Entertainment: ***** HARTLEPOOL (3-5-2): 8 - Brad James - Was prerhaps at fault for Torquay's equaliser coming out to punch but he atoned for his errors in the shootout saving the crucial penalty.

Midfielder Matt Buse missed the decisive kick for Torquay as Hartlepool edged the shootout 5-4 to return to League Two after a four-year absence.

Hartlepool United 1 Torquay United 1 (5-4 on pens)- Playoff heartbreak for Gulls as they suffer penalty shootout loss The Gulls will remain in the Natonal League despite the goalscoring heroics of ...

Hartlepool United return to the English Football League as they beat Torquay United 5-4 on penalties, despite Gulls goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scoring a stoppage-time equaliser.

Torquay United goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scored one of the most dramatic goals of the year as he netted a stoppage-time equaliser in the National League play-off final against Hartlepool.

Hartlepool United promoted to League Two after beating Torquay 5-4 on penalties Both sides miss first two penalties before keeper James saves from Buse in sudden death to send Pools up ...

Sport Football Hartlepool United FC Supporters clash with players after Hartlepool beat Torquay in National League Play-Off final Hartlepool came out on top by winning a penalty shootout 5-4 ...

Hartlepool United are promoted to League Two after winning 5-4 on penalties in the National League Playoff Final at Ashton Gate in Bristol. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

FT: Hartlepool 1-1 Torquay Torquay win this surely? Keeper Lucas Covolan kept them in this heading in the equaliser. My mind tells me he saves the winning spot-kick in the shootout.