Football: Football League play-offs: Third Division: Hero Ormerod does Blackpool proud: Hartlepool United 1 Blackpool 3 (Blackpool win 5-1 on aggregate)

Revived hopes lasted less than two minutes, John Hills heading Blackpool back in front from an Ormerod cross. Minutes later Easter was sent off for a tackle on Brian Reid and Ormerod's 25th goal of the season on 68 minutes sealed it. Sunday's two-goal hero Brett Ormerod became Wednesday�...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author John Wardle at Victoria Park
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 17.05.2001
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Professional soccer
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Summary:Revived hopes lasted less than two minutes, John Hills heading Blackpool back in front from an Ormerod cross. Minutes later Easter was sent off for a tackle on Brian Reid and Ormerod's 25th goal of the season on 68 minutes sealed it. Sunday's two-goal hero Brett Ormerod became Wednesday's wonder when another double from the 24-year-old striker rejected by Blackburn Rovers took the underdogs Blackpool into the Millennium stadium finals at the end of the month.
ISSN:0261-3077