Story of the night: Spennymoor Town 1-0 Hartlepool United – trialists get pre-season run out as Pools beaten at the Brewery Field
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Frank Mulhern’s 10th minute header from Rob Ramshaw’s free-kick was enough to separate the sides. A Pools trialist had the ball in the net in the second half but was ruled out for offside as the visitors pushed for an equaliser.
Trialist Mark Cullen was withdrawn after just five minutes after suffering an injury. Zaine Francis-Angol and Timi Odusina played the full 90-minutes.
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FULL-TIME: Spennymoor Town 1 (Mulhern 10’) Hartlepool United 0
Key Events
- Pools currently have 15 players contracted ahead of the news season: Ben Killip, David Ferguson, Gary Liddle, Timi Odusina, Mark Shelton, Nicky Featherstone, Joe Grey, Gavan Holohan, Josh MacDonald, Tom Crawford, Jamie Sterry, Luke Molyneux, Neill Byrne, Reagan Ogle, Martin Smith
- Pools starting XI: Killip, Ogle, Byrne, Trialist, Odusina, Trialist, Smith, Trialist, Molyneux, Trialist, Trialist
- Pools subs: MacDonald, Liddle, Ferguson, Featherstone, Crawford, Shelton, Holohan; Trialist, Trialist, Trialist
- Spennymoor starting XI: Trialist, Lufudu, Magnay, Trialist, McLean, Moke, Abbott, Anderson, Ramshaw, Hall, Mulhern
- Spennymoor subs: Chandler, Carter, Lister, Hindson, Thompson, Trialist, Kennedy
- Attendance: 985 (approx 200 Pools)
Pools team news
Jamie Sterry and Joe Grey here at Spennymoor but not part of the Pools squad. All 13 other contracted players are. Zaine Francis-Angol also one of the trialists, as he was on Saturday. A new deal expected to be confirmed very soon.
Pools XI confirmed
Pools first half XI to face Spennymoor: Killip, Ogle, Byrne, Trialist, Odusina, Trialist, Smith, Trialist, Molyneux, Trialist, Trialist
Dave Challinor pleased with the defensive competition at Pools
Pools already have key defenders such as Jamie Sterry, Gary Liddle, Timi Odusina and David Ferguson tied down while also bringing in new signings Reagan Ogle and Neill Byrne.
Zaine Francis-Angol is also expected to follow.
Dave Challinor said: “We’ve got options in defence and that’s what we need, we need competition and players who can fill different positions.
“We played with a three [at Runcorn Linnets] which got us success last season so we’ll be looking at that but with the adaptability to switch to a four when we need to.”