- Date:25 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Victoria Park
- Sweeney (42)
Monkhouse (55) - Gray (8)
Live Commentary
The referee ends the match.
- 93mins
Headed effort from inside the area by Oliver Lancashire misses to the left of the target.
- 93mins
The official flags Denis Behan offside. Indirect free kick taken by Jon Brain.
- 93mins
Ryan McGivern crosses the ball, Jake Kean makes a save.
- 92mins
Reuben Reid takes a shot. Save by Jake Kean.
- 90mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Macken on Gary Liddle. Jake Kean takes the direct free kick.
- 89mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Macken on Jake Kean. Jake Kean takes the free kick.
- 88mins
Oliver Lancashire gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse. Jake Kean takes the direct free kick.
- 87mins
The referee blows for offside against Denis Behan. Jon Brain takes the indirect free kick.
- 85mins
Reuben Reid takes a shot. Save by Jake Kean.
- 84mins
A cross is delivered by Aaron Lescott, save made by Jake Kean.
- 80mins
Header from close range by Andy Monkhouse misses to the right of the goal.
- 79mins
Shot from just outside the box by Denis Behan misses to the right of the target.
- 78mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Murray, Emmanuele Smith manages to make a clearance.
- 77mins
David Davis challenges Denis Behan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jake Kean restarts play with the free kick.
- 76mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Denis Behan. Leon McSweeney is brought on as a substitute for Colin Larkin. Julian Gray goes off and William Grigg comes on. Jon Brain takes the direct free kick.
- 75mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Matthew Richards played to the near post, clearance by Denis Behan.
- 75mins
Aaron Lescott challenges Paul Murray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Evan Horwood takes the free kick.
- 74mins
Foul by Neil Austin on Jonathan Macken, free kick awarded. Ryan McGivern restarts play with the free kick.
- 72mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Macken on Gary Liddle. Direct free kick taken by Jake Kean.
- 72mins
Reuben Reid takes a shot. Blocked by Sam Collins.
- 69mins
Corner taken by Matthew Richards.
- 69mins
Emmanuele Smith fouled by Denis Behan, the ref awards a free kick. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Neil Austin on Julian Gray. Ryan McGivern takes the free kick.
- 66mins
The ball is swung over by Matthew Richards, Jake Kean makes a comfortable save.
- 65mins
Reuben Reid takes a shot. Save made by Jake Kean.
- 64mins
Reuben Reid fouled by Sam Collins, the ref awards a free kick. Matthew Richards takes the free kick.
- 64mins
The ball is delivered by Neil Austin, Andy Monkhouse has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
- 54mins
The referee penalises Ryan McGivern for handball. Evan Horwood produces a cross, Andy Monkhouse finds the net with a headed goal from close range. Hartlepool 2-1 Walsall.Evan Horwood provided the assist for the goal.
- 51mins
The official flags Antony Sweeney offside. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.
- 49mins
Alex Nicholls gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Evan Horwood. Direct free kick taken by Evan Horwood.
- 48mins
Reuben Reid produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the right-hand post.
- 48mins
Andy Monkhouse produces a cross, save made by Jon Brain.
- 48mins
Centre by Andy Monkhouse, clearance made by Emmanuele Smith.
- 46mins
Andy Monkhouse gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Julian Gray. Ryan McGivern restarts play with the free kick.
- 45mins
Fabian Yantorno goes off and Joe Gamble comes on.
The second half begins.
The whistle is blown to end the first half.
- 46mins
Corner taken right-footed by Fabian Yantorno from the left by-line, Header from close range by Sam Collins misses to the right of the target.
- 46mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Colin Larkin by Julian Gray. Direct free kick taken by Neil Austin.
- 44mins
Corner taken by Evan Horwood from the right by-line played to the near post, Jon Brain makes a save.
- 42mins
Antony Sweeney finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Hartlepool 1-1 Walsall.Denis Behan provided the assist for the goal.
- 42mins
Corner taken by Evan Horwood.
- 42mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Fabian Yantorno, Ryan McGivern makes a clearance.
- 41mins
Antony Sweeney takes a shot. Blocked by Emmanuele Smith.
- 40mins
Fabian Yantorno has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal.
- 39mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by David Davis on Fabian Yantorno. David Davis booked. Evan Horwood takes the free kick.
- 38mins
Fabian Yantorno gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Nicholls. Free kick taken by Aaron Lescott.
- 36mins
Unfair challenge on Julian Gray by Neil Austin results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McGivern.
- 35mins
The ball is swung over by Evan Horwood, Antony Sweeney takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a save.
- 34mins
The ball is swung over by Aaron Lescott.
- 34mins
Andy Monkhouse concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Lescott.
- 32mins
Evan Horwood challenges Jonathan Macken unfairly and gives away a free kick. Matthew Richards has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
- 32mins
Corner from right by-line taken by Evan Horwood.
- 31mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Evan Horwood from the right by-line to the near post, Jonathan Macken manages to make a clearance.
- 28mins
The ball is crossed by Julian Gray, Gary Liddle manages to make a clearance.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Evan Horwood by Alex Nicholls. Free kick taken by Evan Horwood.
- 27mins
Paul Murray has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses left.
- 25mins
The ball is crossed by Evan Horwood.
- 25mins
Corner taken left-footed by Evan Horwood from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Ryan McGivern.
- 24mins
Inswinging corner taken by Fabian Yantorno from the left by-line, clearance by Ryan McGivern.
- 24mins
The ball is delivered by Matthew Richards, Jake Kean makes a save.
- 23mins
Alex Nicholls takes a shot. Jake Kean makes a save.
- 22mins
Denis Behan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ritchie Humphreys.
- 20mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Fabian Yantorno.
- 19mins
Corner taken left-footed by Evan Horwood, Gary Liddle takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a save.
- 19mins
Centre by Antony Sweeney, Oliver Lancashire makes a clearance.
- 18mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Fabian Yantorno from the left by-line.
- 15mins
Corner taken by Matthew Richards from the right by-line played to the near post, Jake Kean makes a save.
- 15mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matthew Richards by Fabian Yantorno. Aaron Lescott restarts play with the free kick.
- 13mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by David Davis on Paul Murray. Direct free kick taken by Neil Austin.
- 12mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Neil Austin by Jonathan Macken. Direct free kick taken by Jake Kean.
- 9mins
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Evan Horwood.
- 8mins
A goal is scored by Julian Gray from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Hartlepool 0-1 Walsall.
- 7mins
Evan Horwood concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. The free kick is delivered left-footed by David Davis from right wing, Sam Collins manages to make a clearance.
- 7mins
Foul by Evan Horwood on Alex Nicholls, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Davis, The ball is delivered by Aaron Lescott, David Davis delivers the ball, Sam Collins manages to make a clearance.
- 7mins
The ball is delivered by Antony Sweeney, Jon Brain makes a comfortable save.
- 6mins
Antony Sweeney produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 6mins
Fabian Yantorno fouled by Julian Gray, the ref awards a free kick. Neil Austin restarts play with the free kick.
- 5mins
Foul by Fabian Yantorno on David Davis, free kick awarded. Aaron Lescott takes the direct free kick.
- 5mins
Matthew Richards produces a right-footed shot from a long way out which goes wide right of the goal.
- 3mins
The ball is swung over by Neil Austin, Headed effort from the edge of the area by Ritchie Humphreys goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 3mins
Julian Gray has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.
- 1mins
Corner taken by Evan Horwood.
- 1mins
The ball is crossed by Colin Larkin, Ryan McGivern makes a clearance.
Corner taken left-footed by Matthew Richards.
The referee gets the match started.
Match Preview
Pools set to Gamble on Joe Hartlepool caretaker boss Mick Wadsworth could welcome back midfielder Joe Gamble for the home clash against Walsall. Gamble made his return by playing 30 minutes in the reserves and could make the bench. James Brown has been absent for the last three games and returned to training on Thursday but the Walsall game is likely to come too soon for him. Ritchie Humphreys will continue to play as a make-shift striker. Fellow striker Adam Boyd injured an ankle in the reserves this week and is doubtful while Scott Flinders underwent thumb surgery this week and joined fellow goalkeeper Andy Rafferty on the sidelines with on-loan Jake Kean continuing between the sticks. Neil Austin will keep his place at full-back after completing 90 minutes against Exeter. Walsall will be without captain Darren Byfield for the clash. The striker has been ruled out of action for at least two weeks having landed awkwardly on his knee during last weekend's 2-1 loss to Swindon - a result which inflicted a fifth successive defeat on the Saddlers. On-loan Wolves midfielder David Davis also limped off during the encounter but has trained all week and should be fine. Chris Hutchings' only other absentees remain Steve Jones (ankle) and Richard Taundry (knee), who have been missing since late August and still do not look like returning to the fold just yet. Struggling Hartlepool are also winless in three and still waiting for their first taste of success on home soil, handing the Saddlers cause for optimism as they look to end their wretched run of form.
Hartlepool
Walsall
- Jake Kean
- Neil Austin
- Sam Collins
- Gary Liddle
- Evan Horwood
- Colin Larkin
- Antony Sweeney
- Paul Murray
- Fabian Yantorno
- Andy Monkhouse
- Ritchie Humphreys
- SUBS
- Liam Mooney
- Leon McSweeney
- Joe Gamble
- Denis Behan
- Steven Haslam
- Armann Bjornsson
- Peter Hartley
Home
Away
- Jon Brain
- Aaron Lescott
- Oliver Lancashire
- Emmanuele Smith
- Ryan McGivern
- Alex Nicholls
- David Davis
- Matthew Richards
- Julian Gray
- Reuben Reid
- Jonathan Macken
- SUBS
- David Bevan
- Darryl Westlake
- Clayton McDonald
- Paul Marshall
- Jamie Paterson
- William Grigg
- Sean Geddes
Match Report
Monkhouse earns Pools points Andy Monkhouse earned Hartlepool a first home win of the season after a 2-1 victory over Walsall. Monkhouse headed in after 56 minutes to engineer victory at the fourth time of asking, but for the Saddlers the misery continues after their sixth game without a win. Yet the visitors took the lead after nine minutes when bout of head tennis inside the home penalty area led to Julian Gray steering a volley past keeper Jake Kean. Paul Murray look like he had levelled but goalkeeper Jon Brain saved superbly low to his right, before Antony Sweeney's close-range effort was somehow kept off the line by Brain. Sweeney did level on 44 minutes, though, when his angled overhead kick went over Brain into the far corner. Monkhouse's goal, a free header from an Evan Horwood free-kick put Pools in front after the break and the left-winger had another chance from a similar position soon after, but nodded over. The Saddlers' twice went close to a late leveller. First after 86 minutes, Kean saved low to keep out a drive from Reuben Reid, before he raced off his line to smother the striker when he was in on goal.
Form Guide
- DWLLLD
- Hartlepool
- VS
- Walsall WWLLLL
Last Meetings
- Walsall
- 3 - 1
- Hartlepool
- 24/04/2010
- Hartlepool
- 3 - 0
- Walsall
- 26/09/2009
- Hartlepool
- 2 - 2
- Walsall
- 07/02/2009
- Walsall
- 2 - 3
- Hartlepool
- 18/10/2008
- Walsall
- 2 - 2
- Hartlepool
- 03/05/2008
- Hartlepool
- 0 - 1
- Walsall
- 29/09/2007
Top Scorers
Hartlepool
- A Sweeney 2
- R Humphreys 1
- A Monkhouse 1
- A Boyd 1
- G Liddle 1
Walsall
- J Macken 2
- R Reid 2
- D Byfield 1
- J Gray 1
- P Marshall 1
- A Nicholls 1
- E Smith 1
Goals
Hartlepool
- Total goals 17
- Goals per game 6
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Walsall
- Total goals 20
- Goals per game 9
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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