Luciano Becchio scored twice to give Leeds the lead, but a typical long-range volley from Adam Boyd and a powerful added-time header from Antony Sweeney gave Pools the point they deserved.
And now fans and players alike are hoping the game could be a turning point in the team’s season.
A week after being unlucky to lose 2-1 at Norwich and earning praise as the best team seen at Carrow Road this season, Pools more than matched League One’s other top team and if they can maintain this form for the rest of the season, the worries which have beset the side in the last few weeks should disappear.

The Vic crowd showed their appreciation of the performance, too, staying behind the team right to the end - the vast majority of the diehard fans only moan when there's something to moan at. Give them a team performance and they'll get behind it.

But the players have to remember that it’s all very well raising their game for the big guns – they have to raise it for matches against the likes of Gillingham as well.
Pools have dropped too many points this season against teams they should be beating, but the last two performances have shown they are capable of doing a lot better.
Turner said he felt Pools deserved the draw and could have won, but he was pleased for the players and the fans because the team at last got some reward for a good performance.