Middlesbrough U21 beat Hartlepool United 10-0. It was 0-3 at half time. The goals came from F. Coulson (5'), L. Campbell (8'), E. Tika-Lemba (37'), F. Coulson (50'), F. Coulson (52'), D. James (54'), L. Kakai (60'), L. Harrison (65'), F. Coulson (70') and F. Coulson (90').
Hartlepool United came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5, scoring 9 and conceding 11. Middlesbrough U21 came into the match with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, scoring 5 and conceding 12.
This page has the Hartlepool United – Middlesbrough U21 match report, the goals and the line-ups.
A 10-0 rout: Middlesbrough U21 swept Hartlepool United aside at Victoria Park. F. Coulson was the star with 5 goals for Middlesbrough U21. The half-time score was 0-3. Player of the match: F. Coulson of Middlesbrough U21, with a ScoreMondo rating of 10.0. Tuesday 11 August, Victoria Park (Hartlepool): Hartlepool United against Middlesbrough U21 in the National League Cup, kick-off 15:00.
How the match unfolded
Middlesbrough U21 took the lead on 5 minutes thanks to F. Coulson. Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 2-0 in the 8th minute through L. Campbell. Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 3-0 in the 37th minute through E. Tika-Lemba, set up by I. Greenup. It was Hartlepool United 0-3 Middlesbrough U21 at half-time.
F. Coulson made it 4-0 for Middlesbrough U21 after 50 minutes, set up by E. Tika-Lemba. Just 2 minutes later (52') Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 5-0, F. Coulson on target, set up by E. Tika-Lemba. Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 6-0 on 54 minutes thanks to D. James, set up by L. Harrison. Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 7-0 on 60 minutes thanks to L. Kakai, set up by T. Smith. Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 8-0 in the 65th minute through L. Harrison, set up by F. Coulson.
Middlesbrough U21 extended their lead to 9-0 in the 70th minute through F. Coulson, set up by E. Tika-Lemba. F. Coulson made it 10-0 for Middlesbrough U21 after 90 minutes, set up by L. Woolston.
What the numbers say
Booked for Middlesbrough U21: O. Martin (81').
Who stood out
Behind him, E. Tika-Lemba at 9.2, L. Harrison at 7.8 and D. James at 7.1 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Hartlepool United made 5 changes: C. Thornton for J. Hunter (1'), K. Foreman for B. Ilunga (2'), J. Worth for W. Harris (2') and C. Smith for C. Popov (2'). From the Middlesbrough U21 bench came E. Tika-Lemba on 26 minutes, L. Harrison on 53 minutes, B. Johnson on 59 minutes and L. Kakai on 59 minutes.
Before the match
Before kick-off, Middlesbrough U21's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins and 3 defeats. Middlesbrough U21 lost 1-0 away to Chelsea U21 in their last match.
Next fixtures
Hartlepool United's next match is at home against Wealdstone FC on 14 November.
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