Hartlepool Rangers		Essex Thistle
Normal	Tactics	Normal
48%	Possession	52%
51%	Play in the half	49%
8	Shots	11
3	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
19.3	average mark	18.1
weak	Shooting	poor
poor	Passing	unsatisfactory
poor	Defending	unsatisfactory

5 minute.
Simons takes over possession. The ball is kicked out of play. Morley throws the ball in. Kinsella just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsella takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

9 minute.
Terry takes over possession. Fleck cleverly intercepts the pass. Wissa fouls. Wissa is cautioned.

26 minute.
Morley approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Terry plays the ball off with his head. Wise tries to trap the ball. Clough just manages to reach the ball first. Clough takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

28 minute.
Wissa attempts to pass. Claridge just manages to reach the ball first. Clough just manages to reach the ball first. Clough shoots. Jonеs makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Hartlepool Rangers - Essex Thistle 0:1

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Hartlepool Rangers 50%, Essex Thistle 50%.
Hartlepool Rangers - Essex Thistle 0:1

60 minute.
Wissa takes over possession. Wissa attempts to pass. Terry just manages to reach the ball first. Terry takes a swing and hits it... following a swift pass, Alan Shearer attempts to control the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Hartlepool Rangers - Essex Thistle 1:1

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Hartlepool Rangers 53%, Essex Thistle 47%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Hartlepool Rangers - Essex Thistle 1:1