Pools picked up a well-earned 2-1 victory over in-form Yeovil Town at The Vic this afternoon, with goals from Gime Toure and Jason Kennedy.
After leading since early in the second half thanks to a Toure strike, there was late drama in the game as Higentt's side were pegged back on 90 minutes through Rhys Murphy.
But a great spirit from Pools saw them bounce straight back and re-take the lead thanks to Jason Kennedy who fired home the winner with just minutes of added time to spare.
Pools showed a real spark going forward in this first half, with Gime Toure in particular causing the visitors problems.
It was Toure who was first to try his luck on goal after 8
minutes after Ryan Donaldson burst through the middle to play the ball through
for the striker. Toure showed his typical fancy footwork to find his spot
before firing at goal, only to be denied by Adam Smith with a finger-tip save.Hignett's side passed the ball about neatly, chased down at
every step by a hard-working Yeovil side but it was Pools who were the better
team in the opening 45.With 12 minutes gone, Pools pressed forward with a strong
spell of possession, pushing on towards goal, with the final ball falling to
Toure who sent a cheeky chipped effort just over the bar.A Donaldson corner in from the left was headed just wide by
Fraser Kerr, back in the team from injury, while the lively Donaldson watched
his ball across the face of goal go untested as it rolled just wide.Donaldson was involved again just after when he was fouled
on the edge of the box, winning his side a free kick. Up stepped Toure to take
the kick, sending a strong effort over the wall that dipped down just the wrong
side of the bar.Yeovil Town showed some brief glimpses of the threat they
posed as they half progressed, with Gold Omotayo sending a free header wide of target,
while Kenton Richardson got up well to power a header away from goal to meet a
cross in from the left.Donaldson and Toure combined again for the final chance of
the half, as the skipper curled a shot at goal that was touched just wide by the
keeper and the two sides went in goalless at the break.Toure finally got his goal after just two minutes of the
re-start, as he was in the more typical poacher's position to tap home after
good work from Peter Kioso who saw his shot blocked into the path of the
striker.Typically for this afternoon, it was Donaldson to next try
his luck as he got on the end of a lovely cross in from Kioso on the right but
Donaldson sent his header over the bar.At the other end, Charlie Lee tried to force the issue as he
forced his way forward to send a powerful drive at goal, but his effort went
wide of Killip's left-hand post.As Yeovil looked for a way back into the game, Michael Raynes put in a brilliant tackle to steal the ball away from the striker's feet inside the box, before clearing the danger from his seated position.
With 90 minutes on the clock, Yeovil Town looked to have made Pools pay for some missed chances as they broke forward to grab a last-gasp equaliser through Rhys Murphy.
But Pools weren't done there as they pushed straight back up the other end and with Donaldson putting the ball into the box for sub Featherstone, he did impressively to find space to poke the ball through for Kennedy who finished calmly past Smith to restore his side's lead.
And that was it, Pools picked up the win the performance deserved and brought to an end a run of 7 unbeaten for the visitors.
Full Time: Pools 2 Yeovil Town 1
Attendance: 3273 (138 Yeovil Town)
Pools: Killip, Kioso, Kerr, Raynes, Richardson, Kitching, Mafuta, Kennedy, Donaldson, James (Featherstone 77), Toure (Kabamba 87).
Subs Not Used: Hawkes, Holohan, Cunningham.
Yeovil Town: A Smith, Collins, D'Ath (Tilley 56), Dickinson, Hippolyte (Skendi 56), Hutton, Lee, Murphy, Omotayo (McCoy 71), Smith, Wilkinson.
Subs Not Used: Bradbury, Worthington.