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Leicester City vs Hartlepool United. Sky Bet League One.

The King Power StadiumAttendance18,578.

Leicester City 1

    Hartlepool United 0

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      Foxes secure the spoils

      Saturday 27 September 2008 18:38, UK

      Image: Oakley: Early goal

      Matt Oakley's third minute strike gave Leicester a 1-0 victory over Hartlepool at the Walkers Stadium.

      Oakley the hero at the Walkers Stadium

      Matt Oakley's third minute strike gave Leicester a 1-0 victory over Hartlepool at the Walkers Stadium, but the hosts should have won more comfortably after dominating the majority of the game. Ritchie Humphreys had extracted a diving save from David Martin inside the first minute with a well struck shot from 25 yards, but City produced the perfect riposte with a goal after three minutes. The ball squirmed free in the Pool area following Lloyd Dyer's cross, and the Foxes skipper reacted quickly to ram the ball home from two yards. Oakley was then City's hero at the other end on 24 minutes when he cleared Michael Nelson's drive off the line before James Brown dragged a shot wide of the far post. Matty Fryatt could have given Leicester a two-goal lead just before the break but instead of bulging the net from close range, he scooped Steve Howard's flick-on over the bar. City continued to waste chances and almost paid for their profligacy five minutes from the end when they had to rely on Martin's sprawling save to keep out Brown's 16-yard drive with Nelson heading the resultant corner narrowly over.

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