Adam Lakeland admitted he was disappointed after Town threw away a two goal lead in their 2-2 draw with Wealdstone at The Shay.

Josh Hmami's penalty and Cody Johnson's first goal for the club put Halifax in control of the game, but they conceded twice in the last ten minutes as Wealdstone fought back for a point.

"Up to 2-0, because their goalkeeper was phenomenal, and he made three, if not four, brilliant saves," Lakeland said when asked how Town had not won the game.

"He made two in the first seven or eight minutes, one off Will Harris, then one off Josh Hmami that he tipped onto the bar, then he's made a brilliant save at 2-0 off Owen Bray, where he tipped it over the bar.

"Plus, the goal that's disallowed at 2-0, so we were worthy of being 2-0 up and we should, and deserved to be, further ahead.

"But that 2-0 scoreline, at any stage in the game, if you concede, it's a momentum swinger, and that goal they scored, the lads are very disgruntled because they felt the ball was clearly off the pitch.

"They've had a big slice of luck if that's the case, and then probably an even bigger slice of luck with the second that's deflected off Thierry and spun into the top corner.

"But I don't think the changes we had to make when we were 2-0 up helped, and that aspect is obviously something I take responsibility for, but we knew we're in a stage where we've got some lads who we're managing the minutes of, and that right-back position continues to be our Achilles heel.

"I'm disappointed for the players really, that we've thrown a couple of points away because I thought, up until that first goal for them, we were value for it and by far the better team."

Lakeland said there were far more positives than negatives to take from the match.

"You come off the pitch and listen to the numpties, all the usual cliches of 'you've thrown it away' and talking about all the negatives, so they'll probably go down the pub and talk about the negatives," said the Town boss.

"But there were a lot more positives for us than negatives, and we've just got to not be too down.

"Yes, be disappointed, but not too down, and try and win the next game."

AJ Warburton was absent from the matchday squad.

"In the FC United game, he came off with a bit of a niggle and we've not been able to get him right for today," Lakeland said.

"But we're hoping he'll be back in training on Tuesday."

In his place at right-back, Max Wright made his first start in the league since February.

"I thought he did really well," Lakeland said.

"The issue with him was that we knew if we'd have left him out there, he would have stayed out there but then, knowing Max and how long he's been out for and his history in terms of injuries, we don't want to overload him.

"So we knew that probably around that 60, 65 minute mark, he'd have to be withdrawn and we hoped we'd be in a position at that point where we were ahead and we could maybe box that position up a bit.

"But it didn't really work and that's something I take responsibility for."