Hartlepool United overcomes Harrogate Town after recovering from a 0-2 deficit

HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool United had a amazing comeback against Harrogate Town.

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Hartlepool United overcomes Harrogate Town after recovering from a 0-2 deficit

HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool United had a amazing comeback against Harrogate Town. Hartlepool United took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Victoria Park stadium in Hartlepool on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham with the help of Lee Freeman and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Johnathon Bickerdike. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Hartlepool United

3 - 2

Team 1

Harrogate Town

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 103
  • 28 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Hartlepool United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Hartlepool United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Hartlepool United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Harrogate Town shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards (N. Byrne and M. Daly). On the other side, Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (W. Smith).

Match Timeline

27'
29'
George Thomson(goal)L. Armstrong
33'
35'
46'
David Ferguson(goal)R. Ogle
52'
53'
55'
59'
Matty Daly(goal)G. Liddle
63'
Matty Daly- Yellow
63'
Joe Grey- sub ->M. Cullen
72'
73'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Hartlepool United will have 23 points like Exeter City, Harrogate Town and Swindon Town to stay in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Harrogate Town will stay with 23 points like Exeter City, Swindon Town and Hartlepool United to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away against Leyton Orient on the 30th of October with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Hartlepool United (4 draws).

Harrogate Town will host Bristol Rovers on the 30th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United
G
Jonathan Mitchell 35.England
6.4
D
Luke Hendrie  27.England
6.8
D
Neill Byrne 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
27'
D
David Ferguson 3.England
8.0
Goals52'
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.4
33'
M
Nicky Featherstone 8.England
7.1
M
Gavan Holohan 14.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Mark Shelton 6.England
6.6
46'
M
Luke Molyneux 10.England
6.6
M
Matty Daly 28.England
6.6
63' Goals59'
F
Mark Cullen 9.England
7.1
72' Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Ben Killip 1.England
D
Reagan Ogle 20.Australia
7.0
33'
D
Eddy Jones 15.Wales
M
Gary Liddle 4.England
7.1
46'
M
Tom Crawford 22.England
F
Mike Fondop 36.England
F
Joe Grey 12.England
6.6
72'

Hartlepool United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: J. Mitchell (6.4), J. Sterry (6.4), L. Hendrie (6.8), N. Byrne (6.4), D. Ferguson (8.0), M. Shelton (6.6), N. Featherstone (7.1), G. Holohan (6.4), M. Daly (6.6), L. Molyneux (6.6) and M. Cullen (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: G. Liddle (7.1), R. Ogle (7.0), E. Jones, T. Crawford, M. Fondop-Talum, J. Grey (6.6) and B. Killip.

Hartlepool United could not rely on the presence of R. Ogle (injured).

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: J. Sterry for R. Ogle (33′), M. Shelton for G. Liddle (46′) and M. Cullen for J. Grey (72′).

Best player: D. Ferguson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartlepool United was D. Ferguson.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
Mark Oxley 1.England
5.9
D
Lewis Page 3.England
6.8
D
Will Smith 5.England
6.1
55'
M
Warren Burrell 6.England
6.4
M
L. Kerry 17.England
6.6
63'
M
Josh Falkingham 4.England
6.8
M
George Thomson 7.England
7.4
Goals29'
M
Ryan Fallowfield 2.England
6.4
F
Jack Muldoon 18.England
7.0
73'
F
Luke Armstrong 29.England
6.9
F
Jack Diamond 21.England
6.2
Substitutes
G
Joe Cracknell 13.England
D
Nathan Sheron 14.England
M
Simon Power 30.Republic of Ireland
6.4
63'
F
Aaron Martin 10.England
F
D. Orsi 11.England
6.4
73'

Harrogate Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Talking about the opposition, Simon Weaver played with: M. Oxley (5.9), R. Fallowfield (6.4), W. Smith (6.1), W. Burrell (6.4), L. Page (6.8), G. Thomson (7.4), L. Kerry (6.6), J. Falkingham (6.8), J. Diamond (6.2), J. Muldoon (7.0) and L. Armstrong (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Cracknell, N. Sheron, A. Martin, S. Power (6.4) and D. Orsi (6.4).

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 2 changes: L. Kerry for S. Power (63′) and J. Muldoon for D. Orsi-Dadomo (73′).

Best player: G. Thomson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Harrogate Town was G. Thomson.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​