Crawley Town v Hartlepool United RECAP: Omar Bogle earns Pools back-to-back wins in League Two

Omar Bogle capped an excellent week with the club by scoring his second goal in four days to seal the win five minutes before the break.

Graeme Lee’s side had to dig in during the second half as the home side looked for a way back and they just about held firm for back-to-back wins for the first time since October.

Lee went with the same XI who earned a come-from-behind win over Barrow in midweek but had to withstand some heavy pressure out of the gate as John Yems’ side twice hit the woodwork in the opening stages.

George Francomb looped a header onto the top of the bar from a corner before Jack Powell fired a wonderful effort off the angle of post and bar from a freekick.

And it was the wake up Pools needed as they edged back into the game with the quality of Bryn Morris.

Pools were rewarded five minutes before the break when a cross from the left came to Jamie Sterry who saw his shot cannon back into the path of Bogle on the edge of the area and he expertly picked out the corner with a curling left footed strike to give Pools the lead.

There was an alarming stoppage early in the second half as James Tilley needed treatment for a ball which hit him in the face.

It resulted in 11 minutes stoppage time but Pools we able to hang on for another big win.

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