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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 13 (setup 4, season 21)
Hartlepool United
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam COWLER1Manuel ALMUNIA Rivero
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Michael DUCKWORTH628Joseph YOBO
Jeffrey SCHLUPP3Ross WALLACE
Brad WALKER4Kevin NOLAN
Nathan AKÉ658John O'SHEA
Sam HIRD66Chris BAIRD
Matt RITCHIE677Igor SHEVCHENKO
Jesse LINGARD686Stephen PEARSON
Nialle RODNEY98Libor KOZÁK
Chris TAYLOR10Garry O'CONNOR
Eoin DOYLE11David NUGENT
Manager
Luke JAMES12Mika ÄÄRITALO
Josh BARRINGTON13Daniel HAAS
Jordan RICHARDS14Darren WRACK
Gary ROBERTS156Danny LIVESEY
James POOLE16Papa Bouba DIOP

Hartlepool United 1 Rochdale 3
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 7,498, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Michael JONES 5½)
17 TaylorScorers24 Nugent, 28p Kozák, 30 Kozák
Substitutions54 Baird <=> Wrack, 76 Shevchenko <=> Livesey
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners1
20Fouls4
3Offsides3
3Shots on5
5Shots off7
8Total shots12
2Shots saved2
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Kevin NOLAN
1RODNEY headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
2An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of ALMUNIA by RODNEY.
4The Rochdale 'keeper saved a curling effort from RODNEY.
10A penalty box scramble resulted in NOLAN driving a low shot over.
17GOAL!! After a useful build-up TAYLOR drove a low shot past ALMUNIA. (1-0 Hartlepool United)
17A corner bobbled toward KOZÁK who flicked an effort over the bar.
22WALKER knocked the ball to LINGARD who fired it over the bar.
24GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by KOZÁK for NUGENT to score. (1-1)
28GOAL!! A dubious penalty was awarded to Rochdale, after DUCKWORTH had fouled NOLAN, which KOZÁK comfortably converted.
30GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed NUGENT to nudge the ball to KOZÁK who hit a looping shot home. (3-1 Rochdale)
38SHEVCHENKO beat a number of Hartlepool United players and drove a golden opportunity wide.
41A header from YOBO was booted off the line by AKÉ.
 
47KOZÁK snapped at an easy chance.
56The stunned COWLER stared in disbelief as a backpass from TAYLOR fell just over.
66LINGARD brought the ball past NOLAN and flicked a poor shot over the bar.
74RITCHIE was put clear by WALKER and he raced past ALMUNIA but struck his shot just wide.
76A weak shot from LINGARD rolled agonisingly wide.
81The Hartlepool United 'keeper was able to block a poor shot from KOZÁK.
82A good effort from KOZÁK scraped the outside of the post.
84KOZÁK drilled a looping shot over the bar from twenty yards out.