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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 38 (setup 6, season 14)
Hartlepool United
v.
Bristol Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam COLLIN1Will NORRIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Dominic IORFA72Matt DOHERTY
Carl DICKINSON738Amari'i BELL
Dale STEPHENS848Ryan EDWARDS
Gary LIDDLE5Tom LOCKYER
Haydn HOLLIS66Joe PARTINGTON
Dejan BABIC77Liam SERCOMBE
Andy MONKHOUSE8Zach CLOUGH
Neil AUSTIN9Gareth EVANS
Josh LAURENT610Kyle BENNETT
Luke WILLIAMS6116Jonson CLARKE-HARRIS
Manager
Krystian PEARCE12Tareiq HOLMES-DENNIS
Scott FLINDERS13Chris LINES
Brad WALKER614Tom NICHOLS
Peter HARTLEY15Gavin REILLY
Jordan RICHARDS16Stefan PAYNE

Hartlepool United 0 Bristol Rovers 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 7,517, Stadium: Victoria Ground, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 7½)
Scorers38og Babic, 89 Lockyer
81 Iorfa <=> WalkerSubstitutions
Sendings off
71 LiddleBookings
4Corners2
15Fouls11
5Offsides4
4Shots on9
6Shots off10
10Total shots19
3Shots saved7
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Amari'i BELL
1A weak strike from BENNETT trickled agonisingly wide.
2BENNETT headed just beyond the far post.
3The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from BENNETT.
8BENNETT chipped the ball to CLOUGH who fired it just beyond the near post.
15A neatly crafted pass from BENNETT, was fired goalbound by EDWARDS only for the Hartlepool United 'keeper to claw away.
19A cross from EDWARDS left BELL in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
21An exceptional strike from SERCOMBE was dealt with by a useful parry from COLLIN.
26CLARKE-HARRIS's shot beat COLLIN but rebounded off the Hartlepool United woodwork.
29A penalty box scramble resulted in LOCKYER tapping a low shot over.
34NORRIS did well to hold onto a wicked shot from MONKHOUSE.
38GOAL!! A shot from DOHERTY deflected off the shins of BABIC and flew past the helpless COLLIN and into the net.
 
51LIDDLE brought the ball round CLOUGH and poked a tame shot into the crowd.
54MONKHOUSE ran onto a delightful ball from BABIC but dragged his effort wide.
59A header from DICKINSON was kicked off the line by PARTINGTON.
61The Bristol Rovers 'keeper parried a refined strike from AUSTIN.
66A corner bobbled toward DOHERTY who forced the ball inches wide.
71The ref cautions LIDDLE for dangerous play against CLOUGH.
74BELL shot wide.
80STEPHENS booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
83BELL flicked an easy chance past the far post.
89GOAL!! A weak shot from LOCKYER seemed to hold little difficulty for COLLIN but the ball somehow squirmed over the line. (2-0 Bristol Rovers)
90The motionless NORRIS was a mere bystander as a backpass from BELL dropped just over.