Hartlepool 0-1 Crawley Town: Match Report

20 October 2012 19:01
Hartlepool 0-1 Crawley Town: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.


Cooper left feeling the heat

The pressure intensified on Hartlepool boss Neale Cooper after his side lost again at home - this time going down 1-0 to Crawley.

The visitors moved into fourth spot in the table after a comfortable fourth away win of the season, while Pools stay second from bottom with only one win to their name this season.

The only goal of an untidy game came after 14 minutes. Pools failed to defend a corner with any conviction and visiting midfielder Hope Akpan sent a dipping volley low past Pools goalkeeper Scott Flinders.

The Pools keeper made two vital first-half stops to keep his team in with a shout. First he got down low to deny Jon Forte from close range and then stood firm to keep out a goalbound close-range effort from Nicky Adams.

It was 55 minutes before Pools got a shot on target, right-back Neil Austin drilling a low free-kick at goal that Paul Jones saved and the Crawley goalkeeper then denied the same player when his low, long-range shot was curling towards the bottom corner.


Source: PA