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Story of the night: Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool United – Mark Cullen magic helps Pools secure first away win

Hartlepool United picked up their first away win of the season in style as they beat Bradford City 3-1 at Valley Parade.

By Dominic Scurr

Published 19th Oct 2021, 16:30 BST

Updated 19th Oct 2021, 22:08 BST

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A brace from full league debutant put Pools in control before Paudie O’Connor headed Bradford back into the game going into the closing stages.

What threatened to be a nervy end to the game proved to be anything but as Yann Songo’o turned Reagan Ogle’s cross into his own net to put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time.

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Mark Cullen of Hartlepool United scores during the Sky Bet League 2 match between Bradford City and Hartlepool United at the Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford on Tuesday 19th October 2021. (Credit: Will Matthews | MI News)

Mark Cullen of Hartlepool United scores during the Sky Bet League 2 match between Bradford City and Hartlepool United at the Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford on Tuesday 19th October 2021. (Credit: Will Matthews | MI News)

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FULL-TIME: Bradford City 1 (O’Connor 72) Hartlepool United 3 (Cullen 1’, 60’, Songo’o OG 90’)

Key Events

Bradford XI: O’Donnell, Threlkeld (Cousin-Dawson 61), O’Connor, Songo’o, Cooke, Cook, Gillead (Lavery 61), Foulds, Vernam, Watt (Robinson 77), Sutton
Bradford subs: Canavan, Kelleher, Evans, Robinson, Cousin-Dawson, Scales, Lavery
Bradford bookings: Cooke (69), Sutton (87)
Pools XI: Killip; Ferguson, Byrne, Hendrie, Sterry; Shelton, Featherstone, Daly, Holohan (Fondop 85); Molyneux (Ogle 89), Cullen (Grey 70)
Pools subs: Odusina, Mitchell, Jones, Grey, Ogle, Crawford, Fondop
Pools bookings: none
Referee: Tom Nield

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:17 BST

74: Joe Grey goes down in the area but the referee tells him to get up

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:15 BST

73: Matty Daly almost restores Pools’ two goal lead

His effort deflects over the crossbar.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:15 BST

GOAL! Bradford pull a goal back - O’Connor

The Bradford man rises highest to head home and get Bradford back into it.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:12 BST

70: Mark Cullen makes way for Joe Grey - first change for Pools

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:09 BST

Cullen the answer to Pools’ attacking problems?

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:06 BST

64: Cullen goes for his hat-trick but it’s wide

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 21:03 BST

GOAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! CULLEN MAKES IT 2-0!!!

Jamie Sterry’s cross deflects kindly to Cullen who can’t miss with a point blank header.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 20:59 BST

56: Featherstone slides Daly though

A well weighted ball for the Huddersfield loanee but Richard O’Donnell reacts quickly and is able to block the effort.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 20:58 BST

55: Oscar Threlkeld attempts an ambitious half volley from the edge of the box

Fortunately for Pools it sails high and wide of the goal.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 20:57 BST

52: Byrne heads over from a Featherstone corner

It was never really threatening the goal as Bradford win a goal kick.

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