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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 7 (setup 6, season 14)
Walsall
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Liam ROBERTS1Scott FLINDERS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Anthony O'CONNOR2Dominic IORFA
Shane FERGUSON3Carl DICKINSON
Joćo Rafael Brito TEIXEIRA84Dale STEPHENS
Andy BUTLER856Peter HARTLEY
Jon GUTHRIE66Krystian PEARCE
Claude GNAKPA776Dejan BABIC
Harry BUNN8Andy MONKHOUSE
Caleb EKUBAN96Brad WALKER
George DOBSON6106Josh LAURENT
Andy COOK7116Luke WILLIAMS
Manager
Oliver LANCASHIRE12Neil AUSTIN
Danny GUTHRIE13Gary LIDDLE
Maziar KOUHYAR147Haydn HOLLIS
Morgan FERRIER15Liam NOBLE
Luke LEAHY16Adam COLLIN

Walsall 4 Hartlepool United 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 11,158, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Christian BEECK 6½)
27 Bunn, 33 Ekuban, 49 Ekuban, 89 EkubanScorers
Substitutions69 Stephens <=> Hollis
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners1
4Fouls15
5Offsides10
9Shots on3
14Shots off4
23Total shots7
4Shots saved3
64%Possession36%
Man of the match: Andy BUTLER
19A header by O'CONNOR at the near post was comfortably collected by the Hartlepool United 'keeper.
20A refined pass from TEIXEIRA, was knocked goalbound by COOK only for FLINDERS to block.
21MONKHOUSE's shot was well held by ROBERTS.
24GUTHRIE placed a deadly shot over the bar from just outside the area.
27GOAL!! An outswinging corner was hoofed clear only for BUNN to hammer the ball into the net. (1-0 Walsall)
29A good effort from EKUBAN scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
31O'CONNOR rasped the ball through a ruck of players but FLINDERS was a match for it as he dived to his right.
33GOAL!! A long clearance by the Walsall 'keeper beat the Hartlepool United defence and EKUBAN slammed the ball beyond the oncoming FLINDERS. (2-0 Walsall)
36BUNN beat STEPHENS and hit the ball to TEIXEIRA who blasted his effort wide.
38STEPHENS made space on the left and knocked the ball to MONKHOUSE who clipped the ball wide.
39TEIXEIRA fluffed a simple chance.
39A corner bobbled toward DOBSON who turned the ball over.
44BABIC headed just wide.
 
49GOAL!! A deep cross from BUNN on the left was nodded home by EKUBAN on the edge of the box. (3-0 Walsall)
55O'CONNOR was put clear by GNAKPA and he dummied the Hartlepool United 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the far post.
63A good ball from FERGUSON on the right fell to COOK who mishit his effort over the bar.
68FERGUSON ran onto a delightful ball from TEIXEIRA but blasted his effort wide.
73O'CONNOR stroked an easy chance past the near post.
79A free-kick from FERGUSON flew over the bar.
80A twenty yard drive from WALKER caused the 'keeper no problem.
86WALKER chipped the ball to HOLLIS who touched it over.
89GOAL!! A patient Walsall side were rewarded with a fierce shot from EKUBAN. (4-0 Walsall)