Match Report: FC Hartlepool 1-3 7VEN FC

Michael Connolly scores twice and sets up another as 7VEN leave it late to claim all three points against FC Hartlepool in the Premier Division.

7VEN took control of the game from the start but could not put away their chances with Jamie Jobson, Aiden Lamb and Michael Snowdon's efforts not troubling the FC keeper.

In the 26th minute, FC had their opportunity to open the scoring as they won a freekick in a good area, it was shot towards goal but Adam Linsel made a great stop to tip it around the post.

No changes were made at the break as 7VEN played some great football but lacked the end product.

Josh Daley came close in the 55th minute from range but it just went wide of the post.

The 7VEN midfielder had another opportunity: he struck a venomous shot going into the top corner if not for a good stop by the FC goalkeeper.

In the 77th minute, the goal finally came for the travelling side, Lewis Boylen played through Michael Connolly who played a perfect ball into the far post and Snowdon was there to tap it home.

This opened the floodgates for 7VEN who made it 2-0 two minutes later, Connolly this time found the back of the net himself as his effort trickled into the bottom corner after taking a deflection.

In the 85th minute, Connolly grabbed his second of the game, he worked hard to win back possession and chipped an effort from a decent way out which flew into the back of the net.

That was not the last action of the game, as FC got one back in the 88th minute, again from a freekick, but this time it flew in over the wall.

It took a while but 7VEN got there in the end and got all three points after a positive performance, Heatwave Tanning MOTM goes to Josh Daley after a great performance in the midfield. UT7.

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