Notts County 0-1 Hartlepool United
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Luke Armstrong scored the only goal of the game as Hartlepool moved up to second in the National League with victory at fellow promotion hopefuls Notts County, who finished with 10 men.
The decisive moment came in the 19th minute as Rhys Oates beat Richard Brindley on the left before a low cross was turned in by on-loan Salford striker Armstrong.
Oates then rifled over from a good position after the interval but the hosts gradually started to assert themselves and Ruben Rodrigues struck a post before Michael Doyle missed the target with the follow-up.
County continued to push for a leveller but they had Ben Turner sent off after a high tackle on Mason Bloomfield.
Substitute Jimmy Knowles had the ball in the back of the net late on but an offside flag thwarted the Magpies' search for an equaliser.
Match report supplied by PA Media.