The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Saturday's thumping win over in-form Boston United

The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Saturday's thumping win over in-form Boston United.

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00:00Here at the Prestige Group Stadium where Hartlepool United have ended a run of eight games without

00:06a win and eased their growing relegation fears following an emphatic 4-1 victory over Boston

00:12United. Anthony Lindbergh, the players, staff and indeed the supporters breathed a collective

00:19sigh of relief after an impressive performance from Pools who might have come into the game

00:24as outsiders, Boston were in a rich vein of form, the Pilgrims were all but dead and buried

00:28at the turn of the year but a run of five away wins in a row had moved them to within

00:32two points of National League safety prior to kick-off. Pools meanwhile had only won

00:38twice all year and were without a victory in eight matches. However they made the perfect

00:44start and went ahead when Gary Medin fired them in front after just four minutes. Pools

00:49were punished for sitting on their one goal lead and were pegged back when former Darlington

00:54striker Jacob Hazel scored his eighth goal in 13 games after 20 minutes but Manny Desirui

01:00restored their lead four minutes later, his first goal in five matches and his 14th of

01:06the season. Boston rallied somewhat after the break and huffed and puffed in search

01:12of an equaliser but a 68th minute strike from Reyes clearly all but put the game to bed

01:16before Jamie Mindley scored his second Pools goal late on.