Harrison: Hartlepool Weren't Clinical Enough

Hartlepool saw their unbeaten run end at five games after losing this match due to two goals early in the second-half, writes Tom Feaheny.

The Pools boss spoke to the club's website after the defeat and said.

“It was very frustrating. I didn’t think we were bad by any stretch of the imagination but at key times in the game we weren’t good enough.

“It wasn’t a very good game, in general – they took the tempo out of things which was a gameplan well executed and then they’ve done us on two set-plays which we have defended really poorly."

Harrison felt his side were creative in attack but just couldn't get a goal when it mattered when the scores were level.

“If you look at it we’ve probably had more chances than we did in the Dagenham, Wrexham and Orient games put together – we’ve had four good ones and scored another.

“But it’s a recipe for disaster if you can’t defend set-plays and then you don’t take your chances at the other end, so we’re all disappointed.”

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