FC Halifax Town 1-1 Hartlepool United
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Hartlepool missed the chance to close the gap on National League leaders Torquay after they were held to a draw at Halifax.
The visitors opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Mark Shelton fired in from the edge of the area after a smartly-worked short corner.
United came within inches of levelling the match, but Jack Earing's strike hit a post.
Hartlepool thought they had doubled the lead five minutes after the break, only for Luke Armstrong to be denied from close range by goalkeeper Sam Johnson's superb save.
And that proved to be a pivotal save as Halifax levelled with 13 minutes left, Kieran Green rising highest to head in from Jeff King's free-kick.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men after 84 minutes when Danny Williams was sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity, but they held on to secure the points.
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