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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 17 (setup 5, season 17)
Hartlepool United
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Vid BELEC17Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom HØGLI2Carl JENKINSON
Ivan STRINIC37Jonathan GROUNDS
Nicola RIGONI748Alberto AQUILANI
Fredrik Semb BERGE57Jonathan SPECTOR
Kim André MADSEN666Ryan SHOTTON
Kamil GROSICKI7Koby ARTHUR
Marco D'ALESSANDRO8Jacques MAGHOMA
Marcus PEDERSEN79Ciro IMMOBILE
Markus HENRIKSEN106Clayton DONALDSON
Maksim KANUNNIKOV611David COTTERILL
Manager
Kamil VACEK12Michael MORRISON
Simone COLOMBI13Connal TRUEMAN
Roberto PUNCEC14Paul CADDIS
Sebastian HERTNER15Stephen GLEESON
Rick TEN VOORDE16Paul ROBINSON

Hartlepool United 3 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 3-2, Attendance: 7,532, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Eddie ILDERTON 5½)
12 D'Alessandro, 39 Grosicki, 45+1 KanunnikovScorers9 Jenkinson, 42 Grounds
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings67 Cotterill, 76 Immobile
0Corners4
4Fouls16
4Offsides1
8Shots on8
8Shots off5
16Total shots13
5Shots saved5
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Alberto AQUILANI
4A shot from PEDERSEN held no problem for LEGZDINS.
9GOAL!! A nice run by ARTHUR on the left was capped by a delightful cross which JENKINSON headed in from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Birmingham City)
12GOAL!! A deep corner left LEGZDINS struggling and D'ALESSANDRO banged the ball into the net. (1-1)
17The 'keeper saved a curling shot from HENRIKSEN.
22IMMOBILE ran onto a wonderful ball from ARTHUR but pulled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
25A free-kick from IMMOBILE went wide.
29ARTHUR floated the ball to MAGHOMA who turned it over the bar.
36A good effort from STRINIC scraped the top of the crossbar.
36COTTERILL worked the ball to DONALDSON, MAGHOMA gathered his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the Hartlepool United 'keeper.
37The hapless LEGZDINS could only watch as a backpass from AQUILANI dropped just wide.
39GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from D'ALESSANDRO rattled the crossbar and in the ensuing scramble the ball was hoofed into the net by GROSICKI. (2-1 Hartlepool United)
41A twenty-five yard drive from MAGHOMA caused BELEC no problem.
42GOAL!! An energetic SPECTOR ran down the left wing and pulled the ball back for GROUNDS to fire home. (2-2)
45The 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak shot from KANUNNIKOV.
45+1GOAL!! After some useful play on the left KANUNNIKOV came inside and drove the ball into the net. (3-2 Hartlepool United)
 
53HENRIKSEN rattled an easy chance past the far post.
57KANUNNIKOV made space on the right and touched the ball to PEDERSEN who touched the ball wide.
67COTTERILL booked by ILDERTON for a clumsy tackle.
70A left foot shot from MAGHOMA was clawed past the post by BELEC.
73IMMOBILE booted the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
76A clumsy foul gets IMMOBILE a yellow card.
90A penalty box meleé resulted in KANUNNIKOV knocking a low shot over.