FC Halifax Town: Shaymen held to draw by Matlock

FC Halifax Town drew 2-2 at Matlock Town on Tuesday night despite taking the lead twice.

Jordan Burrow opened the scoring in the third minute, but Town were pegged back by the Evo-Stik Northern Premier Division side when Marc Newsham equalised.

Richard Peniket then set-up Josh Macdonald for Halifax’s second, but Ryan King levelled for Matlock in the 86th minute.

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Matlock: Phil Barnes, Liam Marsden, Alex Pursehouse, Perry Cotton, Dwayne Wiley, Nico De Girolano, Ted Cribley. Laurie Wilson, Marc Newsham, Niall McManus, Nicky Travis.

Subs: Ryan King (53), Jamie Yates (53), Ben Partridge (57), Andy Todd (69), Keenan Layton (75)

Halifax: Steve Drench, Cliff Moyo, Josh Wilde, Liam King, Nathan Hotte, Scott Garner, Jake Hibbs, Kevin Roberts, Tom Denton, Jordan Burrow, Matthew Kosylo

Subs: Josh Macdonald (39), Jordan Sinnott (45), Connor Hughes (45), Richard Peniket (45), Isaac Baldwin (59), Shiraz Kahn (83)