Match ends, Salford City 2, Harrogate Town 2.
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Harrogate struck in added time to deny Salford in a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Peninsula Stadium.
The hosts were on course to move into second in League Two when they retook the lead with 20 minutes left through substitute Brandon Thomas-Asante.
But Ed Francis pounced in the third minute of stoppage time to secure his side a point.
Leeds loanee Robbie Gotts gave the Ammies the lead on his home debut when he collected an Oscar Threlkeld pass to turn and fire home from 20 yards after 21 minutes.
Harrogate responded superbly and equalised eight minutes before the interval when top scorer Jack Muldoon pounced on a weak back pass from Di'Shon Bernard to slot beyond Vaclav Hladky.
The visitors almost took the lead when Hladky parried Connor Hall's effort but Aaron Martin's reaction header floated wide.
Town rattled the Salford crossbar through Brendan Kiernan after the break but were almost immediately caught on the counter as Ash Hunter was denied when clean through.
Ammies boss Richie Wellens made a quadruple substitution on the hour and it paid off when two of them combined to regain the lead.
Richie Towell's first-time effort was parried by James Belshaw straight into the path of Thomas-Asante to scramble home.
But Harrogate grabbed a point late on when Francis scrambled home his first goal for the club.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Salford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1HladkyBooked at 90mins
- 2JamesBooked at 49minsSubstituted forClarkeat 56'minutes
- 12Bernard
- 16Turnbull
- 3TourayBooked at 67mins
- 18ThrelkeldSubstituted forTowellat 57'minutes
- 4LoweBooked at 56mins
- 15BurgessSubstituted forCouttsat 57'minutes
- 24Gotts
- 10HunterSubstituted forThomas-Asanteat 57'minutes
- 40Henderson
Substitutes
- 5Eastham
- 6Clarke
- 11Carvalho Andrade
- 17Towell
- 25Coutts
- 31Evans
- 37Thomas-Asante
Harrogate
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Belshaw
- 27Williams
- 12Lawlor
- 20Hall
- 22Francis
- 14KiernanSubstituted forPowerat 74'minutes
- 7Thomson
- 4Falkingham
- 28McPake
- 10Martin
- 18MuldoonSubstituted forMarchat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Hondermarck
- 15Kirby
- 24March
- 25Minter
- 26Lokko
- 30Power
- Referee:
- Marc Edwards
Match Stats
Home TeamSalfordAway TeamHarrogate
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away5
- Corners
- Home6
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Salford City 2, Harrogate Town 2.
Booking
Václav Hladky (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!
Goal! Salford City 2, Harrogate Town 2. Ed Francis (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Belshaw following a corner.
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Attempt missed. James Belshaw (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Attempt missed. James Belshaw (Harrogate Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomson with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
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Attempt saved. Josh March (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Power.
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Attempt missed. Joshua McPake (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh March.
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Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Salford City).
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Josh March (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Simon Power (Harrogate Town).
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Foul by Ibou Touray (Salford City).
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Simon Power (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Ibou Touray (Salford City).
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Jay Williams (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Salford City. Richard Towell tries a through ball, but Ian Henderson is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Harrogate Town. Simon Power replaces Brendan Kiernan.
Substitution
Substitution, Harrogate Town. Josh March replaces Jack Muldoon.
