HARTLEPOOL. Colchester United prevails over Hartlepool United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Akinde (9′) and a goal from C. Cooper (53′). Hartlepool United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
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 Ben Toner with the assistance of Paul Newhouse and Abbas Khan. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 88
- 47 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Hartlepool United had a superior ball possession 63% while Colchester United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hartlepool United had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Colchester United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Hartlepool United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hartlepool United received 1 yellow card (J. Hull). Regarding the opposition, Colchester United received 1 yellow card (T. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Hartlepool United will stay with 54 points like Walsall to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Colchester United will have 55 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
Hartlepool United – Formation
Hartlepool United
40'
90'
Hartlepool United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Graeme Lee decided to play with the following team: .
Hartlepool United could not rely on the presence of R. Ogle (injured).
Substitutions
Hartlepool United made 3 changes: J. Sterry for R. Ogle (40′), O. Bogle for M. Carver (67′) and G. Liddle for M. Smith (73′).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
9'
Colchester United started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Wayne Brown played with: .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: A. Judge for C. Cooper (46′), B. Wiredu for K. Bennett (61′) and J. Akinde for B. Ihionvein (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Hartlepool United – Colchester United – 0-2
- Walsall – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Stevenage – Salford City – 4-2
- Mansfield Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Sutton United – 0-2
- Exeter City – Port Vale – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Scunthorpe United – 7-0
- Oldham Athletic – Crawley Town – 3-3
- Newport County – Rochdale – 0-2
- Bradford City – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Barrow – Northampton Town – 1-3
