ROCHDALE. Hartlepool United topped Rochdale to win 2-1. It was Hartlepool United to strike first with a goal of Rollin Menayese at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Callum Cooke gave the win to Hartlepool United in the 80′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk assisted by Steve Durnall and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 4 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 100
- 43 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rochdale was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Hartlepool United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Hartlepool United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Hartlepool United shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Ben Nelson). On the opposite side, Hartlepool United received 3 yellow cards (Josh Umerah, Jamie Sterry and Ben Killip).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rochdale will stay with 15 points to hold in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Hartlepool United will have 18 points to remain in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Hartlepool United will play away agasint Salford City on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
82'
44'
60'
Rochdale started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jim Bentley decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Cameron John, Femi Seriki, Ben Nelson, Toumani Diagouraga, Danny Lloyd, Connor Malley, Abraham Odoh, Ian Henderson and Scott Quigley.
The home team had on the bench: Aidan White, Jimmy Ball, Jimmy Keohane, Sam Graham, Tyrese Sinclair, Bradley Kelly and Devante Rodney.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: Danny Lloyd for Devante Rodney (66′), Ian Henderson for Tyrese Sinclair (82′) and Cameron John for Aidy White (82′).
Hartlepool United – Formation
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Keith Curle played with: Ben Killip, David Ferguson, Euan Murray, Rollin Menayese, Reghan Tumilty, Jamie Sterry, Nicky Featherstone, Callum Cooke, Mohamad Sylla, Josh Umerah and Jack Hamilton.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Brody Paterson, Mark Shelton, Christopher Missilou, Joe Grey, Jake Hastie, Patrick Boyes and Wes McDonald.
Substitutions
Hartlepool United made 3 changes: Reghan Tumilty for Joe Grey (64′), Mohamad Sylla for Mark Shelton (74′) and Josh Umerah for Wesley McDonald (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Walsall – 1-2
- Crawley Town – Sutton United – 1-2
- Stockport County – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Gillingham – Colchester United – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Doncaster Rovers – 3-0
- Salford City – Barrow – 1-1
- Rochdale – Hartlepool United – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Carlisle United – Bradford City – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Newport County – 1-1
