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)
3: SAVE! Killip parries Boldewijn’s long range strike
Boldewijn cuts in from the left and shoots from 25-yards but Killip is equal to it.
The Sutton team is in
Sutton XI: Bouzanis, Goodliffe, John, Ajiboye, Eastmond, Sho-Silva, Boldewijn, Joe Kizzi, Milsom, Bennett, Smith
Sutton subs: Wyatt, Rowe, Bugiel, Beautyman, Randall, House, Wilson
Dominic Scurr’s verdict on Pools’ starting XI
Have to say, that’s an interesting line-up for Pools tonight. Seems to be a 5-4-1/3-4-3 set-up.
Mark Shelton is here but not in the squad, David Ferguson makes the bench. First league start for Martin Smith too.
Timi Odusina comes back into the side for the first time in the league since the 3-2 defeat at Barrow last month.
Matt Gray on Pools
Sutton manager Matt Gray in tonight’s programme: “On the day that we beat Hartlepool to win the National League in May, their reaction showed a lot of class, coming out to shake hands with us at the presentation.
“I’ve got a lot of time and respect for Dave and his team and was delighted that they joined us in League Two. It was a difficult summer for them, with the short gap between winning the play-offs and the start of the League Two season leaving them up against it.”