Goals:
0-1: Walton pen (65, crisply struck low to Carson’s right side)
0-2: Murphy (74, tapped in from close range after Pools were opened up on the left)
1-2: Paynter (80, header from deep when he met Banton’s corner)
Bookings: Harrold (unsportsmanlike behaviour 70); Murphy (dissent 84), Woods (foul 90)
Referee: Mark Heywood (Wakefield): No thought went into the red card and penalty call – and made plenty of other mistakes 3
Attendance: 3,262
Entertainment: 1/5
HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4-4-2):
7 Carson: A busy day as Pools were cut open too often – made some important first-half stops to at least keep his side level
5 Hendrie: Steady away on the right again, moved to centre-half in Harrison’s absence
4 Harrison: Beaten too easily for the penalty incident as Murphy got in behind him outside the penalty area
5 Okuonghae: Looked like three games in seven days was a lot to ask after missing all the season so far
5 Jones: Game ended early when he suffered a facial cut which needed stitches;
7 OATES: the only player to emerge with credit from Moore and at least his first-half performance was energetic
4 Featherstone: Didn’t get a grip of the game in the middle when it was there to make the most of Walton’s lack of mobility
3 Walker: Three starts in a week and it may be a while before he’s seen in the starting XI again. A deflating week
4 Carroll: Replaced at half-time, and while he’s playing further forward on the left wing, he’s not getting into the danger area enough;
6 Bingham: Worked away with his energy and movement coming to the fore when Pools were down to ten men, denied a goal by a goalkeeper’s tackle
4 Paynter: Needs to show more frontline authority. Service hasn’t been great and he scored again, but there’s got to be more from him.
Subs:
Woods (for Walker 46): Offered a bit more in midfield and really should have scored to make it 1-1 after a bursting run from deep 6
Banton (for Carroll 46): Brought some drive and forward thinking, delivered the corner for Paynter’s header, but delivery was hit and miss 6
Duckworth (for Jones 61): A welcome return to the side, albeit at left back 5
(not used): Bartlett (gk), Bates, Oyenuga, Fenwick.
CRAWLEY TOWN (4-4-2): Flahaven 6; Young 5, Bradley 5, Yorwerth 6, Hancock 5; Fenelon 5 (Scales 67, 7), Walton 5 (Jenkins 84), Smith 5, Edwards 7; Murphy 6 (Deacon 88), Harrold 5. Subs (not used): Barnard, Rooney, Preston, Ashton.
MAN OF THE MATCH GWION Edwards – lively and direct on the right flank
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