User:
Password:
Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 36 (setup 1, season 26)
Hartlepool United
v.
Newcastle United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Árni Gautur ARASON617Steve MANDANDA
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Romain DANZÉ28Shkodran MUSTAFI
Cuco MARTINA3Álvaro DOMINGUEZ Soto
Gelson FERNANDES748FERNANDO Francisco Reges
Daniele CAPELLI757Dejan LOVREN
Mike DUFF66RAÚL GARCÍA Escudero
Thomas BUFFEL77Alessio CERCI
Joe RALLS87Dries MERTENS
LUÍS FABIANO Clemente798Simone ZAZA
Edixon PEREA Valencia6107José María CALLEJÓN Bueno
Yannick SAGBO11Sebastian GIOVINCO
ManagerHeath Brown
Yassine JEBBOUR12Younès BELHANDA
Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos13Cédric CARRASSO
Mario GRGUROVIC14Nolan ROUX
Adam CUMMINS15Patrick HERRMANN
Marcus FRASER16Mousa DEMBÉLÉ

Hartlepool United 1 Newcastle United 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 15,180, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Steve BRATT 7)
39 Luís FabianoScorers17 Giovinco, 68 Giovinco
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings69 Fernando
6Corners4
3Fouls13
4Offsides8
5Shots on8
6Shots off12
11Total shots20
3Shots saved6
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Simone ZAZA
3RAÚL GARCÍA ran onto a wonderful ball from MERTENS but hit his effort wide of the goal.
3The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from RAÚL GARCÍA.
4A shot from LUÍS FABIANO was kicked off the line by LOVREN.
17GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from LOVREN caught the Hartlepool United defence square and GIOVINCO nipped in to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Newcastle United)
18PEREA rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
23A shot from ZAZA held no problem for the 'keeper.
32ZAZA beat a number of Hartlepool United players and drove a shot inches wide.
33A good ball from GIOVINCO on the right fell to CERCI who sliced his shot over the bar.
34RALLS rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
39GOAL!! A terrible clearance dropped to BUFFEL who sliced a shot goalward, luckily LUÍS FABIANO was on hand to hammer the ball into the roof of the net. (1-1)
40A cross from BUFFEL left PEREA in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
44A mix up in the Hartlepool United defence enabled MERTENS to volley the ball just beyond the near post.
45+1CALLEJÓN beat BUFFEL and placed the ball to GIOVINCO who fired his shot wide.
 
57CALLEJÓN worked the ball to MERTENS, ZAZA latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of ARASON.
65A penalty box meleé resulted in CERCI knocking the ball over.
68GOAL!! . (2-1 Newcastle United)
69The ref yellow cards FERNANDO.
74The 'keeper was able to block a tame shot from LOVREN.
78GIOVINCO made space on the right and dragged the ball to CERCI who clipped the ball wide.
82ARASON dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Newcastle United's ZAZA.
87A accurate pass fell to GIOVINCO and his deadly shot floated narrowly over.
90A free-kick from CERCI floated over the bar.