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Story of the day: Hartlepool United 3-2 Harrogate Town – Pools never say die as three goals in six minutes completes comeback
Hartlepool United came from 2-0 down to beat Harrogate Town 3-2 at Victoria Park.
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After George Thomson and a Neill Byrne own goal put the visitors two goals up at the break, a frantic six minute spell at the start of the second half saw Pools turn the game on its head with goals from David Ferguson, Mark Cullen and Matty Daly completing the comeback by the hour mark.
It’s a sixth win in seven home matches at Victoria Park so far this season.
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FULL-TIME: Hartlepool United 3 (Ferguson 52’, Cullen 53’, Daly 58’) Harrogate Town 2 (Thomson 28’, Byrne 35’)
Key Events
- Pools XI: Mitchell; Ferguson, Byrne, Hendrie, Sterry (Ogle 33); Featherstone, Shelton (Liddle 46), Daly, Holohan; Molyneux, Cullen (Grey 72)
- Pools subs: Killip, Liddle, Ogle, Jones, Crawford, Grey, Fondop
- Pools bookings: Byrne (27)
- Harrogate XI: Oxley, Fallowfield, Page, Falkingham, Smith, Burrell, Thomson, Kerry (Power 63), Muldoon (Orsi 73), Diamond, Armstrong
- Harrogate subs: Martin, Orsi, Cracknell, Sheron, Power
- Harrogate bookings:
- Referee: Simon Mather
- Attendance: 5,807 (270 Harrogate)
47: Thomson appears to curl the ball straight in from a corner but the referee gives a free-kick for a foul on Mitchell
Half-time Pools player ratings
Mitchell - 5
Sterry - 5
Hendrie - 5
Byrne - 3
Ferguson - 5
Featherstone - 5
Shelton - 5
Holohan - 6
Daly - 6
Molyneux - 6
Cullen - 5
43: Ferguson clips the ball over the crossbar from the left
An ambitious effort from the Pools wing-back, who had few other options.
39: Almost 3-0.
Armstrong’s low cross is met well by Diamond at the back post but Mitchell makes himself big to block the shot. Good save.
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