Match ends, Crawley Town 0, Hartlepool United 0.
CrawleyCrawley Town0HartlepoolHartlepool United0
Hartlepool moved nine points clear of the bottom two with a battling goalless draw away at mid-table Crawley.
In a poor first half, Nathan Thomas nearly opened the scoring for Pools but his fierce drive went just wide.
Thomas continued to impress after the break and was unlucky to see his effort powerfully strike the crossbar.
With time running out, Crawley nearly stole the victory against the run of play but Sonny Bradley headed agonisingly wide from three yards out.
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Surrey: "Literally the last kick touch of the ball, you're expecting it from five yards out for the net to bulge and it could have been a bit fortunate to grab the three points.
"But it wasn't to be and probably a draw was a fair result in the end.
"We had to dig in and I wanted to see more in the second half and I thought there was more in the tank."
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Jones
- 2Oyebanjo
- 6Bradley
- 16AshtonBooked at 53mins
- 31Dunne
- 7Edwards
- 24Sutherland
- 22BondSubstituted forWaltonat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 30Della VerdeSubstituted forTomlinat 81'minutes
- 18Harrold
- 11McAlindenSubstituted forFenelonat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Walton
- 9Barnard
- 12Preston
- 14Young
- 15Fenelon
- 21Tomlin
- 25Yorwerth
Hartlepool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Carson
- 2Magnay
- 6Bates
- 26Jackson
- 3CarrollBooked at 31mins
- 30Gray
- 16Featherstone
- 18HawkinsSubstituted forWalkerat 84'minutes
- 33James
- 10Paynter
- 7Thomas
Substitutes
- 8Walker
- 9Bingham
- 13Bartlett
- 14Woods
- 15Oates
- 19Richards
- 28Laurent
- Referee:
- David Coote
- Attendance:
- 1,883
Match Stats
Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamHartlepool
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away0
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 0, Hartlepool United 0.
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Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Carl Magnay.
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Attempt missed. Brad Walker (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Booking
Simon Walton (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Simon Walton (Crawley Town).
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Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Frankie Sutherland (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United).
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Attempt saved. Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Jon Ashton (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United).
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Foul by Gavin Tomlin (Crawley Town).
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Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Brad Walker replaces Lewis Hawkins.
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Foul by Simon Walton (Crawley Town).
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Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Gavin Tomlin replaces Lyle Della Verde.
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Attempt missed. Lyle Della Verde (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
