Liam Kennedy's player ratings: How Hartlepool players rated in Gateshead defeat - with THREE standout performers

Hartlepool United fell to defeat at Gateshead on Boxing Day - but how did the players perform?
Liam Noble was one of Pools' standout performers at GatesheadLiam Noble was one of Pools' standout performers at Gateshead
Liam Noble was one of Pools' standout performers at Gateshead

A first-half brace from Luke Armstrong put the Heed in command, with a Liam Noble penalty reducing the deficit late on. Noble, who missed a second penalty as Pools looked to equalise, earned a positive mark from our writer Liam Kennedy - put several others fared less favourably. Scroll down and click through the pages to see who shone - and struggled - at the International Stadium: