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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 3, season 5)
Hartlepool United
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Brandon AUSTIN71Callum BURTON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
George FRANCOMB726Omar BECKLES
Nathanael OGBETA63Kelvin MELLOR
Jay MATETE4Ryan WINTLE
Leo HJELDE5Donervon DANIELS
Reagan OGLE666Eddie NOLAN
Jordan COOK776Scott KASHKET
Kieron EVANS78Charlie KIRK
Mark CULLEN797Mikael MANDRON
Mark SHELTON10Luke MURPHY
David FERGUSON611Dan AGYEI
Manager
Jamie STERRY12Rio ADEBISI
Ross DOOHAN13Dave RICHARDS
Gavan HOLOHAN614Tom LOWERY
Matty DALY15Ben KNIGHT
Nicky FEATHERSTONE167Bassala SAMBOU

Hartlepool United 3 Crewe Alexandra 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 7,739, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Mark HAYWOOD 6)
14 Hjelde, 40 Cullen, 89 HolohanScorers35 Kirk
77 Matete <=> HolohanSubstitutions52 Mandron <=> Sambou
Sendings off
Bookings53 Daniels
4Corners7
6Fouls9
7Offsides4
5Shots on4
8Shots off4
13Total shots8
2Shots saved3
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Leo HJELDE
1CULLEN ran onto a wonderful ball from COOK but blasted his effort wide of the goal.
6A lovely effort from HJELDE scraped the outside of the post.
11MATETE floated the ball to HJELDE who touched it over.
13OGBETA headed wide.
14GOAL!! The Crewe Alexandra 'keeper got into trouble with a backpass from DANIELS and HJELDE was able to scramble the ball home. (1-0 Hartlepool United)
23WINTLE beat two Hartlepool United players and fired a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
26KIRK was put clear by MELLOR and he nutmegged the Hartlepool United 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
33BURTON did well to hold onto a fierce strike from EVANS.
35GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by AUSTIN, WINTLE was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to KIRK to fire in. (1-1)
39A corner bobbled toward MANDRON who touched the ball over.
40GOAL!! An outswinging corner headed out by NOLAN was knocked into the back of the net by CULLEN. (2-1 Hartlepool United)
 
53DANIELS receives a yellow card by the ref for a bad tackle.
61A fine ball from KASHKET on the left fell to KIRK who scuffed his shot inches over.
62A shot from KIRK was smothered by AUSTIN.
65A pin-point pass bobbled toward SHELTON and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
66EVANS kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
67AGYEI's shot beat the Hartlepool United 'keeper but rebounded off the Hartlepool United upright.
70MATETE made space on the left and pulled the ball to SHELTON who touched the ball wide.
77MURPHY fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
82BURTON was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
83SHELTON drilled a deadly shot wide from long range.
89GOAL!! CULLEN drove a fierce shot against the upright with HOLOHAN tapping in the rebound. (3-1 Hartlepool United)