Story of the day: Aldershot Town 1-3 Hartlepool United – Pools back up to third following strong away display
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After a goalless first half, goals from Luke Armstrong, Rhys Oates and a Nicky Featherstone penalty helped secure a fairly comfortable away win for Pools.
Mo Bettamer caused a late scare from the penalty spot but Pools were able to bounce back and secure victory to guarantee a play-off place.
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FULL-TIME: Aldershot Town 1 (Bettamer pen 86) Hartlepool United 3 (Armstrong 59, Oates 77, Featherstone pen 90)
Key Events
- Pools XI: James; Ferguson, Johnson, Liddle, Cass, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Holohan; Oates, Armstrong
- Pools subs: Donaldson, Molyneux, Williams, Francis-Angol, Elliott
- Pools bookings: Holohan (90)
- Aldershot XI: Walker; Fowler, Sendles-White, Lyons-Foster, Kandi, Panayiotou, Anderson, Edser, Kinsella, Tanner, Miller
- Aldershot subs: Battamer, Whittingham, Wylie, Ogie, Hinds
- Aldershot bookings: Kandi (56), Kinsella (57), Tanner (76), Sendles-White (90)
- Referee: Elliott Swallow
Half-time player ratings
James - 7
Sterry - 7
Cass - 8
Liddle - 7
Johnson - 7
Ferguson - 7
Featherstone - 7
Shelton - 7
Holohan - 7
Armstrong - 6
Oates - 7
45+1: Penalty shout for Pools
Oates goes down in the penalty area but the referee waves away the appeals and blows for half-time.
43: WOW! What a block!
Oates breaks away, dinks the ball across goal for Holohan whose close range strike looked destined for goal only for George Fowler to block the ball spectacularly on the line.
39: Aldershot’s corner comes to nothing as Pools clear the danger
A good header from Ryan Johnson relieves the pressure.
36: Oates gets a shot away
Oates cuts in from the left before curling an effort into the arms of Mitch Walker from the edge of the box.