League One
December 15, 2012
MK Dons
1 - 0
Hartlepool
League One
15:00 +00:00, December 15, 2012
stadium:mk, England
Referee: R East
Lowe blow for Pools
Scoring Summary
| Milton Keynes Dons | Hartlepool United |
|---|---|
| Ryan Lowe (16') |
Teams
| Milton Keynes Dons | Hartlepool United |
|---|---|
| 1 David Martin | 1 Scott Flinders |
| 24 Antony Kay | 5 Sam Collins |
| 4 Mathias Doumbe | 6 Evan Horwood |
| 3 Dean Lewington | 18 Jack Baldwin |
| 26 Luke Chadwick | 11 Andy Monkhouse |
| 8 Darren Potter | 3 Ritchie Humphreys |
| 6 Steven Williams | 15 Antony Sweeney |
| 7 Stephen Gleeson | 7 Jonathan Franks |
| 14 Ryan Lowe | 19 Jordan Richards |
| 9 Dean Bowditch | 39 Steve Howard |
| 29 Angelo Balanta | 36 Charlie Wyke |
| Substitutes | |
| 16 Ian McLoughlin | Adam McHugh 31 |
| 12 Adam Chicksen | Paul Johnson 26 |
| 11 Alan Smith | Darren Holden 22 |
| 17 Daniel Powell | Paul Murray 20 |
| 32 Zeli Ismail | Greg Rutherford 17 |
| 10 Charlie MacDonald | Zak Boagey 37 |
| 28 Ibrahim Sekajja | James Poole 10 |
| Substitutions | |
| Zeli Ismail for Angelo Balanta (61) | Darren Holden for Evan Horwood (5) |
| Charlie MacDonald for Ryan Lowe (83) | James Poole for Jonathan Franks (71) |
| Greg Rutherford for Charlie Wyke (81) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Antony Sweeney (44) | |
| Jack Baldwin (65) | |
| Greg Rutherford (86) | |
| · Squads: Milton Keynes Dons | Hartlepool United | |
Ryan Lowe was on target for the third successive League One match as MK Dons heaped more misery on rock-bottom Hartlepool with a 1-0 win.
The 34-year-old striker placed a precise sidefooted volley into the corner of the net early on to lift the Dons to within two points of top spot and leave hapless Pools without a win in 21 games.
Milton Keynes dominated the first half and the unmarked Lowe put them ahead on the quarter-of-an-hour mark, tucking Darren Potter's cross past Scott Flinders as the Pools defence appealed in vain for offside.
Flinders then brilliantly denied Angelo Balanta and Luke Chadwick, while Dean Lewington curled a free-kick just wide and Shaun Williams had a headed goal ruled out for a shove.
Hartlepool rarely threatened in the first half but Jonathan Franks wasted a rare opportunity when he raced onto Jack Baldwin's long punt but could only lob straight at keeper David Martin.
Pools improved after the break and Charlie Wyke had a fierce drive beaten out by Martin and Steve Howard nodded a decent chance straight at the keeper.
But the Dons regained control and Chadwick had a low strike well saved by Flinders, while Potter drilled a shot narrowly wide and then blasted another effort against the crossbar at the death.