League One
October 13, 2012
Captain Fantastic denies Pools
Scoring Summary
| Hartlepool United | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|
| Neil Austin (pen 70') | Robert Jones (89') |
Teams
| Hartlepool United | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|
| 1 Scott Flinders | 33 Gary Woods |
| 2 Neil Austin | 2 Paul Quinn |
| 6 Evan Horwood | 5 Robert Jones |
| 29 Peter Hartley | 4 Shelton Martis |
| 22 Darren Holden | 14 Tommy Spurr |
| 18 Jack Baldwin | 20 James Harper |
| 20 Paul Murray | 11 David Cotterill |
| 15 Antony Sweeney | 6 Dave Syers |
| 7 Jonathan Franks | 8 Billy Paynter |
| 39 Steve Howard | 9 Chris Brown |
| 35 Ryan Noble | 23 Kyle Bennett |
| Substitutes | |
| 31 Adam McHugh | Neil Sullivan 1 |
| 5 Sam Collins | James Husband 3 |
| 3 Ritchie Humphreys | Martin Woods 7 |
| 8 Simon Walton | Michael Woods 12 |
| 19 Jordan Richards | Paul Keegan 30 |
| 10 James Poole | Robbie Blake 10 |
| 36 Charlie Wyke | Jordan Ball 25 |
| Substitutions | |
| James Poole for Evan Horwood (36) | Jordan Ball for Billy Paynter (66) |
| Charlie Wyke for Ryan Noble (58) | James Husband for Shelton Martis (80) |
| Ritchie Humphreys for Charlie Wyke (81) | Paul Keegan for Chris Brown (86) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Shelton Martis (65) | |
| · Squads: Hartlepool United | Doncaster Rovers | |
Doncaster skipper Rob Jones forced home a late equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw at Hartlepool.
Centre-half Jones was pushed up front for a long free-kick by Dave Cotterill and found a gap at the far post to bundle home in the 88th minute.
Pools' first effort on target came after 56 minutes when James Poole curled a shot in from distance, which was tipped over by Rovers goalkeeper Gary Woods, who then kept out Steve Howard's header from the subsequent corner.
After Charlie Wyke had curled a shot around the far post, Pools took the lead. Howard had two Rovers' defenders pulling at him in the penalty area and, from the spot kick, full-back Neil Austin confidently netted.
James Harper thought he had levelled when he volleyed into the side netting from 18 yards and goalkeeper Scott Flinders acrobatically kept out Cotterill's long-range shot.
But Jones's equaliser prevented Pools from winning for only the second time this season and keeps them in the bottom two.



