Braintree Town 0-0 Hartlepool United · National League
Braintree Town drew 0-0 with Hartlepool United in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Braintree Town and Hartlepool United met in the National League at Cressing Road in Braintree on Sunday, 21 December 2025.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Braintree Town had 17 shots with 8 on target, Hartlepool United 14 with 7 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 4 to Braintree Town and 12 to Hartlepool United. Braintree Town conceded 12 fouls, Hartlepool United 11.
Line-ups
Braintree Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, George Langston, Ben Drake, Elliot Thorpe, Harrison Dudziak, James Vennings, Calum Logan, Chay Cooper, Terrell Works, Sahid Kamara.
Hartlepool United started in a 4-2-3-1: George Evans, Jay Benn, Maxim Kouogun, Tom Parkes, Cameron John, Nathan Sheron, Jamie Miley, Matty Daly, Adam Campbell, Ashley Nathaniel-George, Alex Reid.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Hartlepool United.
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Hartlepool United.
Full commentary (45 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Braintree Town vs Hartlepool United.
- 10'Attempt saved. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt blocked. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 14'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 18'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 22'Attempt missed. H. Dudziak (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt blocked. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 32'Attempt saved. A. Nathaniel-George (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 35'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 36'Attempt saved. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 36'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 39'Attempt blocked. M. Daly (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 43'Attempt blocked. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. T. Parkes (Hartlepool United), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Hartlepool United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt blocked. T. Works (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 54'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 58'Attempt blocked. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 59'Substitution, Hartlepool United: P. Brown comes on for A. Nathaniel-George.
- 59'Substitution, Hartlepool United: J. Hunter comes on for M. Daly.
- 60'Attempt blocked. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.00.
- 61'Attempt saved. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 61'Attempt saved. P. Brown (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 62'Substitution, Braintree Town: F. Hockey comes on for E. Thorpe.
- 70'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 76'Attempt blocked. A. Reid (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 77'Attempt saved. A. Reid (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 81'Substitution, Hartlepool United: L. Charman comes on for N. Sheron.
- 81'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for C. Cooper.
- 81'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Emmanuel-Thomas comes on for S. Kamara.
- 83'Attempt missed. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.51.
- 83'Off the woodwork! A. Reid (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 85'Attempt saved. M. Kouogun (Hartlepool United), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 85'Attempt saved. A. Campbell (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 86'Substitution, Hartlepool United: D. Johnson comes on for A. Campbell.
- 89'Substitution, Braintree Town: L. Walker comes on for T. Works.
- 89'Attempt saved. H. Dudziak (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Attempt saved. C. Logan (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. G. Langston (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.25.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Hartlepool United.