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League Two – Hartlepool 2-1 Yeovil

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Yeovil’s League 2 season continued with a defeat against Hartlepool at Victoria Park on Saturday.

The impressive form recently has seen genuine optimism grow Yeovil would stay in the Football League. These hopes took a bit of a setback with a two-one defeat at Hartlepool, who themselves needed the win under new boss Craig Hignett.

Jakub Sokolik’s foul on Nathan Thomas saw Billy Paynter put Hartlepool ahead from the penalty spot in the second half with Adam Jackson adding the second. Nathan Smith was sent off before a Francois Zoko header got the Glovers a consolation.

These were the other results.

Saturday 13th February 2016
Newport 1-0 Carlisle
Accrington 4-1 Crawley
Wimbledon 4-1 Luton
Dag & Red 0-2 Barnet
Hartlepool 2-1 Yeovil
Leyton Orient 0-4 Northampton
Morecambe 2-4 Oxford Utd
Plymouth 3-0 Mansfield
Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Stevenage 2-0 Cambridge
Wycombe 1-0 Exeter
York 2-1 Notts County

Plymouth (three-nil against Mansfield) and Oxford (four-two at Morecambe) both kept their automatic promotion bids very much on track, which is perhaps just as well they won as most of those below them looking to take advantage of any slips also won, which retains the status quo but helped the play-off bid for some.

At the other end of the table Hartlepool (two-one against Yeovil) collected an important three-points as Craig Hignett celebrated his first game in charge, having replaced Ronnie Moore a few days earlier, with a win to ease the relegation concerns against a rival whereas York (two-one against Notts County) aided their survival bid with three-points at Bootham Crescent.

Being the league leaders Northampton’s (four-nil) win over play-off chasing Leyton Orient wasn’t a surprise as such but to win so emphatically at the Matchroom Stadium really sees the Cobblers stamp their authority and lay down a marker if you will!

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