It feels like a Pools win for boss Chally

HARTLEPOOL scored a dramatic late winner to earn a 1-0 win against

Crawley on their return to the Football League at Victoria Park.

Manager Dave Challinor oversaw his first game in the EFL and had to wait till the 88th minute for his first goal when Gavan Holohan slotted home to get the Pools off to a winning start.

However, it was late despair for fellow new boys Sutton after they fell to a 2-1 defeat in stoppage time at

Forest Green, Matt Stevens and Ebou Adams (right) scoring for the hosts, Omar Bugiel replying.

There was late drama elsewhere as Harrogate rounded off a five-goal thriller with an addedtime winner of their own from Warren Burrell against Rochdale.

Danny Johnson helped

Mansfield pick up all three points with a penalty six minutes into added time against 10-man Bristol Rovers for a 2-1 win.

Port Vale fell to an opening-day defeat for the first time in 15 years,

1-0 at the hands of

Northampton.

Goalkeeper Lucas Covolan was sent off on his debut for Vale just before the hour mark.

Newport scored an

88th-minute winner through 42-year-old Kevin Ellison at Oldham,

1-0 the final score.

Salford and

Leyton Orient drew 1-1 at the Peninsula Stadium.

Swindon came from a goal down to beat

Scunthorpe

3-1 at The Sands Venue Stadium.

Ryan Loft’s penalty put the hosts 1-0 up before three second-half Swindon goals settled it.

Stevenage beat

Barrow 1-0 when Jake Reeves scored just after half-time and Callum McManaman scored the only goal as Tranmere sunk Walsall.

Bradford were held to a goalless draw at

Exeter,

Carlisle and

Colchester drew 0-0.