Pools on wrong end of a seven-goal thriller at leaders Boreham Wood

Pools on wrong end of a seven-goal thriller at leaders Boreham Wood

Hartlepool United were on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller at league leaders Boreham Wood.

Who can stop brutal Wood?

Fit-again striker Matt Rush came off the bench to score a dramatic late winner as Boreham Wood rallied to a ninth National League win in a row to go 12 points clear at the top of the table.

MATCH REPORT | Pools defeated in seven goal thriller – Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat in a thrilling encounter at the Mangata Developments Stadium in the Enterprise National League. A first-half penalty from Danny Cashman and a strike from Tom White gave The Wood a two-goal advantage at the interval. Pools responded after the break through Max Kouogun, Cole Deeming and a sensational long-range effort from Jamie Miley. However, late goals from Zak Brunt and Matt Rush secured al…