Story of the night: Sutton United 1-0 Hartlepool United – away day blues continue for poor Pools

Hartlepool United’s wait for an away point continued in League Two as they were beaten 1-0 at Sutton United on Tuesday evening.
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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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The defeat sees Pools drop to fifth in the League Two table.

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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)

Tonight’s coverage has now concluded

Full-time verdict from Dominic Scurr

Full-time: Sutton 1-0 Pools

89: Sterry heads wide!

Another close header for Pools as Sterry glances wide.

87: Great header from Olomola but Bouzanis does brilliantly to parry over

83: Olomola’s cross is spilled by Bouzanis

80: Antony Sweeney shown a yellow card for arguing on the touchline

77: Mark Cullen comes on for Will Goodwin

76: A good save from Ben Killip to parry wide an effort from distance

70: Featherstone booked for a late challenge