Match ends, Macclesfield Town 1, Aldershot Town 1.
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A last-gasp Brett Williams penalty lifted Aldershot out of the relegation zone with a draw at Macclesfield.
The hosts had the best chance of the first half, but keeper Glenn Morris was equal to Scott Boden's effort.
It was Boden who put the Silkmen in front from close range with what looked to be the winner.
Williams levelled from the penalty spot with the last kick of the match after the striker had been fouled in the box by Paul Lewis.
A noisy crowd of over 2,000 were at Moss Rose for the game after Macclesfield offered free entry to both sets of supporters.
Aldershot are now level on points with 21st-placed Hereford but boast a superior goal difference.
Aldershot Town boss Andy Scott told BBC Surrey:
"Psychologically this is a huge boost for us today and we played quite well in the first half given the conditions.
"We changed the formation into a 4-3-3 and Brett's come on and got the penalty and kept his calm with the penalty with the pressure on him.
"Coming away from the week that we've had with four points is immense.
"There is a real belief around the squad now that we maybe didn't have a couple of months ago."
Line-ups
Macclesfield
- 1Taylor
- 12Williams
- 3Andrew
- 26Halls
- 23WhitakerSubstituted forPilkingtonat 87'minutes
- 6TurnbullBooked at 82mins
- 7Mackreth
- 2Connor
- 15Lewis
- 11WinnSubstituted forRoweat 71'minutes
- 19Boden
Substitutes
- 24Rowe
- 25Kay
- 28Cowan
- 20Branagan
- 27Pilkington
Aldershot
- 1Morris
- 28Butler
- 30Phillips
- 2Oastler
- 29Oyeleke
- 7MekkiSubstituted forWilliamsat 32'minutes
- 4Stanley
- 14RobertsBooked at 62mins
- 8RowlandsSubstituted forTonkinat 73'minutes
- 19MolesleySubstituted forBubbat 79'minutes
- 16Scott
Substitutes
- 31Cornick
- 11Bubb
- 9Williams
- 21Williams
- 3Tonkin
- Referee:
- Peter Banks
Match Stats
Home TeamMacclesfieldAway TeamAldershot
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 1, Aldershot Town 1.
Goal!
Goal! Macclesfield Town 1, Aldershot Town 1. Brett Williams (Aldershot Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Aldershot Town. Brett Williams draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
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Attempt missed. Josh Scott (Aldershot Town) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
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Foul by Josh Scott (Aldershot Town).
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Steve Williams (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt blocked. Mark Phillips (Aldershot Town) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
Substitution
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. George Pilkington replaces Danny Whitaker.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
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Offside, Aldershot Town. Brett Williams tries a through ball, but Brett Williams is caught offside.
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Corner, Aldershot Town.
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Foul by Mark Phillips (Aldershot Town).
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Rhys Taylor (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield Town).
