Eastleigh-Hartlepool abandoned at half-time by torrential rain in Hampshire
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Eastleigh's home National League game with Hartlepool United was called off at half-time following torrential rain.
Conditions were increasingly difficult during a weather-affected opening half and, with the pitch by now waterlogged, referee James Durkin then made his inevitable decision to abandon the game at the break.
Eastleigh and Hartlepool ended the day still level on 12 points, in seventh and eighth place respectively in the table.
In the 45 minutes of action that did take place, Spitfires goalkeeper Joe McDonnell was given a scare in the eighth minute when a free-kick from his opposite number Henrich Ravas skidded on the surface and almost went in.
Hartlepool loanee Tyler Magloire did well to block a shot from Ben House shortly afterwards and Eastleigh striker Tyrone Barnett should have done better with a header from a free-kick in the 19th minute, putting his effort wide.
Ravas saved with his feet from Barnett after 31 minutes, but that was the last real opportunity as the first half ended in farcical conditions.
Report supplied by PA Media.
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