HARTLEPOOL. Mansfield Town found a way to reverse the scoreline against Hartlepool United to win 2-1. It was Hartlepool United to strike first with a goal of Jack Hamilton at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Oliver Hawkins gave the win to Mansfield Town in the 60′ minute.

The match was played at the The Northern Gas and Power Stadium stadium in Hartlepool on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Coy with the help of Graeme Fyvie and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hartlepool United was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hartlepool United was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Mansfield Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Hartlepool United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards (Callum Cooke and Nicky Featherstone). On the other side, Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (Ollie Clarke).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Hartlepool United will stay with 18 points to sit in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town will have 38 points like Swindon Town to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away with Salford City on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Mansfield Town will play away agasint Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Keith Curle decided to play with the following team: Ben Killip, David Ferguson, Rollin Menayese, Reghan Tumilty, Jamie Sterry, Nicky Featherstone, Callum Cooke, Mohamad Sylla, Mark Shelton, Josh Umerah and Jack Hamilton.

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Missilou, Wes McDonald, Brody Paterson, Joe Grey, Patrick Boyes, Jake Hastie and Clark Odour.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: Mark Shelton for Wesley McDonald (58′), Jamie Sterry for Christopher Missilou (63′) and Josh Umerah for Joe Grey (74′).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym, James Perch, Elliott Hewitt, Rhys Oates, Stephen McLaughlin, Ollie Clarke, Kieran Wallace, Lukas Akins, Oliver Hawkins, George Maris and Will Swan.

These were the players on the bench: Anthony Hartigan, John-Joe O’Toole, Kellan Gordon, George Lapslie, Hiram Boateng, Scott Flinders and Stephen Quinn.

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of Anthony Hartigan (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Ollie Clarke for George Lapslie (30′), Kieran Wallace for Stephen Quinn (46′), George Maris for Anthony Hartigan (80′) and Lucas Akins for John-Joe O’Toole (88′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Crewe Alexandra – Carlisle United – 0-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Rochdale – 4-3
• Bradford City – Harrogate Town – 1-0
• Sutton United – Gillingham – 2-1
• Walsall – Stockport County – 0-2
• Northampton Town – Swindon Town – 1-2
• Hartlepool United – Mansfield Town – 1-2
• Grimsby Town – Salford City – 1-4
• Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-2
• Colchester United – AFC Wimbledon – 1-2