Story of the night: Sutton United 1-0 Hartlepool United – away day blues continue for poor Pools
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Ben Goodliffe’s first half strike was enough to separate the sides at Gander Green Lane as Sutton made their dominance count.
It was a frustrating evening for Pools who struggled to get going until the final few minutes when Olofela Olomola and Jamie Sterry both saw headers go wide.
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FULL-TIME: Sutton United 1 (Goodliffe 25’) Hartlepool United 0
Key Events
- Pools XI: Killip; Francis-Angol, Odusina (Ferguson 61), Liddle, Byrne, Sterry; Featherstone, Smith (Olomola 61); Daly, Molyneux, Goodwin (Cullen 77)
- Pools subs: Mitchell, Ogle, Crawford, Jones
- Pools bookings: Featherstone (70), Byrne (73), Sweeney (80), Cullen (86)
- Sutton XI: Bouzanis, Goodliffe, John, Ajiboye, Eastmond, Sho-Silva (Wilson 66), Boldewijn, Joe Kizzi, Milsom, Bennett (Bugiel 63), Smith
- Sutton subs: Wyatt, Rowe, Beautyman, Randall, House
- Sutton bookings: Bugiel (73), Milsom (90)
- Referee: Simon Hooper
- Attendance: 2,484 (251 Pools)
66: WHAT A SAVE! Bouzanis parries Ferguson’s header
Good cross from Francis-Angol is headed goalwards by Ferguson but Bouzanis is there to parry it.
Half-time player ratings
Killip - 5
Sterry - 6
Byrne - 6
Liddle - 5
Odusina - 4
Francis-Angol - 4
Featherstone - 5
Smith - 5
Daly - 5
Molyneux - 5
Goodwin - 4
Half-time verdict from Dominic Scurr
Half-time at Sutton and Pools have been battered so far here. The hosts pegging them back and putting the pressure on from the start but only have one goal to show for it.
Dave Challinor’s side second best in all departments but still had a great chance to equalise before the break through Odusina.