Nottingham Post commented Hartlepool United 1 Mansfield Town 0: Match report

A second half Brad Walker penalty condemned Mansfield Town to a 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool United.There was little to choose between the two teams at half-time, but Pools came out fired up for the second half and took the lead a minute later.Junior Brown's dismissal on the hour left Mansfield with a mountain to climb.They still put up a fight, but there was no way through as the home side furthered their hopes of completing a great escape. Little more than 24 hours after signing, there was a debut