Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale: result and report
League Two · Wednesday 8 December 2021
Result
Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale
League Two · Wednesday 8 December 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale: match report
Hartlepool United beat Rochdale 2-1 in the League Two on Wednesday 8 December 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Josh Andrews opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Hartlepool United's goals came from M. Cullen (64') and Mark Shelton (90+2'). Rochdale scored through Josh Andrews (55').
Discipline: Hartlepool United received 1 yellow card; Rochdale received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Hartlepool United were 17th on 23 points from 19 and Rochdale 15th on 24 points from 19. Hartlepool United went on to finish that season 17th with 54 points, and Rochdale 18th with 53.
Hartlepool United lined up in a 5-3-2 and Rochdale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Shelton of Hartlepool United (8.1), ahead of Josh Andrews (7.8).
Going into the match Hartlepool United's last five read L-L-L-L-L and Rochdale's D-D-D-D-W.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · Timi Odusina
- 55'Goal · Josh Andrews
- 64'Goal · M. Cullen
- 66'Yellow card · Aidy White
- 90+2'Goal · Mark Shelton
Team news
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Hartlepool United line-up (5-3-2)
Ben Killip, Jamie Sterry, Timi Odusina, Gary Liddle, Neill Byrne, David Ferguson, Mark Shelton, Nicky Featherstone, Matty Daly, Luke Molyneux, Mark Cullen
Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)
Jay Lynch, Max Taylor, Eoghan O'Connell, Jeriel Dorsett, Corey O'Keeffe, Liam Kelly, Aaron Morley, Aidan White, Jake Beesley, Josh Andrews, Abraham Odoh