Colin Cooper was pleased by the goalless draw at York and our first point of the campaign - but he' s still rushing to bring in a striker ahead of the game with Fleetwood Town on Saturday.
Pools were the better team but neither side really tested the opposition goalkeeper.
Howard should have had a penalty early doors but the foul was given outside the box then he received a yellow card for an elbow which might easily have been a red.
We huffed and puffed and anxiety meant that what chances were created were scorned.
Once again James Poole was full of actioon and man of the match. That was about it.
Hartlepool: Flinders, Austin, Baldwin, Burgess, Holden, Monkhouse, Walker, Walton, Compton, Poole (James 75), Howard (Rodney 85
Subs Not Used: Rafferty, Collins, Richards, Franks, Boagey
York City: Ingahm, Oyebanjo, Davies, Smith, Parslow, Clay, Chambers (Coulson 60), Jarvis (Bowman 85, Cresswell (Fletcher 65), Platt, Allan
Subs Not Used: Kettings, Montrose, Fyfield, Atkinson
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