The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to the disappointing draw with 10-man Woking.
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00:00I'm here at the Prestige Group Stadium where Hartlepool United have drawn for a seventh time in 14 National League matches under Manning Orance after they were made to settle for a point against 10-man.
00:12Woking had debutant Chinuike Akonle sent off 36 minutes into his first card's appearance after he dragged down Manny Disrui as a striker, bore down on goal.
00:24Pools finished the first half strongly but went behind against the run of play 9 minutes into the second half when David Ferguson diverted Harry Buterman's seemingly innocuous ball into his own net.
00:36Pools responded and drew level 10 minutes later through Luke Charman who glanced Nicky Featherston's free kick into the far corner scoring his third goal of the campaign.
00:46Pools had 25 minutes to try and make the most of their man advantage and secure a much needed three points and while they huffed and puffed, in truth they rarely looked like scoring other than when debutant Reyes clearly struck the crossbar from the edge of the box.
01:00In truth it was a point that does not do much to further Hartlepool's promotion ambitions after Halifax, Oldham and Altrincham, all direct playoff rivals, all won this afternoon.