Goals:

1-0: Oates (46, Munns played him in and fellow sub Oates finished smartly high to keeper's left)

1-1: Carter 86 pen (Loach dived to his right as the home skipper sent his penalty the other way)

2-1: Franks (90 Munns, who else, delivered the free-kick into the box and Franks finished at the near post from a few yards)

Booking: Magnay (26, foul), Vaughan 86 (time wasting)

Referee: Matthew Donohue: Awarded a dodgy penalty, but otherwise consistent. 6

Attendance: 2,658

Entertainment: 2/5

HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4-3-3):

8 Loach: Magnificent again. When Pools were stuttering through the first half, who was their Mr Dependable?

7 Magnay: Captain led by example and was solid in second half when Pools needed his presence

6 Laing: Stood up in the first half when he was called upon. Conceded a soft penalty towards the end

6 Harrison: Had to be on his toes at the back throughout against busy frontmen

6 Deverdics: Continues to show his stand-in role at left-back may become more permanent;

5 Hawkins: No quite with it on Saturday and was taken off at half-time

6 Featherstone: Steady and assured in the middle of the park, kept Pools ticking along in the manner he does

6 Woods: No heroics this time after a late midweek winner, just a very solid, hard-working shift

6 Rodney: Decent first half when Pools did little attacking-wise and had a couple of sights of goal in the second before tiring

5 Thorne: Found going tough up front and was dominated by Liam Daly as Pools lobbed balls up front

8 Franks: Had one opportunity and took it superbly to make sure Pools came home with the points.

Subs:

Oates (for Thorne 46): Inspired substitution by Harrison, finishing with assurance with first touch 6

Munns (for Hawkins 46): What an introduction, setting up Oates instantly and delivered late free-kick ahead of winner 7

Adams (for Rodney 77)

(not used): Simpson, Richardson

SOLIHULL MOORS (4-4-2): Vaughan, Green, Daly, Kelleher, Murombedzi, Carter, Caline, Richards, McDonald (Liburd 63), Campbell, Afolayan (Brodie 53). Subs (not used): Bannister, Kettle. Cleary

MAN OF THE MATCH Scott Loach – tough choice given the lads up top, but keeper made a number of key saves.