Match ends, FC Halifax Town 1, Aldershot Town 0.
HalifaxFC Halifax Town1AldershotAldershot Town0
Ross Dyer's second-half winner gave Halifax victory over Aldershot and ensured they remained level on points with Conference leaders Barnet.
A dour first half saw both sides struggle to create opportunities.
But substitute Dyer made the most of his chance when he finished calmly from a Scott McManus pass.
The visitors almost levelled but a Brett Williams shot was tipped around the post by Matt Glennon and the hosts held on for their sixth league win.
Aldershot Town boss Andy Scott told BBC Surrey:
"There was not a lot in it and we created some good chances in the first half, but it was maybe the little bit of belief in the box to score.
"I have just said to the lads that we're not far away from being a good side, but we've just got to improve a couple of percent on a couple of areas and we've got to believe in what we are doing and stick to it.
"We've given them a game today because they had to change formation because they couldn't cope with us. It's tough to take the defeat but the performance was excellent."
Line-ups
Halifax
Formation 4-3-3
- 27Glennon
- 2Bolton
- 14Williams
- 3McManus
- 4Roberts
- 20Maynard
- 8MarshallBooked at 87mins
- 5Pearson
- 9JacksonSubstituted forDyerat 61'minutes
- 19Boden
- 7SmithSubstituted forSchofieldat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Senior
- 6Ainge
- 10Dyer
- 15Roberts
- 22Schofield
Aldershot
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Smith
- 5Wilson
- 3TonkinSubstituted forN'Guessanat 79'minutesSubstituted forDerryat 84'minutes
- 2Oastler
- 12Gibbs
- 7Hatton
- 4LathropeSubstituted forFitchettat 79'minutes
- 16Forbes
- 14Roberts
- 9Williams
- 11ScottBooked at 78mins
Substitutes
- 10Fitchett
- 13Thomas
- 17Diallo
- 18N'Guessan
- 19Derry
- Referee:
- Wayne Barratt
- Attendance:
- 1,837
Match Stats
Home TeamHalifaxAway TeamAldershot
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, FC Halifax Town 1, Aldershot Town 0.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
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Foul by Danny Schofield (FC Halifax Town).
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Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
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Offside, FC Halifax Town. Scott McManus tries a through ball, but Scott McManus is caught offside.
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Foul by Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town).
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Scott McManus (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Steve Williams (FC Halifax Town).
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Tom Derry (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Brett Williams (Aldershot Town).
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Marc Roberts (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
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Foul by James Bolton (FC Halifax Town).
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Brett Williams (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Paul Marshall (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Paul Marshall (FC Halifax Town).
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Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Danny Schofield (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt saved. Ross Dyer (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Danny Schofield replaces Adam Smith.
