The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Saturday's 1-1 draw with play-off chasing Eastleigh

The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Saturday's 1-1 draw with play-off chasing Eastleigh.

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00:00Here at the Silver Lake Stadium where Hartlepool United's winless run has been extended to

00:04seven matches following a one-all draw with playoff chasing. Eastleigh Anthony Lundbrich

00:09once again made a number of changes, five this time in Hampshire. Jamie Miner replaced

00:14veteran midfielder Nicky Featherstone, partnering Nathan Sharon for the first time in the engine

00:18room. Top scorer Manny Disarue was restored to the side alongside Adam Campbell and Reyes

00:23Cleary, a surprise omission from the team in midweek. While Dan Dodds lined up at right

00:29wing back, however, his return to the team lasted just eight minutes after he was forced

00:33off with what looked like a hamstring injury, another blow in what's been a really frustrating

00:39couple of years for Dodds when it comes to both form and fitness. Pools were impressive

00:44for the first half an hour and deservedly took the lead through a spectacular strike

00:47from Reyes Cleary, but were pegged back just before halftime when Tyree Shade capitalised

00:52on a string of errors, some uncertain defending by Tom Parks and in particular Billy Sass

00:57Davies before Adam Smith was caught stranded in no man's land after trying to close down

01:03the ball when he never looked like getting there. The second half was pretty stop start,

01:07although it did finish with a bit of a flourish. Pools hit the woodwork twice while Easley

01:12hit the bar through Ben Close. Pools had a couple of chances. Joe Gray went close to

01:18a winner while a combination of Adam Smith and David Ferguson denies Shade a second goal

01:23late on. Pools did at least end a run of four games without a point. There were some

01:29positives but it was ultimately another frustrating afternoon here in Hampshire.