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.
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Hide AdLee 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.
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Hide AdThere 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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Crawley Town 0-1 Hartlepool United RECAP: Omar Bogle strike earns Pools all three points in Crawley
Key Events
- Omar Bogle gives Hartlepool the lead
- Hartlepool United XI: Killip, Sterry, Byrne ©, Odusina, Ferguson, Morris, White, Crawford, Grey, Bogle, Molyneux
- Subs: Bilokapic, Ogle, Liddle, Shelton, Holohan, Fletcher, Cullen
- Crawley Town XI: Morris, Tsaroulla, Tunnicliffe, Craig, Francomb ©, Ferry, Powell, Payne, Tilley, Nadesan, Oteh
- Subs: Davies, Gallacher, Grego-Cox, Matthews, Hutchinson, Seymour
Big penalty claim from Tsaroulla as he goes down under Molyneux’s challenge. A relieved look back at the referee from the Pools man
Excellent defending from Odusina who sets up a counter attack and Bogle frees White inside the area but his pull back is turned away just in front of the advancing Grey
Byrne doeswell to pinch the ball away from Oteh who was threatening down the right as the home fans start to sense something from their side
Dancing feet from Grey as he escapes two Crawley players on the left but Crawford is unable to control the pass.
Prolonged stoppage here as Tilley is carried off to applause from all four stands here at the People’s Pension Stadium. Our best wishes go out to him
Hutchinson is stripped and ready to come on for Tilley as the medics bring on the stretcher.
The good news is it looks like Tilley is conscious