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  • English League 1
  • 21 April 2012, 3:00pm
  • Prenton Park
TranmereTranmerevHartlepoolHartlepool
1
  • Welsh, 40
1
  • Sweeney, 69

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Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 1.

90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 1.

90+3 mins:Corner, Tranmere Rovers.

89 mins:Offside, Hartlepool United. Andy Monkhouse tries a through ball, but Andy Monkhouse is caught offside.

88 mins:Foul by Ian Goodison (Tranmere Rovers).

88 mins:Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

88 mins:Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Robbie Weir replaces Adam McGurk.

85 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Noble (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.

82 mins:Attempt saved. Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved.

81 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Noble (Hartlepool United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darren Holden with a cross.

79 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Andy Robinson tries a through ball, but Andy Robinson is caught offside.

78 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Lucas Akins tries a through ball, but Lucas Akins is caught offside.

78 mins:Foul by Darren Holden (Hartlepool United).

78 mins:Danny Holmes (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

77 mins:Foul by Adam McGurk (Tranmere Rovers).

77 mins:Neil Austin (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

76 mins:Attempt missed. Gary Liddle (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

73 mins:Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Andy Coughlin replaces Jake Cassidy.

72 mins:Owain Williams (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the red card for a bad foul.

70 mins:Foul by Owain Williams (Tranmere Rovers).

70 mins:Ryan Noble (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

69 mins:Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 1. Antony Sweeney (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

67 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Ian Goodison tries a through ball, but Ian Goodison is caught offside.

67 mins:Corner, Tranmere Rovers.

66 mins:Corner, Tranmere Rovers.

65 mins:Offside, Hartlepool United. Ryan Noble tries a through ball, but Ryan Noble is caught offside.

64 mins:Corner, Hartlepool United.

62 mins:Substitution, Hartlepool United. Darren Holden replaces Luke James.

60 mins:Attempt missed. John Welsh (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zoumana Bakayogo with a cross.

54 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Adam McGurk tries a through ball, but Adam McGurk is caught offside.

53 mins:Attempt missed. Adam McGurk (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

49 mins:Foul by Luke James (Hartlepool United).

49 mins:Danny Holmes (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

49 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Cassidy tries a through ball, but Jake Cassidy is caught offside.

49 mins:Attempt saved. Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 0.

45+1 mins:First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 0.

45+1 mins:Foul by Jake Cassidy (Tranmere Rovers).

45+1 mins:Peter Hartley (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

44 mins:Attempt missed. Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

41 mins:Attempt saved. Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

40 mins:Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 0. John Welsh (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins with a cross.

39 mins:Foul by Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United).

39 mins:Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

38 mins:Hand ball by Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers).

36 mins:Foul by Danny Holmes (Tranmere Rovers).

36 mins:Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

35 mins:Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Cassidy tries a through ball, but Jake Cassidy is caught offside.

34 mins:Foul by Antony Sweeney (Hartlepool United).

34 mins:James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

33 mins:Attempt saved. Ryan Noble (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

29 mins:Foul by Paul Murray (Hartlepool United).

29 mins:Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

28 mins:Attempt missed. Adam McGurk (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

25 mins:Foul by Paul Murray (Hartlepool United).

25 mins:Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

23 mins:Attempt saved. Paul Murray (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.

22 mins:Foul by James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers).

22 mins:Antony Sweeney (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

18 mins:Foul by Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers).

18 mins:Jack Baldwin (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

16 mins:Foul by John Welsh (Tranmere Rovers).

16 mins:Gary Liddle (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

14 mins:Attempt missed. Zoumana Bakayogo (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

12 mins:Foul by Jordan Richards (Hartlepool United).

12 mins:Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

9 mins:Foul by Andy Monkhouse (Hartlepool United).

9 mins:Ian Goodison (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

4 mins:Corner, Tranmere Rovers.

3 mins:Foul by Paul Murray (Hartlepool United).

3 mins:Lucas Akins (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick.

2 mins:Foul by Jake Cassidy (Tranmere Rovers).

2 mins:Peter Hartley (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  • English League 1
  • 21 April 2012, 3:00pm
  • Prenton Park
TranmereTranmerevHartlepoolHartlepool
1
  • Welsh, 40
1
  • Sweeney, 69

match report

Two sides safe in mid-table settled for a 1-1 draw as Tranmere played out the closing stages against Hartlepool with 10 men.

A poor first-half eventually came to life when Rovers went ahead out of the blue in the 40th minute. John Welsh fired home from a Lucas Akins cross after good work by Zoumana Bakayogo.

Earlier Adam McGurk blazed over from the edge of the box before Ryan Noble wasted a good opportunity for Pool shortly afterwards, fluffing his shot after getting the better of defender Ian Goodison.

Luke James was not far off target for the visitors with a long range effort a couple of minutes before the break.

Defences continued to dominate later on with neither goalkeeper having much to do before Pool levelled in the 69th minute through Antony Sweeney who finished well after a fine solo run.

Tranmere were reduced to 10 men two minutes later, with keeper Owain Fon Williams dismissed for a trip on Noble inches outside the box. Neil Austin struck a post with the subsequent free kick.

team line-up

1Owain Williams
15Danny Holmes
5Ian Goodison
3Zoumana Bakayogo
12Ash Taylor
8John Welsh
27James Wallace
11Andy Robinson
14Adam McGurk88
17Lucas Akins
18Jake Cassidy73

substitutes

13Andy Coughlin73
28Ryan Brunt
6Mark McChrystal
10Robbie Weir88
25Martin Devaney

referee

Mike Russell

team line-up

1Scott Flinders
18Jack Baldwin
2Neil Austin
29Peter Hartley
4Gary Liddle
11Andy Monkhouse
19Jordan Richards
20Paul Murray
15Antony Sweeney
35Ryan Noble
33Luke James62

substitutes

30Darren Holden62
3Richie Humphreys
21Andy Rafferty
28Josh Rowbotham
10Adam Boyd

referee

Mike Russell

match stats

possession %4950
shots on target34
shots off target44
corners41
tackles won00
offsides62