Daniel Nardiello's dismissal led to a battling rearguard action as Hartlepool held out for a point in a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield.

Loanee sees red but Hartlepool claim point

Daniel Nardiello's dismissal led to a battling rearguard action as Hartlepool held out for a point in a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield. The former Manchester United trainee, in only the second game of his loan spell from Blackpool, received a straight red card early in the second half for going in hard on Huddersfield goalkeeper Alex Smithies. Hartlepool fell behind in the ninth minute when centre-back Michael Nelson turned into his own net. Nardiello created the equaliser for Ritchie Jones who wrong-footed Smithies eight minutes before the break. But the forward then saw red and from then on it was all desperate defending for Hartlepool. Huddersfield wasted a series of chances with Nathan Clarke heading just beyond the far post and Michael Collins being denied by keeper Arran Lee-Barrett. Robbie Williams and Anthony Pilkington fired over the top and Keigan Parker's shot was kept out when the ball got stuck between Lee-Barrett's feet. In four minutes of stoppage time, Huddersfield almost snatched the winner but Parker, Andy Butler and Lionel Ainsworth all missed the target.