.46
Bryan Bot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
89.09
Tony Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Parker. Francis Parker goes all the way! Francis Parker makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Clive Youds manages to keep it out.
90.00
Tony Bloomer threads the ball through to Alberto Palmer. Alberto Palmer plays a perfect one-two with Francis Parker and rushes in on goal... Alberto Palmer tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
24.7%
48.1%
27.2%
Scorers