Hartlepool United manager Craig Hignett sums up dressing room feeling following draw against AFC Fylde

Hartlepool United manager Craig Hignett during the Vanarama National League match between Hartlepool United and AFC Fylde at Victoria Park, Hartlepool on Tuesday 13th August 2019. (Credit: Mark Fletcher | MI News)

Hartlepool United were 2-0 up an comfortable after 80-minutes against AFC Fylde – by 83-minutes it was 2-2.

Two stunning goals from Gime Toure put Pools in control before a quickfire double from Ryan Croasdale late on saw the visitors nick a point at Victoria Park.

Following the match, manager Craig Hignett summed up the mood in the United dressing room.

“We’re really disappointed, I think we all knew we played well enough and should have won the game,” he said.

“Their first goal was a joke, it's an offside one anyway but there's a foul in the build-up to it. It’s a tough one to take.

“When you concede two in the last few minutes it feels like a defeat but it’s not a defeat, it’s a draw against a very good side so we’ll have to take the point and move on.”