FMFA Cup, Tranmere Rovers vs. Hartlepool United (Sun Oct 23) Tranmere Rovers | Hartlepool United 3-1-4-2 C | 4-5-1 L Neil Stockley | Kevin Welford | S_Davies GK | GK A_Bartlett R_Sutton DF | DF C_Magnay L_Hogan DF | DF J_Carroll M_Riley DF | DF H_Worley S_Jennings DM | DF M_Duckworth M_Salah MF | MF B_Walker S_N'Zonzi MF | MF J_Gray Kenedy MF | MF N_Feathersto' J_Norwood MF | MF J_Laurent C_Stockton FW | MF M_Woods M_Higdon FW | FW L_James | L_Pilling SUB | SUB T_Carson T_Jedvaj SUB | SUB D_Jones J_Kirby SUB | SUB M_Bates P-E_Hojbjerg SUB | SUB N_Thomas U_Enes SUB | SUB R_Bingham Min. 2 :(tra) C_Stockton flicks it over H_Worley and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Feathersto' tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Higdon hits it into the box! ... A_Bartlett jumps well to claim it! Min. 4 :(har) N_Feathersto' has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Salah ... He knocks it to L_James! ... But L_Hogan wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 14 :(har) J_Carroll with a probing through ball N_Feathersto' ... N_Feathersto' heads the ball towards goal ! ... S_Davies gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... J_Laurent lofts the ball in! ... C_Magnay gets on the end of it ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... H_Worley chips the ball into the area! ... S_Davies fists it away! Min. 15 :(tra) C_Stockton gains possession ... C_Stockton unleashes a pile driver ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 18 :(har) B_Walker nutmegs S_N'Zonzi ... M_Riley reads the play well Min. 23 :(har) N_Feathersto' with a probing pass to L_James ... But R_Sutton spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 28 :(tra) J_Norwood looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Stockton receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... H_Worley had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 34 :(har) M_Woods looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Feathersto' ... N_Feathersto' with the shot ! ... But S_Davies makes an easy save Min. 36 :(tra) A defence splitting pass from M_Salah to C_Stockton ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Walker Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(tra) M_Higdon runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Higdon with the header ! ... A_Bartlett won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!!! ... That puts Tranmere Rovers ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United ... Min. 44 :(har) J_Laurent has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_Jennings! ... He has some space now! ... Driven towards goal by J_Laurent ! ... The shot slips through S_Davies's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 45 :(har) N_Thomas comes on for M_Woods and takes up a MF role Min. 45 :(har) D_Jones is going to be brought on ... M_Duckworth is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 48 :(har) L_James plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_James hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... S_Davies parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United Min. 46 :(tra) C_Stockton beats his man ... H_Worley robs him of the ball Min. 56 :(tra) J_Norwood plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A left-footer by J_Norwood ! ... A_Bartlett has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Bartlett reacts well to tip it wide!!! ... CORNER! ... Kenedy crosses it in! ... J_Carroll reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 56 :(har) N_Thomas plays it forward to L_James ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Stockton Min. 63 :(tra) C_Stockton takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Jones ... C_Magnay takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 66 :(har) N_Feathersto' flicks it past L_Hogan ... He runs forward ... L_Hogan goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 66 :(tra) J_Norwood with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Higdon ... N_Thomas rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 70 :(tra) There's going to be a change ... J_Kirby will come on for Kenedy and play MF Min. 71 :(har) D_Jones had to stretch to reach the pass ... S_N'Zonzi takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 75 :(tra) Tranmere Rovers switch to playing D Min. 77 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi with a measured pass to M_Higdon ... L_James with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Prenton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tranmere Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Hogan Scorers : M_Higdon (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartlepool United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Feathersto' (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Thomas (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tranmere Rovers | Hartlepool United Attempts on Goal : 3 | 5 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 3 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 3 Key Passes : 3 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Tranmere Rovers 1 - 0 Hartlepool United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Tranmere Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Davies GK 20 2 3 3 23 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 R_Sutton DF 2 19 10 2 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 8 8 L_Hogan DF 1 19 3 2 21 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Riley DF 2 14 2 5 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Jennings DM 2 10 16 3 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 M_Salah MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_N'Zonzi MF 3 3 20 10 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Kenedy MF 2 3 20 10 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Norwood MF 2 3 18 2 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 C_Stockton FW 2 3 10 16 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 M_Higdon FW 2 3 10 15 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 L_Pilling GK 14 3 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Jedvaj DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kirby MF 2 3 15 10 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P-E_Hojbjerg MF 2 10 19 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U_Enes FW 2 1 2 20 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Hartlepool United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Bartlett GK 19 2 3 3 23 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Magnay DF 2 15 2 2 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Carroll DF 2 17 10 2 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 H_Worley DF 3 14 3 2 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Duckworth DF 1 16 3 2 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Walker MF 2 3 19 2 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Gray MF 2 10 19 3 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Feathersto' MF 2 3 15 10 24 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 20 6 J_Laurent MF 2 3 14 2 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Woods MF 2 3 14 3 27 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_James FW 2 3 10 15 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Carson GK 15 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jones DF 2 14 2 5 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bates DF 2 13 10 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Thomas MF 2 10 13 10 23 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 R_Bingham FW 2 3 2 14 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1477250815 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35