Goal:
1-0: Fenwick (51, rising right-foot shot from the edge of the area flew high into the net)
Booking: Woods (65, foul)
Referee: Ben Toner (Darwen): Nothing to do, not a game with much incident to worry about 7
Entertainment: 3/5
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HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4-3-3):
6 Bartlett: Safe hands again on a night when handling was very tricky - three clean sheets from four games;
7 Duckworth: Squandered possession first-half too often, but settled down and stuck to his defensive job
7 Harrison: Dominant in the air when Newport lobbed plenty of balls up top as the game went on
6 Bates: At ease throughout, comfortable and didn’t break sweat as he shadowed the opposition all day
6 Carroll: Energetic on the left, a real prospect going forward and always alert in possession;
6 Woods: Busy, worked away but without having the impact of other games. Made late forays into the opposition area without finishing
7 Magnay: Excelled in the middle of the part again, breaking up play and passing from deep
6 Featherstone: It was a tight midfield with Newport packing it and space was hard to find, but he never stopped;
7 FENWICK: Superb strike earned the victory, could have had two and never stopped working on the left side
6 Paynter: Close, so close to his fourth goal in as many games, but denied on the line
7 Bingham: Lively and bright in the front three and his pace again scared the defenders.
Subs:
Oates (for Fenwick 76)
Walker (for Woods 86)
(not used): Denton (gk), Oyenuga, Nelson-Addy, Jones, Smith.
NEWPORT COUNTY (4-4-1-1): Day 6; Holmes 6, Poole 7, Parselle 5, Barrow 6; Klukowski 5 (Owen-Evans 73), Elito 5, Byrne 6, TWUMASI 7; Boden 6, Collins 6. Subs (not used): Taylor (gk), Hayden, Shephard, Bamford, Jones, Angel.
MAN OF THE MATCH Scott Fenwick – his strike proved the difference between the sides.
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