Gary Madine hits winner as Hartlepool extend unbeaten run to six matches

Gary Madine fired a late winner as Hartlepool beat Yeovil 2-1 at home to extend their unbeaten National League run to six matches.

Former Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton striker Madine stepped off the bench to seal all three points for Pools in the 83rd minute in a game delayed by 12 minutes during the first half after a stadium safety concern due to high winds.

After a goalless first half, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe broke the deadlock for the home side from the penalty spot after Tom Parkes had been impeded in the box.

Both sides continued to create โปรโมชั่น ufabet chances and Yeovil levelled it up with 10 minutes left through Kofi Shaw’s long-range effort, only for Madine, a 62nd-minute substitute, to turn home Anthony Mancini’s cross at the far post.

Madine holds an illustrious record having spent 16 seasons exclusively in the top three divisions of English football with nearly 500 appearances and scoring over 100 goals.

The forward, born in the North East, shone for Carlisle United in League One as a youngster before gaining a move to Sheffield Wednesday. He spent 5 years at the Owls’ and was their top scorer in 2011/12 season as they gained promotion into the Championship.

Madine then spent three years with Bolton Wanders making over 100 appearances and adding another promotion into the Championship to his CV in 2017.

Subsequently he earned a move to Championship side Cardiff City where he went on to help the Bluebirds gain promotion into the Premier League in 2018. After appearances with Cardiff in the top-flight, he joined Sheffield United on loan and immediately supported the club to a second-place finish in the Championship, which meant back-to-back promotions into the Premier League for Madine on a personal level.