HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool United was capable to turn the tables against Swindon Town to win 2-1. It was Swindon Town to strike first with an early goal of Rushian Hepburn-Murphy at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Oli Finney gave the win to Hartlepool United in the 90′ minute.
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 Carl Boyeson who had the assistance of Daniel Jarvis and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 19 Total 20
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 9
- 8 Shots blocked 6
- 120 Attack 98
- 65 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hartlepool United was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hartlepool United was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hartlepool United won the match.
Hartlepool United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Swindon Town shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Hartlepool United received 4 yellow cards (Euan Murray, Mohamad Sylla, Edon Pruti and Jamie Sterry). On the other side, Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards (Frazer Blake-Tracy, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and George McEachran).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hartlepool United will have 35 points to sit in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town will stay with 51 points like Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 11th 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).
Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Hartlepool United – Formation
Hartlepool United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager John Askey decided to play with the following team: Jakub Stolarczyk, David Ferguson, Euan Murray, Jamie Sterry, Daniel Dodds, Edon Pruti, Callum Cooke, Mohamad Sylla, Daniel Kemp, Conner Jennings and Josh Umerah.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Ben Killip, Oliver Finney, Wes McDonald, Taylor Foram, Nicky Featherstone and Tom Crawford.
Substitutions
Hartlepool United made 4 changes: Josh Umerah for Jack Hamilton (61′), Euan Murray for Wesley McDonald (61′), Dan Kemp for Tom Crawford (85′) and Callum Cooke for Oliver Finney (86′).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jody Morris played with: Solomon Brynn, Tom Brewitt, Saido Khan, Remeao Hutton, Joe Tomlinson, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Jonathan Williams, George McEachran, Charlie Austin, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Tyrese Shade.
These were the players on the bench: Luke Jephcott, Tomi Adeloye, D. Kadji, Jack Copland, Jake Cain, Marcel Lavinier and Thomas Clayton.
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 2 changes: Jonathan Williams for Dylan Kadji (74′) and Charlie Austin for Tomi Adeloye (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Sutton United – 1-1
- Northampton Town – Stevenage – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 4-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-2
- Colchester United – Newport County – 0-0
- Bradford City – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Barrow – Gillingham – 2-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Rochdale – 0-1