Story of the night: Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Hartlepool United – heroic defensive display sees Pools secure FA Cup second round spot

Hartlepool United secured their place in the second round of the FA Cup following a 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park.
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Mark Cullen’s fifth goal in six starts was enough to see Pools through following a heroic defensive display as Wycombe hit the woodwork on three occasions.

The win sees Pools net £22,000 in prize money and set up a second round trip to Lincoln City next month.

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Adams Park, Wycombe Wanderers' home stadium (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)Adams Park, Wycombe Wanderers' home stadium (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Adams Park, Wycombe Wanderers' home stadium (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

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FULL-TIME: Wycombe Wanderers 0 Hartlepool United 1 (Cullen 19’)

Key Events

  • Wycombe XI: Stockdale; Grimmer (McCarthy 86), Jacobson, Stewart, Thompson, Vokes, Horgan, Hanlan, Akinfenwa (Mehmeti 78), Obita, Scowen (Wheeler 72)
  • Wycombe subs: Pryzbek, Wheeler, Mehmeti, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Forino, Parsons
  • Wycombe bookings: Jacobson (67), Stewart (84), Wheeler (90)
  • Pools XI: Killip; Sterry, Byrne, Liddle, Francis-Angol, Ferguson; Featherstone, Shelton (Smith 88), Daly (Crawford 88); Molyneux (Fondop 90), Cullen (Grey 74)
  • Pools subs: Mitchell, Odusina, Hendrie, Crawford, Ogle, Smith, Grey, Fondop, Olomola
  • Pools bookings: Liddle (55), Featherstone (90)
  • Referee: Christopher Pollard
  • Attendance: 1,582 (112 Pools)

Tonight’s live coverage has concluded

Full-time verdict from Dominic Scurr

Full-time: Wycombe 0-1 Hartlepool United

90+4: OFF THE POST!

A great save by Killip and off the post and back off Jamie Sterry for a Wycombe corner.

87: Double change for Pools - Mark Shelton is replaced by Martin Smith, Tom Crawford is on for Matty Daly

86: Jack Grimmer is replaced by Jason McCarthy

86: Mehmeti’s shot from distance sails well over

78: Adebayo Akinfenwa is replaced by Anis Mehmeti