DAVID Foley might be just five feet four inches, but he stood tall on Tuesday night.

The striker bagged two goals as Hartlepool United secured a place in the second round of the Carling Cup for the fifth successive season.

Foleys goals were enough to knock Scunthorpe out of the competition.

The striker holds the distinction of being the youngest player to represent the club when he made his bow aged 16 years and 44 days in 2003, and now Danny Wilson hopes Foley is ready to make his mark.

"Hopefully he can have as big an impact this season as he did the other night, said Wilson.

"David is a different type of player to what we have got up front, he likes to get in behind defences and has that bit of pace, which central defenders dont like.

"In the first half we were hitting the ball too long and it was meat and drink for their defenders.

"We had to change it around and it worked by playing the ball into feet.

"He is a strong little lad, he might be slight but he has some strength on him. He can handle himself.

Pools lined up with a three across midfield, with James Brown playing off the front two.

And, while it took some time to get going, Wilson is happy with the option.

"We made some poor decisions in the first half, but we got there in the second half, he said.

"Scunthorpe have built their success on their home form and whoever comes away with a result from there has to work damn hard for it.

"It was hard and we didnt get the passing going which we did at Luton and in pre-season, but we got stronger as the game went on.

"We lined up differently, but you still have to make the right decisions on the ball and we didnt do it.

"When we had possession we gave it away and lost it too easily. But its about a result and getting through.