Story of the day: Hartlepool United 3-2 Harrogate Town – Pools never say die as three goals in six minutes completes comeback
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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)
28: GOAL! Thomson gives Harrogate the lead
Pools fail to clear the danger as Thomson pops up at the back post and smashes the ball into the centre of the goal from close range. Mitchell got a hand to it but not enough to keep it out.
27: Booking for Byrne
The Pools defender will miss the next game after picking up his fifth yellow of the season.
12: DISALLOWED! Byrne pokes Molyneux’s goalbound strike in on the line but the flag is up
Tough one for Pools to take as the initial effort looked to be heading in.
9: Hendrie’s header is well saved by Oxley!
Holohan’s cross finds Hendrie whose stooping header is well parried by Mark Oxley in the Harrogate goal.
4: CLOSE! Great feet from Cullen but he drags his shot just wide
Daly does well to find Cullen who shows great feet to get a shot away but it’s just wide of the left post.