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RESERVES: HARTLEPOOL 1-3 STAGS / TRIALIST
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Hartlepool United reserves 1-3 Mansfield Town reserves
Callam Wood. Kyle Hempshall 45, Louis Briscoe 73, 84. Final Third Development League (East Division) 9th April 2014 Ian Deakin; Theo Jones (trialist), Kyle Hempshall, Jack Koczalski, James Jennings (captain); Louis Briscoe, Jack Thomas, Chris Clements, Lindon Meikle; Ross Dyer, Jessy Reindorf (trialist). Subs: Jordan Fell (g/k), Dan Fletcher, Elliott Hodgett-Young, Greg Mills, Michael Clunan. ------------ Briscoe double seals victory mansfieldtown.net, 9th April 2014 by Andrew Webb Goals by Hempshall and Briscoe (2) sink Hartlepool United. Read more at http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/briscoe-double-seals-victory-1479192.aspx#EOoO0v5iDCBzb54m.99 Our reserves finished in second position in the Final Third Development League (East Division), after they came from behind to earn a 3-1 victory against Hartlepool United. Callam Wood had fired the hosts into an early lead, but youngster Kyle Hempshall (pictured) grabbed an important equaliser for us on the stroke of half-time. The Stags were the better team in the second half, with Lindon Meikle in particular causing several problems, and Louis Briscoe scored twice in the space of seven minutes to ensure our league campaign ended on a winning note. A full match report will appear in Saturday’s edition of ‘The Stag’. -------------- Young Pools Side Defeated By Stags Posted: Wed 09 Apr 2014 Read more at http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/article/090414-reserves-mansfield-report-1479178.aspx#WfBeygkHEFlXmi2p.99 A youthful Pools Reserve Team were beaten 3-1 by Mansfield Town in their last of their Final Third Development League fixtures on Wednesday evening. John Hewitson selected a young line-up which included two trialists and a substitutes’ bench made up almost entirely of Under 16s but the boys gave a good account of themselves against The Stags despite suffering defeat in the end. Pools made a positive start to the game and won a dangerous free-kick inside the first minute but Dan Jones hit the keeper with his effort. Greg Rutherford was involved in a lot of the early action and he did well to win possession and set trialist Luke Armstrong away down the right but when the cross came back in to the box, Rutherford couldn’t connect cleanly and the opportunity passed. James Jennings sent Mansfield’s first effort towards goal but put it too high before moments later bursting to the byline only to drill his cross across goal and wide. Luke Armstrong saw his goalbound shot blocked on the line as Pools continued to look the more likely to open the scoring. And the goal finally arrived when Rutherford turned skilfully on the left to feed Luke Armstrong and his determined run saw him find space to drill a low cross in to Callam Wood who finished neatly first time. Lindon Meikle had a wonderful chance to level things when he got on the end of a left-wing cross but he couldn’t get a telling connection and the ball ricocheted to safety. Connor Smith saw a well-struck effort from the edge of the box parried by keeper Ian Deakin before Josh Rowbotham had to be brave to head the ball off the line at the other end to preserve Pools’ lead. Lewis Hawkins could even have extended the advantage before half time when he produced a determined run in to the penalty area but his shot at the end of it was straight at Deakin. Right on half time the visitors pulled it back level when Meikle’s header was brilliantly clawed away by trialist keeper Jonathan Barber only for Kyle Hempshall to forced home the rebound from close range. After the restart Rutherford had a glorious chance to restore Pools’ lead when he ran on to a ball at the back post but the Mansfield defender did just enough to put him off and his shot fell wide of the target. Town were almost their own worst enemies when they dallied on the ball inside their own box; Rutherford applied the pressure and when the ball fell loose Luke Armstrong was unlucky to see his drive cannon off both posts and out to safety. A sweeping counter-attack from the visitors almost saw them go in front for the first time but when the ball fell invitingly at the back post, Louis Briscoe couldn’t keep his effort down. With seventeen minutes left, The Stags did find the net though; a ball across from the left found Jack Thomas whose shot was brilliantly blocked on the line by Jonny Carr, only for Briscoe to ram in the rebound to make it 2-1. Six minutes from time, Town made their victory safe though it was harsh on young keeper Barber who made a wonderful save to prevent Meikle finding the net only for Briscoe to once again be in the right place to rifle in the loose ball. Smith showed tricky feet to work in to space twenty-five yards out before curling an effort at goal which was held by Deakin but Pools could not find a route back in to the game and the visitors took the points. Full Time: Pools 1 Mansfield Town 3 Pools: Barber, Carr, Jones, Hawkins, Rowbotham, Green, Smith, D Armstrong (Blackford 81), Wood, Rutherford, L Armstrong. Subs not used: Provett, Male, Skidmore, Turnbull. --------- Jennings to skipper reserve team mansfieldtown.net, 18:15 9th April 2014 Defender James Jennings has been named as captain for tonight’s Final Third Development League (East Division) clash away to Hartlepool United. Read more at http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/jennings-to-skipper-reserve-team-1479047.aspx#0zvCoETTJXCJiGAd.99 Also included in the starting line-up are Louis Briscoe, Chris Clements, Lindon Meikle and Ross Dyer - all of whom will be eager to stake a claim for a place in our first team squad this weekend. Two trialists are included in Theo Jones and Jessy Reindorf respectively, whilst we have a central-defensive partnership of Kyle Hempshall and Jack Koczalski, who have both impressed at youth level this term. Kick-Off is at 7.00pm. Team: Deakin, Jones, Hempshall, Koczalski, Jennings (c), Briscoe, J.Thomas, Clements, Meikle, Dyer, Reindorf. Subs: Fell, Fletcher, Hodgett-Young, Mills, Clunan. --------------- MORE ON TRIALIST Jessy Reindorf 6'5'. Rwandan International. Record Namur: 14 goals in 24 games. Bury 2 goals in 5 games. Tamworth 0 goals in 7 games. Rwanda 0 goals in 2 games. Two year contract at Bury cancelled after 6 months. Age 22. Goal for Bury - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8mL_Su-IQ#t=28 --------------- |
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