Story of the day: Hartlepool United 1-1 Exeter City – Pools drop points at Victoria Park for the first time this season
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Luke Molyneux’s first Football League goal gave Pools a first half lead before Exeter’s Sam Nombe equalised before the break.
The second half saw a few half chances but neither side were able to find the winner as they had to settle for a point.
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FULL-TIME: Hartlepool United 1 (Molyneux 25’) Exeter City 1 (Nombe 41’)
Key Events
- Hartlepool United, with a newly contracted Dave Challinor, host Exeter City at Victoria Park this afternoon.
- The Grecians sit level on points with Pools in the table but are a place above them due to superior goal difference.
- Pools XI: Killip; Jones, Francis-Angol, Byrne, Hendrie, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Daly; Molyneux, Fondop
- Pools subs: Mitchell, Odusina, Ogle, Smith, Goodwin, Cook, Cullen
- Pools bookings: Byrne (90)
- Exeter XI: Dawson; Caprice, Ray, Jay, Nombe, Key (Edwards 84), Dieng (Atangana 69), Taylor (Collins 56), Brown, Sweeney, Hartridge
- Exeter subs: Lee, Atangana, Collins, Amond, Daniel, Kite, Edwards
- Exeter bookings: Ray (46), Dieng (59)
- Referee: Leigh Doughty
- Attendance: 5,194 (171 Exeter)
Half-time Pools player ratings
Ben Killip - 6
Jamie Sterry - 6
Eddy Jones - 7
Neill Byrne - 7
Luke Hendrie - 7
Zaine Francis-Angol - 6
Nicky Featherstone - 6
Mark Shelton - 6
Matty Daly - 5
Mike Fondop - 6
Luke Molyneux - 7
45: Matt Jay turns and forces a simple save from Killip
A decent chance for Exeter but Jay can’t quite connect properly as Killip scoops the shot up.
41: GOAL! Exeter equalise
Sam Nombe heads in from close range following Jake Caprice’s dinked delivery from the left. The visitors had been asking questions of Pools since the hosts took the lead.
31: Let off for Pools!
A neat exchange on the edge of the area sees Sam Nombe with a free shot on goal from eight yards out but his angled effort flies over the crossbar. Should have really tested the goalkeeper.