Emmanuel Dieseruvwe’s second-half penalty earned Hartlepool a 1-0 win over play-off chasing Halifax.
Dieseruvwe scored from the spot in the 73rd minute after Terrell Agyemang was brought down in the box.
Dieseruvwe had already twice gone close to scoring, seeing an early effort saved by Sam Johnson and then, five minutes into the second half, having a shot scrambled off the line by Tylor Golden after the Pools forward lifted the ball over the goalkeeper.
Halifax had threatened twice late in the first half, but Florent Hoti’s strike from range was narrowly wide while Rob Harker’s volley was held by Zak Johnson.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Hartlepool
Formation 5-3-2
- 13Jameson
- 32Stephenson
- 42WaterfallBooked at 45mins
- 29Parkes
- 3Ferguson
- 35Featherstone
- 22Crawford
- 10CookeSubstituted forCooperat 89′minutes
- 12Grey
- 36DuffusSubstituted forAgyemangat 61′minutes
- 20Dieseruvwe
Substitutes
- 1Dixon
- 23Onariase
- 28Agyemang
- 34Oduroh
- 41Cooper
Halifax
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Johnson
- 2Golden
- 5Senior
- 18HotiSubstituted forGeorgeat 81′minutes
- 3Galvin
- 14Thompson-SommersSubstituted forSummerfieldat 53′minutes
- 8HunterBooked at 54mins
- 6Stott
- 19CosgraveSubstituted forOluwaboriat 59′minutes
- 17WrightBooked at 87mins
- 9Harker
Substitutes
- 4Summerfield
- 12Evans
- 22Oluwabori
- 27George
- 28Jenkins
- Referee:
- Jamie O’Connor
- Attendance:
- 4,444
Live Text
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Match ends, Hartlepool United 1, FC Halifax Town 0.
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Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 1, FC Halifax Town 0.
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Substitution, Hartlepool United. Chay Cooper replaces Callum Cooke.
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Max Wright (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Adan George replaces Florent Hoti.
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Goal! Hartlepool United 1, FC Halifax Town 0. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Hartlepool United) converts the penalty with a.
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Substitution, Hartlepool United. Terrell Agyemang replaces Courtney Duffus.
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Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Andrew Oluwabori replaces Aaron Cosgrave.
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Jack Hunter (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Luke Summerfield replaces Kane Thompson-Sommers.
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Second Half begins Hartlepool United 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
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Luke Waterfall (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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First Half ends, Hartlepool United 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
