Story of the night: Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool United – Mark Cullen magic helps Pools secure first away win
and live on Freeview channel 276
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.
Refresh the page and scroll through the live blog…
A message from the Football Clubs Editor
Our aim is to provide you with the best, most up-to-date and most informative Hartlepool United coverage 365 days a year.
This depth of coverage costs, so to help us maintain the high-quality reporting that you are used to, please consider taking out a subscription to our new sports-only package here.
Your support is much appreciated. Richard Mennear, Football Clubs Editor
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
26: Penalty shout for Bradford
Charles Vernam goes down under Luke Hendrie’s challenge inside the area but the referee quickly waves away the appeals. It looked like the Pools defender got the ball on first viewing.
21: Holohan’s volley is saved
Sterry clips a ball forward which is well controlled by Holohan on his chest inside the Bradford penalty area. The Irish midfielder then attempts a volley which is collected by O’Donnell in the City goal.
17: First half chance for Bradford
Cook cuts inside in the Pools penalty area but his effort is well blocked by Holohan and collected by Killip.
GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! CULLEN MAKES IT 1-0!!!
Molyneux plays the ball to Holohan whose shot from the left is parried by Richard O’Donnell but Cullen is there to mop it up and give Pools the lead!