York City and Wealdstone both gained three points in today’s 12:30 kick offs. The Minstermen hosted Hartlepool at the LNER Stadium in an eight-goal thriller. Goals provided by Ollie Pearce, Alex Hunt, Ashley Nathaniel-George and Diplo Akinyemi saw York City remain top of the table, whilst Hartlepool saw their three goals fail to be enough to earn them a point, leaving them sat in 16th. Despite earning all available points away from home, Wealdstone’s 2-0 win against Aldershot Town wasn’t enough for them to move up in the table, with the Stones still in the relegation zone and Aldershot also maintaining their position in the league, staying in 17th.
A huge win for AFC Fylde today, saw them move up two spaces to 18th in the league after beating Gateshead 3-0. Late goals by Gavin Massey and Nick Haughton denied Gateshead any hope of achieving a point on the road and saw the Tynesiders remain in 4th position.
All level today for Boston and Dagenham & Redbridge as they shared a 1-1 draw. The result saw Dag & Red move up one space to 12th in the league whereas Boston’s point saw them stay in the same position, with the pilgrims still in 23rd place. A fixture which faced the same fate was Tamworth and Ebbsfleet who also endured a 1-1 draw. A goal in the 79th minute from Tamworth’s Kai Williams saw the Lambs salvage a point at home and jump to 14th, whereas Ebbsfleet’s point wasn’t enough for them to move from 24th.
Braintree took all three points in their away fixture against Eastleigh. The Irons’ result today was at the hands of a late own goal from Eastleigh’s Paul McCallum in the 81st minute. Braintree’s win today sees the side jump above the drop whereas Eastleigh maintain 11th place. Yeovil also earnt glory away from home today in their 1-0 win against Southend. The Shrimpers saw their goalkeeper Zach Jeacock sent off for violent conduct in the 27th minute and meant that striker Josh Walker had to make way for substitute goalkeeper Collin Andeng-Ndi in a tactical change. James Plant scored his first goal of the season for Yeovil Town and maintained the Glovers in a play off position, with Southend dropping one place down to 15th.
Halifax hosted Woking in what turned out to be a 1-0 win at The Shay. An early goal from Angelo Cappello earned The Shaymen 3 points and a move up to 8th in the league contrasting to Woking’s drop to 19th.
Solihill Moors failed to keep a 2-0 lead against Altrincham, with the Robins making a late comeback to bring the game to deadlock. A timely brace from Regan Martyn Linney and a goal in extra time from Matty Kosylo denied Solihull Moors all the available points. Both teams dropped a place in the league, with Halifax jumping above the pair.
Forest Green’s efforts against Maidenhead wasn’t enough to see the Green Devils take their top spot back from York City. A 4-1 defeat for Maidenhead saw the Magpies drop back into the relegation zone, compared to Forest Green who still comfortably sit in 2nd place.
This evening brought us a 5:30 kick off between 3rd place Barnet and 5th place Oldham which saw both sides keep their positions in the league after sharing a stalemate at The Hive, concluding today’s fixtures.
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