Story of the night: Hartlepool United 0-1 Crewe Alexandra – visitors progress to Carabao Cup second round despite early red card
Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! nowand live on Freeview channel 276
Hartlepool United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the first round stage after losing 1-0 to 10-man Crewe Alexandra.
After Billy Sass-Davies’ early red card, Crewe took the lead in the second half through Callum Ainley at Victoria Park.
Pools pushed for an equaliser but the League One visitors were able to hold on to their 1-0 lead and progress through to the second round.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdScroll through our live blog to see how events unfolded on Tuesday evening…
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: Hartlepool United 0 Crewe Alexandra 1 (Ainley 50)
Key Events
- Pools XI: Mitchell; Sterry, Byrne, Liddle, Odusina, Francis-Angol; Featherstone, Smith, Daly; Molyneux, Burey
- Pools subs: Killip, Lawlor, Ferguson, Ogle, Holohan, Olomola, Cullen
- Pools bookings: none
- Crewe XI: Jaaskelainen; Ramsey, MacDinald, Offord, Long, Porter, Ainley, McFazdean, Dale, Lundstram, Sass-Davies
- Crewe subs: Richards, Adebisi, Mandron, Finney, Murphy, Daniels, Johnson
- Crewe bookings: Artell (manager, 45)
- Crewe sendings off: Sass-Davies (13)
- Referee: Thomas Bramall
- Attendance: 3,149 (140 Crewe)
26: Good footwork from Daly to find space to get a cross in
Molyneux and Burey are in the middle but Crewe are able to clear.
32: OFF THE BAR!
Sterry’s free-kick curls over the wall and ricochets back off the crossbar as Crewe clear the danger.
33: Liddle attempts an overhead kick from Sterry’s cross
It’s well over from the 35-year-old veteran and it’s just as well as the flag was up anyway.
40: Ramsey fires into the Town End
Crewe’s first shot on goal from Kayne Ramsey is high and wide into the Town End.
3 / 6