The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to the 1-1 draw at Wealdstone

The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to the 1-1 draw at Wealdstone.

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00:00I'm here at Grosvenor Vale where Hartneppool United have drawn 1-1 with National League

00:06strugglers Wieldston. It was a disappointing end to a difficult week for Pools after a

00:10video of a training ground bust-up emerged on Tuesday evening. Pools were looking to

00:17collect three points to put that behind them. However, a challenging week became even more

00:23difficult prior to kick-off after both Anthony Mancini and Joe Gray were ruled out through

00:29injury. Pools started the game well enough. In truth, it wasn't a classic first half but

00:34the visitors went ahead through Gary Medin's 20th minute strike. That's his sixth goal

00:39in six games. Pools were fairly comfortable up until half-time but the game changed after

00:45the break. Stones boss Matthew Taylor introduced 38-year-old defender Adrian Mariapa and the

00:51game turned on its head. Adam Smith in the Pools goal made a string of fine saves but

00:56was finally beaten by Enzio Boldovine's late strike. A deflection from his edge-of-the-box

01:03effort wrong-footed the experienced goalkeeper and the Stones salvaged what was in truth

01:08a well-deserved point.