Goals:

0-1: Cowan-Hall (32, strong header from eight yards after he met a fired in cross from the right)

0-2: Bloomfield (76, cracked in low from a Hayes pass after a counter-attack)

0-3: Mawson (78, towering far post header to meet a deep corner)

1-3: Harewood (83, cracked in from close range)

Bookings: Schmeltz (81 unsporting behaviour); Cowan-Hall (81 unsporting behaviour)

Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Carnforth): Nothing to get involved in, not a bad tackle all afternoon 7

Attendance: 3,053

Entertainment: 2/5

HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4-3-3):

6 Flinders: Was beaten three times, without having a great deal to do all afternoon

3 Austin: Had to do better to prevent the cross for first goal, missed a penalty and caught out attacking when the third goal came

5 Lanzoni: A little languid at times, but wasn’t really tested defensively against a sole striker

5 Bates: First game back in the starting XI since Paul Murray took over and it was no different to his other games – steady on occasions, stretched at times

5 Richards: Capable of swinging over some inviting crosses from the flank and put a few into the area; Needed to defend better for the first goal.;

4 Walker: Quiet and relatively ineffective. Tried, but just never got into the game

5 Featherstone: His tamest performance so far, didn’t get on the ball and prompt Pools like he has done in previous outings

6 DOLAN: Bright start, kept going and tried to keep Pools busy in midfield;

3 Campbell: Dropped deep for the ball, but offered nothing of any note and no surprise he was replaced

6 Harewood: Maintained his improved run of form, put himself about and tested the defenders

5 Fenwick: Plugged away, but didn’t have a sniff of goal this time and had little service.

Subs:

Schmeltz (for Campbell 58): No dramatic substitute impact this time around 5

Franks (for Walker 65): Contrived to lose possession on the attack – the visitors broke away and scored a second 4

(not used): Maxtead (gk), Woods, Hawkins, Jones, Ironside.

WYCOMBE WANDERERS (4-2-3-1): Ingram 6; Jombati 7, Pierre 7, Mawson 7, Jacobson 5; Bloomfield 7, Scowen 7; HAYES 8 (Kretzschmar 90), Murphy 6, Cowan-Hall 7 (Onyedinma 82); Craig 6 (McClure 78). Subs (not used): Richardson (gk), Lewis, Fletcher, Rowe.

MAN OF THE MATCH: PAUL Hayes – two assists in a hard-working performance