Halifax Town keeps on track

Town home with 3 points banked after dour struggle. Gravesend had their first chance on goal in the 94^th minute. Sponsors Man of Match: Jon Cullen

1^st Half

04 After a good cross from Price, Cameron’s header fails to find a spare forward.

13 Clearance by Garnett from Gravesend’s first attack.

18 Bad back pass from Monington results in Gravesend corner.

20 Good cross from Killeen, But Cameron is tackled and ball cleared for throw-in.

24 Cameron’s shot hits the right hand post and trickles over for goal kick, the keeper was stranded.

25 Good ball from Mallon to Elam, outside edge of box clearance by keeper O’Reilly.

27 Free kick just outside area for Town. Cullen shoots, the keeper easily tips it over for a corner.

29 Great shot by Elam, produces goal line clearance from Duku, who was one of two defenders on the goal line.

This had been a great six minute spell from Town, but still they couldn’t breach the resolute Gravesend defence.

42 Gravesend free kick eludes everyone and goes wide of Davies goal.

2 minutes time added to what was a very dour first half performance from both teams. Punctuated by three good Town efforts on goal.

2^nd Half

46 Killeen takes the ball down the left wing to the line, good cross for Cameron, but he squanders it wide right, when he should have netted

52 Killeen run from half way and shot easily saved by O’Reilly.

53 Good wing work from Mallon produces corner.

56 Good cross from Elam into the box, ball headed on for Cameron, but the ball somehow misses him. Town looking livelier after Midgley comes on for Hudson.

58 Y. Card for Quinn on half way, after he looked to have won the ball fairly to me.

71 Elam and Lee the old one-two Elams shot just over.

73 Fracas in the box after Killeen appears to have retaliated after he looked to have been obstructed. Referee produces Yellow card for Killeen.

79 Corner from left from Midgley, headed out for a second corner. Cullen from the right, finds Garnett heads over.

82 1-0 G-O-A-L. After good work and determination just outside the box from Midgley, Elam is released with a sweet ball, who’s cross is at the perfect height for Mallon to head home.

90+3 Cullen shot from 40 yards after a quick break from defence, puzzles everyone.

90+4 Let off again Gravesend’s Strouts shoots wide right after Sandwith slip lets him in for Gravesend’s only chance of the match. Boy should he have scored, but that would have been a travesty.

Davies, Sandwith, Monington (Quinn 45), Garnett, Mallon, Killeen, Elam, Cameron (Lee 67), Cullen, Hudson (Midgley 56), Price.

Unused Subs: Parke, Farrell.

Yellow Cards: Quinn, Killeen.

Gravesend & Northfleet 0

O’Reilly, Pinnock, Shearer, Duku (Trott 49), Pennock, Skinner, Lee, Owen (Evans 87), Perkins (Goodwin 68), McKimm., Strouts.

Unused Subs: Clade, McClements.

Yellow Cards: None

Attendance: 1675