Story of the day: Hartlepool United 2-4 Maidenhead United – 10 men Magpies end Pools' title hopes
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A hat-trick for Alan Massey and another for Danilo Orsi saw the visitors end Pools’ 13 game unbeaten run at Victoria Park as a sublime Rhys Oates solo goal and a late consolation from Danny Elliott weren't enough.
Ryheem Sheckleford was sent off in the first half for Maidenhead but that didn’t stop the visitors securing a comfortable win.
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FULL-TIME: Hartlepool United 2 (Oates 28, Elliott 86) Maidenhead United 4 (Orsi 15, Barratt 38, 47, 55)
Key Events
- Pools XI: Ravas; Sterry, Odusina, Johnson, FergusonShelton, Featherstone, Holohan; Molyneux, Saunders, Oates
- Pools subs: Donaldson, Francis-Angol, Cass, Williams, Elliott.
- Pools bookings: Ferguson (66), Johnson (90)
- Maidenhead XI: Lovett; Massey, Wells, Parry, Sheckleford, Wiltshire, Sparkes, Ince, Compley, Barratt, Orsi
- Maidenhead subs: Egan, Keetch, Coley, Smith, Kelly
- Maidenhead bookings: Wiltshire (3), Comley (18)
- Maidenhead sendings off: Sheckleford (42)
- Referee: Martin Woods
GOAL! Barratt grabs his hat-trick
Maidenhead make it 4-1 in style as Barratt drills the ball into the bottom right corner from distance.
Triple change for Pools
Lewis Cass replaces Timi Odusina, Danny Elliott replaces Mark Shelton and Luke Williams replaces Gavan Holohan.
GOAL! Maidenhead make it 3-1
A long ball forward finds Barratt who smashes the ball past Ravas to make it 3-1.
46: Comley with a great block to deny Holohan
A good move see the ball fall to Holohan just inside the penalty area but his shot is heroically blocked by the Maidenhead man.
Half-time player ratings
Ravas - 6
Ferguson - 7
Johnson - 5
Odusina - 3
Sterry - 5
Featherstone - 6
Shelton - 6
Holohan - 6
Molyneux - 6
Oates - 8
Saunders - 5