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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 26 (setup 1, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET717Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Stefano SABELLI2Romain DANZÉ
Adam HENLEY37Daniele CAPELLI
Nabil BENTALEB74Gelson FERNANDES
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón75Cuco MARTINA
Ravel MORRISON66Mario GRGUROVIC
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins7Thomas BUFFEL
Jake FORSTER-CASKEY8Joe RALLS
Will GRIGG696LUÍS FABIANO Clemente
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia7106Edixon PEREA Valencia
Maxime LESTIENNE711Yannick SAGBO
Heath D BrownManager
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA12Adam CUMMINS
Jordan PICKFORD13Bradley WRIGHT-PHILLIPS
Pietro PERDICHIZZI14Craig BEATTIE
Matthew PENNINGTON15Paul CONNOLLY
Gabriel TORJE16Marcus FRASER

Walsall 2 Hartlepool United 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 28,668, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Clive PENTON 7)
14 Piris, 43 Philippe CoutinhoScorers29 Ralls
Substitutions72 Ralls <=> Connolly
Sendings off
50 Forster-CaskeyBookings36 Buffel, 40 Perea, 73 Luís Fabiano
5Corners1
23Fouls35
5Offsides0
5Shots on2
8Shots off9
13Total shots11
3Shots saved1
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Thomas BUFFEL
2A free-kick from LESTIENNE raced wide.
2A cross from RALLS left LUÍS FABIANO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
7An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by LESTIENNE.
13LESTIENNE scuffed an easy chance.
14GOAL!! Unlucky BENTALEB hit the post before PIRIS poked the ball home as DANZÉ failed to clear. (1-0 Walsall)
21A drive from BUFFEL seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
29GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed FERNANDES to knock the ball to RALLS who fired a right foot shot home. (1-1)
29A right foot effort from GRIGG was stopped by the Hartlepool United 'keeper.
35A weak strike from RALLS bounced agonisingly wide.
36BUFFEL booked.
40PEREA given a yellow card by the ref for a clinical challenge.
43GOAL!! After some useful play on the left PHILIPPE COUTINHO came inside and drilled the ball into the net. (2-1 Walsall)
45+1LESTIENNE was put clear by WELLINGTON and he beat the Hartlepool United 'keeper but thrust his shot over the bar.
 
48A penalty box scramble resulted in PHILIPPE COUTINHO tapping the ball wide.
50The referee books FORSTER-CASKEY.
56BUFFEL ran onto a wonderful ball from PEREA but pulled his effort wide.
63A accurate pass was collected by LUÍS FABIANO and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
67LUÍS FABIANO played the ball to FERNANDES who headed it just wide.
73A poor tackle gets LUÍS FABIANO a yellow card.
77CONNOLLY stroked a simple chance past the near post.
79A mix up in the Hartlepool United defence enabled PHILIPPE COUTINHO to thump an effort over the bar.
88HENLEY brought the ball past BUFFEL and stroked a poor shot into the crowd.