Summary

  • Hartlepool United promoted to League Two after beating Torquay 5-4 on penalties

  • Both sides miss first two penalties before keeper James saves from Buse in sudden death to send Pools up

  • Both sides have early goals disallowed before Armstrong fires Hartlepool in front

  • Keeper Covolan heads in equaliser for Torquay in 95th minute

  1. goal

    GOAL Hartlepool 2-1 Torquaypublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Jamie Sterry

    Pools back in front. Jamie Sterry finds the corner But Covolan was fingertips away.

  2. goal

    GOAL Hartlepool 1-1 Torquaypublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Asa Hall

    Level. Asa Hall finds the corner.

  3. goal

    GOAL Hartlepool 1-0 Torquaypublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Mark Shelton

    Finally hits the back of the net. Mark Shelton scores.

  4. MISSED PENALTY Hartlepool 0-0 Torquaypublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Danny Wright

    Danny Wright hits the bar. Four pens. None scored.

  5. MISSED PENALTY Hartlepool 0-0 Torquaypublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Lucas Covolan saves again. Luke Armstrong kept out!!!

  6. MISSED PENALTY Hartlepool 0-0 Torquaypublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Billy Waters

    Billy Waters slips as he goes to take his kick, and the balls skews wide.

  7. HARTLEPOOL MISS Hartlepool 0-0 Torquaypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Nicky Featherstone

    Lucas Covolan the hero again. He saves Nicky Featherstone's kick to his left.

  8. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    FT: Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Hartlepool will take the first kick.

  9. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    FT: Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Oooh but it looks like Hartlepool keeper Bradley James has a water bottle with instructions written on them. Mind games.

  10. Postpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    FT: Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Torquay win this surely? Keeper Lucas Covolan kept them in this heading in the equaliser. My mind tells me he saves the winning spot-kick in the shootout.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Lucy Healy: Oh god it's going to penalties come on Torquay.

  12. Postpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    FT: Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Eddie Kyle
    Ex-Hartlepool assistant manager on BBC Radio Tees

    Now it's down to who has the bottle to take them and who has the compsure. It's anyone's to win.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 20 June 2021

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Lucas Covolan is fouled as he claims the corner. Referee Simon Mather blows the full-time whistle shortly afterwards.

    We go to penalties.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 120 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Luke Molyneux on for Hartlepool. Timi Odusina off. A change with pens in mind.

  15. Postpublished at 120 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    There's a minute added on. A loose ball falls to a blue shirt, but a shot is deflected behind for a Hartlepool corner.

  16. Postpublished at 120 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    One final chance. Hartlepool have a wide free-kick.

  17. Postpublished at 119 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Final minutes. How are your nerves Harltepool and Torquay fans?

  18. CLOSE!published at 117 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Better delivery from Armani Little which Danny Wright heads just over.

    The best chance so far in extra time that.

  19. Postpublished at 116 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Doesn't beat the first man. Another corner.

  20. Postpublished at 115 mins

    Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay

    Torquay have a corner with five to go. Their first chance to get into Hartlepool's box this period.