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Story of the day: Gateshead 4-1 Hartlepool United – more pre-season frustration for Pools against National League North opposition
Hartlepool United suffered a 4-1 defeat in their third pre-season friendly match at Gateshead on Saturday afternoon.
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After taking an early lead through a trialist, Pools were pegged back by a brace from Cedwyn Scott that put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the break.
Further goals from Macaulay Langstaff and Grey Olley in the second half saw the Heed emerge as convincing winners in the end.
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FULL-TIME: Gateshead 4 (Scott 33’, 41’, Langstaff 46’, Olley 64’) Hartlepool United 1 (Trailist 10)
Key Events
- Pools XI: Killip; Ferguson, Ogle, Liddle, Byrne, Sterry; Smith, Featherstone, Holohan; Olufela Olomola, Trialist
- Pools subs: J.MacDonald, Molyneux, Odusina, Francis-Angol, Trialist, Trialist, Close, Trialist, Crawford
- Gateshead XI: Cameron; Tinkler, Forbes, Storey, Trialist, Hunter, Olley, Ward, Langstaff, Campbell, Scott
- Gateshead subs: Pani, Bolton, Wombwell, Thomas, Nelson, Trialist
- Referee: Matthew East
- Attendance: 723
GOAL! Langstaff makes it 3-1!
Straight away, Langstaff breaks through and slides the ball past Killip to give Gateshead a two goal lead.
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