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Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking: Pools fall back on home comforts

Pools needed an 80th minute Rhys Oates goal to see off Woking – but the win means they have now taken 28 points from a possible 30 at Victoria Park

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 March 2021

By Nick Loughlin

HARTLEPOOL UTD 1
Oates 80
WOKING 0

OATES SO SIMPLY: Rhys Oates celebrates with team mates after scoring for Hartlepool
PICTURE: Shutter Press

HARTLEPOOL United continued their fine home form to turn up the pressure on leaders Sutton United.
Pools needed an 80th minute Rhys Oates goal to see off Woking – but the win means they have now taken 28 points from a possible 30 at Victoria Park.
The visitors pushed Pools hard and enjoyed a 15-minute second-half spell when they were on top.
But a low, firm Oates strike won it and boss Dave Challinor said: “We had to be patient. It ...

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