Pools were 2-0 up and cruising thanks to first half goals from debutant Tyler Hamilton and Ryan Donaldson either side of a Dimi Konstantopoulos penalty save from Jon Stead.
But a final 13-minute collapse from the visitors saw Harrogate progress as a Peter Kioso own goal pulled one back for the home side at the CNG Stadium before Konstantopoulos, on his second debut, dropped a high ball after being pushed as Connor Hall stroked it into an empty net with four minutes of normal time remaining.
And just when the game looked to be heading to extra-time, the Greek goalkeeper let the ball slip through his fingers as Brendan Kiernan pounced and walked the ball into the goal. Scroll down and click through the pages to see our player ratings from the match..
And just when the game looked to be heading to extra-time, the Greek goalkeeper let the ball slip through his fingers as Brendan Kiernan pounced and walked the ball into the goal. Scroll down and click through the pages to see our player ratings from the match..