Story of the day: Aldershot Town 1-3 Hartlepool United – Pools back up to third following strong away display
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After a goalless first half, goals from Luke Armstrong, Rhys Oates and a Nicky Featherstone penalty helped secure a fairly comfortable away win for Pools.
Mo Bettamer caused a late scare from the penalty spot but Pools were able to bounce back and secure victory to guarantee a play-off place.
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FULL-TIME: Aldershot Town 1 (Bettamer pen 86) Hartlepool United 3 (Armstrong 59, Oates 77, Featherstone pen 90)
Key Events
- Pools XI: James; Ferguson, Johnson, Liddle, Cass, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Holohan; Oates, Armstrong
- Pools subs: Donaldson, Molyneux, Williams, Francis-Angol, Elliott
- Pools bookings: Holohan (90)
- Aldershot XI: Walker; Fowler, Sendles-White, Lyons-Foster, Kandi, Panayiotou, Anderson, Edser, Kinsella, Tanner, Miller
- Aldershot subs: Battamer, Whittingham, Wylie, Ogie, Hinds
- Aldershot bookings: Kandi (56), Kinsella (57), Tanner (76), Sendles-White (90)
- Referee: Elliott Swallow
Today’s live coverage has now concluded
We’ll be back next weekend as Pools face Sutton United, who could potentially be in with a chance of securing the title.
Dave Challinor reaction
Dave Challinor on today’s win: “I’m really pleased with the result. I thought the performance was very good and deserving of the three points. “We should have been in front by half time and the only negative is the goal we conceded. We became over confident.”