SKY BET LEAGUE 2     
Saturday August 13th, 3.00pm
Sixfields

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2
Tyler Magloire 31
Louis Appere 58

HARTLEPOOL UNITED 1
Josh Umerah 45

Attendance: 4,828 (205 away supporters)

Cobblers: Lee Burge, Harvey Lintott, Tyler Magloire, Jon Guthrie, Ali Koiki, Sam Hoskins, Shaun McWilliams, Jack Sowerby (sub Marc Leonard 46), Mitch Pinnock (sub Ryan Haynes 88), Louis Appere (sub Ben Fox 69), Danny Hylton (sub Kieron Bowie 79)
Subs not used: Jonny Maxted, Max Dyche, Liam Cross
 
Hartlepool: Ben Killip, Jamie Sterry, David Ferguson, Euan Murray, Jake Hastie (sub Jack Hamilton 73), Nickey Featherstone, Josh Umerah, Callum Cooke, Mohamed Sylla (sub Tom Crawford 73), Rollin Menayese, Alex Lacey
Subs not used: Mouhamed Niang, Mark Shelton, Brody Paterson, Kyle Letheren, Regan Tumility

Referee: Sunny Gill

Booked:
Cobblers: Mitch Pinnock (39, 1st of the season), Sam Hoskins (58, 1st), Ryan Haynes (90, 2nd)
Hartlepool: Rollin Menayese (52), Alex Lacey (58), Tom Crawford (76)

5 cautions on or before 19 games; 1 match suspension
10 cautions on or before 37 games; 2 match suspension       
15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension

Sent off:
Cobblers: none      
Hartlepool: none

Hartlepool United were the visitors to a sunkissed Sixfields on an extremely hot mid-August afternoon.

Jon Brady was forced into making one change to the side that started the previous league fixture with Harvey Lintott replacing Sam Sherring who picked up a knock in the draw at Grimsby. Lintott slotted in at right-back with Tyler Magloire partnering Jon Guthrie at centre-half.

The temperature pitch side at kick off was around 35°C.

After a couple of early half chances for Louis Appere and Jon Guthrie it needed a good block from Harvey Lintott to deny David Ferguson a clear strike on goal.

Ben Killip saved a half-volley from Sam Hoskins before the first drinks break of the afternoon mid-way through the first half.

Tyler Magloire broke the deadlock just after the half-hour mark, powering home a header after a good initial double-save from Killip to deny Danny Hylton.

Pools went in at half-time level however, Josh Umerah scoring from close range deep into stoppage time following a fine initial stop from Lee Burge.

Marc Leonard came on for the second half in place of Jack Sowerby and the Brighton loanee was soon involved in the action, putting in a cross that Louis Appere headed wide.

Louis Appere did get himself on the scoresheet on 57 minutes, Alex Lacey escaping with only a yellow card after handling the ball on the goal-line before Appere fired home.

Umerah was then denied by a terrific point blank save from Lee Burge, Pools almost immediately back on level terms for a second time.

Ben Fox, on for Appere following the second drinks break of the afternoon, saw a shot saved by Killip and Mitch Pinnock fired wide from a well-worked free kick as the Cobblers looked to seal victory with a third goal. Hartlepool weren’t out of it though and Umerah headed just over from a Ferguson cross in a moment of danger for Jon Brady’s side.

Six minutes of stoppage time were signalled by the fourth official which the Cobblers saw out to claim all three points.

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)     
SHOTS ON TARGET: (8) 12
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (2) 7
CORNERS: (0) 2         
FOULS: (6) 7       
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 2

HARTLEPOOL MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)      
SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 5
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (1) 2 
CORNERS: (1) 1
FOULS: (6) 8
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 2