FC Halifax Town 3 Dover 2: Shaymen shine before nervy end

FC HALIFAX Town manager Neil Aspin said his team’s first 35 minutes were as good as they had played at home all season as they battled to a 3-2 win over Dover.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Feb 2015, 05:33 BST

FC Halifax Town manager Neil Aspin (Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire).

Halifax raced into a 2-0 lead through Lois Maynard, returning after a three-game ban, and Richard Peniket before Tom Murphy got a goal back ahead of the break.

Substitute Jamie Jackson restored Halifax’s two-goal lead with a somewhat fortunate cross-shot before Dan Holman’s goal made for a nervy finish.

FC Halifax Town: Glennon, Bolton, M Roberts, Killock, McManus, Smith (Hatfield 69), Maynard, Pearson, Schofield, Peniket, Hattersley (Jackson 65). Unused substitutes: Senior, Boden, Muldoon.

Dover Athletic: Walker, Essam, Raggett, Orlu, Francis, Deverdics (Holman 72), Taiwo (Cogan 72), Sterling, Modeste (Kinnear 79), Murphy, Poole. Unused substitutes: Mekki, Wynter.

Referee: R Johnson (Bolton).