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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 45 (setup 4, season 21)
Hartlepool United
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam COWLER51Alex McCARTHY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Michael DUCKWORTH2John PAINTSIL
James POOLE3Craig FORSYTH
Brad WALKER747Kenny LUNT
Nathan AKÉ57Alex BRUCE
Sam HIRD667Andrei STEPANOV
Matt RITCHIE777Carlos EDWARDS
Jesse LINGARD87Brian HOWARD
Craig BEATTIE9Nicky MAYNARD
Chris TAYLOR10Joe HAMILL
Eoin DOYLE117Ross McCORMACK
Manager
Jordan RICHARDS12Rowan VINE
Cameron MASON13Ali AL-HABSI
Scott MALONE14Jamie SLABBER
Gary ROBERTS15Leon CORT
Rhoys WIGGINS616Steve FOSTER

Hartlepool United 0 Crewe Alexandra 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 7,464, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Jarnail SINGH 7½)
Scorers3 Howard, 7 Paintsil
82 Walker <=> WigginsSubstitutions52 Howard <=> Cort
Sendings off
84 PooleBookings
2Corners6
7Fouls11
1Offsides8
2Shots on2
3Shots off13
5Total shots15
1Shots saved0
37%Possession63%
Man of the match: Nicky MAYNARD
3GOAL!! A great solo effort from HOWARD who beat a number of defenders before blasting the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
7GOAL!! Crewe Alexandra's PAINTSIL beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's far post. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
19PAINTSIL rifled an easy chance past the near post.
28The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from AKÉ fell just wide.
30MCCORMACK whacked a right foot shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
31BRUCE brought the ball round RITCHIE and stabbed a poor shot over.
39A good effort from LINGARD scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
44A penalty box meleé resulted in MCCORMACK cracking the ball wide.
45+1LUNT beat WALKER and placed the ball to HOWARD who blasted his shot wide.
 
46BEATTIE kicked the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
49HAMILL played the ball to HOWARD who headed it wide.
55HAMILL made space on the right and knocked the ball to PAINTSIL who rasped the ball over.
57A cross from EDWARDS left MAYNARD in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
64A poor shot from MCCORMACK bounced agonisingly wide.
70A strike from AKÉ held no problem for MCCARTHY.
70Uncertainty in the Hartlepool United defence enabled EDWARDS to fire the ball inches over.
71A good ball from STEPANOV on the left was collected by CORT who mishit his shot over.
74The 'keeper saved a clever shot from LINGARD.
84POOLE booked for gamesmanship.
86A corner bobbled toward CORT who flicked an effort wide.
90+2LINGARD snapped at an easy chance.