HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool United recovers against Sutton United with a goal on the D. Ajiboye 18′ and a goal on the L. Angol 31′. Hartlepool United was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the The Northern Gas and Power Stadium stadium in Hartlepool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Haines with the help of Richard Wigglesworth and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Daniel Jarvis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 13 Total 22
- 6 On Target 11
- 7 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 106
- 39 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hartlepool United was in firm control of the ball 65% while Sutton United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sutton United to win the encounter.
Hartlepool United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 22 times, 11 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards (Oli Finney and David Ferguson). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United received 3 yellow cards (Craig Eastmond, Omar Bugiel and Joe Kizzi).
Also, Sutton United didn’t end the match with 11 players after Craig Eastmond (Sutton United) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (36′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hartlepool United will have 26 points to sit in the 22nd place. On the other side, Sutton United will have 41 points like Barrow to soar in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away with Salford City on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).
Hartlepool United – Formation
Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Keith Curle decided to play with the following team: Jakub Stolarczyk, David Ferguson, Jamie Sterry, Daniel Dodds, Edon Pruti, Nicky Featherstone, Matthew Dolan, Daniel Kemp, Oliver Finney, Conner Jennings and Josh Umerah.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamad Sylla, Tayt Trusty, Euan Murray, Ben Killip, Brendan Kiernan, Joe Grey and Taylor Foram.
Hartlepool United could not rely on the presence of T. Foran (injured).
Substitutions
Hartlepool United made 4 changes: Jamie Sterry for Taylor Foram (60′), Oli Finney for Joey Grey (69′), Connor Jennings for Brendan Kiernan (77′) and Nicky Featherstone for Tayt Trusty (77′).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Matt Gray played with: Jack Rose, Sam Hart, Ben Goodliffe, Joseph Kizzi, Craig Eastmond, Will Randall, David Ibukun Ajiboye, Alistair Smith, Enzio Boldewijn, Lee Angol and Omar Bugiel.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kylian Kouassi, Matthew Dennis, Bradley House, Coby Rowe, Harry Beautyman, Donovan Junior Wilson and Luke Gambin.
Sutton United could not rely on the presence of Harry Beautyman (injured).
Substitutions
Sutton United made 3 changes: Will Randall for Harry Beautyman (14′), Omar Bugiel for Kylian Kouassi (71′) and Lee Angol for Donovan Wilson (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Crawley Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Swindon Town – Doncaster Rovers – 0-2
- Walsall – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Stevenage – Bradford City – 2-3
- Grimsby Town – Colchester United – 0-1
- Barrow – Newport County – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Salford City – 1-0
- Rochdale – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Gillingham – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Sutton United – 2-2
- Harrogate Town – Stockport County – 1-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Carlisle United – 0-0