Nicky Featherstone’s first purpose of the season earned Hartlepool a 1-1 draw with promotion-chasing Stevenage and lifted them out of the relegation zone in Sky Wager League Two.
Featherstone’s leveller seconds after the restart secured a degree, with the guests believing Swimming pools ought to have had goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk despatched off earlier than the break.
At that time, Stevenage’s Danny Rose had ended a 24-game watch for a purpose and put Boro on track to climb again into the highest three with a Twenty fifth-minute header.
However Featherstone’s equaliser throughout an thrilling second half noticed Hartlepool prolong their unbeaten run beneath John Askey to eight matches.
Stevenage, who slipped to fifth having didn’t win in 5, loved the higher of the primary half. Jamie Reid went near scoring inside two minutes when his effort was turned behind by defender Edon Pruti.
However they led when Rose jumped forward of his marker to look Luther Wildin’s cross contained in the top-left nook.
It could have been two 4 minutes earlier than half-time had Hartlepool keeper Stolarczyk not blocked Alex Gilbey’s tried lob when he raced clear. Claims for handball and a crimson card had been waved away by referee Paul Howard, resulting in a phrase with protesting supervisor Steve Evans.
Moments after half-time, Featherstone rolled in an equaliser from simply inside the realm after Josh Umerah and Dan Kemp had created the chance.
Simply after the hour, Swimming pools defender Euan Murray ought to have put his aspect forward when he fired over from contained in the six-yard field following a nook.
Wildin went near delivering Jake Taylor’s low drive for Stevenage, earlier than visiting goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala saved from Tom Crawford and Ollie Finney couldn’t management a cross when unmarked within the field.
Even then Taylor might have received it for Stevenage however David Ferguson brilliantly cleared off the road with successfully the final kick.