Hartlepool United v Stevenage RECAP: How things played out as Graeme Lee's side take a point at the Suit Direct Stadium
Pools fell behind midway through the second half when Gary Liddle was penalised for a foul on substitute Jamie Reid with referee Martin Coy showing no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Norris stepped up and converted well sending Ben Killip the wrong way.
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Hide AdTo Pools’ credit they fought back in a game where they might have let things slip with very little in the way of clear cut chances up to that point.
And it was captain Featherstone who grabbed the equaliser as he fired in superbly from the edge of the area at the first time of asking from Joe Grey’s set up.
Graeme Lee’s side pressed for a winner in the closing 10 minutes but were unable to find a way though a resolute Stevenage defence.
And here is how the full 90 minutes played out at the Suit Direct Stadium.
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Hartlepool United 1-1 Stevenage LIVE: Nicky Featherstone rescues a point for Hartlepool
Key Events
- Featherstone draws Hartlepool level with a well-taken goal
- Norris scores from the spot to give Stevenage the lead.
- Hartlepool United XI: Killip, Ogle, Byrne, Liddle, Odusina, Ferguson, Featherstone ©, Shelton, Holohan, Molyneux, Cullen
- Subs: Boyes, Hull, Hendrie, Crawford, Smith, Grey, Olomola
- Stevenage XI: Pym, James-Wildin. Coker, Reeves, Cuthbert ©, Prosser, Taylor, Norris, Westbrooke, Lines, Vancooten
- Subs: Carter, Andrade, Upson, Daly, O’Neill, Reid, Walker
We're through the opening 15 minutes and Pools just having to do a little bit of defending as the visitors enjoy their first spell of possession in the game. It remains goalless.
Great block from Liddle to deny Norris who found himself a yard in the yard and struck with real venom.
Floated cross from Westbrooke on the right goes over everyone and away from danger for a Pools goalkick
Reeves a little bit fortunate not to go into the referees book after a blatant, and prolonged, pullback of Featherstone in the centre circle.
5 - SAVE
Pools with the first chance of he game as Holohan bundles through the midfield to release Cullen and he tees up Shelton on the edge of the area who stings the palms of Pym in the Stevenage goal
Brief break in play as Molyneux has to sort his footwear. The Pools forward now back up and running.
Bright start from the home side who have already had some joy with Molyneux down either flank but the final ball just wasn’t there each time.