Story of the day: Weymouth 1-0 Hartlepool United – winning run comes to an end for 10 man Pools

Hartlepool United’s four game winning run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Weymouth on Saturday afternoon.

By Dominic Scurr

Published 23rd Jan 2021, 11:51 BST

Updated 23rd Jan 2021, 17:54 BST

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Josh MacQuoid’s 40th minute header proved to be the difference between the sides as Pools were left frustrated on the south coast.

Dave Challinor’s side were reduced to 10 men in the second half as substitute Luke Molyneux was shown a straight red card for a high challenge as Pools dropped to third.

Scroll through our live blog see how things unfolded...

A screen capture at full time of Hartlepool United's 1-0 defeat at Weymouth.

A screen capture at full time of Hartlepool United's 1-0 defeat at Weymouth.

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