FC Halifax Town v Hartlepool United: Frozen pitch postpones game

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Both clubs confrmed a pitch inspection scheduled for 13:00 GMT had been cancelled as the surface was playable

FC Halifax Town's National League fixture against Hartlepool United was called off just over an hour before kick-off on Tuesday after their playing surface failed a pitch inspection.

Both teams had arrived at The Shay when a second inspection was called, but a patch of field in front of the South Stand remained frozen.

It is the second time the fixture has been postponed for a frozen pitch.

The original match on 2 January was also curtailed by the problem.

Both the Shaymen, external and Pools tweeted, external earlier in the day that a proposed pitch inspection at 13:00 GMT had been cancelled as the surface had been "deemed as playable".

A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.

Halifax are sixth in the National League table, with Hartlepool second, eight points behind leaders Torquay United.

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