Wearside League

Premier Division

Thursday 12th October 2023

Kick Off 19.00 Actual 19.03

Hartlepool Pools Youth 2 Richmond Town 2, attendance 77

15’ 0-1

35’ 0-2

59’ 1-2

81’ 2-2

@ High Tunstall College of Science, 3G Pitch

Elwick Road

West Park

Hartlepool

TS26 0LQ

£3 Admission

No Programme.

Tonight’s game was 5th versus 11th in the league table. It was the visitors who broke the deadlock after fifteen minutes, when a ball in from the left was controlled and finished with a shot on the turn that found the bottom corner. Pools should have levelled when the Richmond ‘keeper somehow pulled off a double save, before the third shot came back off the crossbar, but within minutes Richmond doubled their lead ten minutes before halftime, when another cross in from the left was finished with a first time shot, again finding the bottom corner. Pools pulled a goal back just before the hour mark and grabbed an equaliser with nine minutes left, when a cross from the right was put in at the far post. Richmond were certainly the better side first half, but Pools edged the second and a draw was a fair outcome in the end.

Typical cage set up. Spectator viewing along three quarters of one side and a pair of dugouts opposite. Admission (cash or card) was taken at the entrance gate, in the far right hand corner when looking from the car park. A table was set up selling refreshments as well.
Just Seaton Carew and South Moor A.F.C. left to visit now in this division. Having once again stayed overnight, it was little more than twenty minutes drive for this one from my base in Stockton-on-Tees. Heading back southwards tomorrow.