Story of the day: Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool United – fifth away defeat in six for Pools in League Two
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Goals at either end of the game from Tom Elliott and Matty Willock secured three points for Salford and condemned Pools to their fifth away defeat in six matches this season.
Over 1,000 Poolies made the trip but were sent home disappointed yet again as Dave Challinor’s side failed to register a meaningful shot on target.
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FULL-TIME: Salford City 2 (Elliott 3’, Willock 85’) Hartlepool United 0
Key Events
- Pools XI: Killip; Francis-Angol (Shelton 34), Byrne, Odusina; Ferguson, Sterry, Featherstone, Ogle; Daly, Grey (Holohan 59), Goodwin (Fondop 46)
- Pools subs: Mitchell, Shelton, Cullen, Jones, Hendrie, Fondop, Holohan
- Pools bookings: Featherstone (47), Sterry (81)
- Salford XI: Ripley; Touray, Lowe, Eastham, Lund, Elliott (N’Mai 88’), Hunter, Turnbull, McAleny (Wright 73), Shephard (Willock 65), Thomas-Asante
- Salford subs: Jeacock, Ndaba, Willock, Oteh, Smith, N’Mai
- Salford bookings: Elliott (44), Turnbull (72), Thomas-Asante (90)
- Referee: Peter Wright
- Attendance: 2,448 (1,019 Pools)
That concludes today’s live coverage
Head over to https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-united for all the latest news, verdict and reaction from the defeat at Salford.
Goal! Willock makes it 2-0
The ball drops nicely for Willock who finds the bottom right corner from the edge of the box.