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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 21)
Hartlepool United
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam COWLER51Morgan DE SANCTIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Josh ROWBOTHAM2Cristian ZACCARDO
Rhoys WIGGINS637Craig DAWSON
Brad WALKER64Anatoliy TYMOSCHUK
Christian BURGESS5Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE
Scott MALONE66Jack HOBBS
Matt RITCHIE7Héctor FONT Romero
Chris TAYLOR87Pablo César AIMAR
Craig BEATTIE797Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bossio
Eoin DOYLE6105Roman PAVLYUCHENKO
Jeffrey SCHLUPP11Javier Pedro SAVIOLA
Manager
Gary ROBERTS12Leon CLARKE
Cameron MASON13Tim KRUL
Nialle RODNEY14Rey VOLPATO
Luke JAMES615Matty FRYATT
Neil AUSTIN16Andreas ISAKSSON

Hartlepool United 1 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 7,609, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 6)
85 BeattieScorers7 Tymoschuk, 47 Pizarro
59 Rowbotham <=> JamesSubstitutions
Sendings off
25 Rowbotham, 68 CowlerBookings44 Zaccardo
2Corners1
11Fouls7
2Offsides3
5Shots on4
9Shots off4
14Total shots8
4Shots saved2
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Anatoliy TYMOSCHUK
4A free-kick from WIGGINS floated inches wide.
6A neatly crafted pass from BEATTIE, was shot goalbound by SCHLUPP only for the Middlesbrough 'keeper to block.
7GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from PAVLYUCHENKO shook the upright and in the ensuing scramble the ball was kicked into the net by TYMOSCHUK. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
8BEATTIE turned AIMAR but flicked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
10SCHLUPP charged through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at DE SANCTIS.
17SAVIOLA drilled a left foot shot wide from close range.
23TAYLOR headed over the bar.
25ROWBOTHAM cautioned by the referee.
36SAVIOLA snapped at an easy chance.
38The Hartlepool United 'keeper blocked a lovely strike from AIMAR.
39TAYLOR was put clear by WIGGINS and he nutmegged the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
41A wonderful save prevented DAWSON from scoring an exceptional goal.
41SCHLUPP knocked the ball to WALKER who fired it just beyond the near post.
44A useful ball from MALONE on the left was collected by TAYLOR who sliced his effort just beyond the far post.
44ZACCARDO booked for a late challenge.
 
47GOAL!! Unlucky AIMAR hit the crossbar before PIZARRO rifled the ball into the back of the net as WALKER failed to clear. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
48BEATTIE's header was well saved by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
60SCHLUPP made space on the left and knocked the ball to RITCHIE who clipped the ball wide.
61A great effort from MALONE scraped the woodwork.
64PIZARRO poked a simple chance past the far post.
68The referee yellow cards COWLER.
75ZACCARDO shot wide.
82TAYLOR kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
85GOAL!! The Middlesbrough 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from LEGROTTAGLIE and BEATTIE was able to poke the ball into the net. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
90+1DOYLE beat LEGROTTAGLIE and whacked the ball to TAYLOR who pulled his shot wide.