Match ends, Grimsby Town 0, FC Halifax Town 1.
GrimsbyGrimsby Town0HalifaxFC Halifax Town1
Lois Maynard scored the only goal of the game as Halifax maintained their play-off push with a win over promotion rivals Grimsby.
Maynard opened the scoring with a stunning strike from 25 yards.
Ryan Crowther came close to making it 2-0 in the closing stages but his effort was blocked before Paul Marshall fired over the rebound.
The result sees Halifax leapfrog Grimsby into third spot after a seventh consecutive clean sheet.
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
"I don't like losing. We lost to the in-form team in the league, so we've had that two weeks running with Woking and then Halifax. I didn't think there was anything in the game in all honesty, we've lost to an excellent strike.
"I think all night it was a frantic night to be honest. I think when they go 1-0 up they're just happy to clear the ball and sort of not too interested where it goes.
"We had the best chance in the game there's no getting away from that."
Line-ups
Grimsby
- 13McKeown
- 30Boyce
- 2Hatton
- 5PearsonBooked at 18mins
- 3ThomasBooked at 33mins
- 7ColbeckSubstituted forMcLaughlinat 69'minutes
- 11Neilson
- 8Disley
- 4KerrBooked at 44minsSubstituted forThanojat 82'minutes
- 28TounkaraSubstituted forHannahat 69'minutes
- 9Cook
Substitutes
- 26McLaughlin
- 12McDonald
- 17Hannah
- 27Fyfield
- 18Thanoj
Halifax
- 1Glennon
- 6Lowe
- 20MaynardBooked at 37mins
- 3McManus
- 5Pearson
- 15RobertsBooked at 73mins
- 23SmithBooked at 13mins
- 29BoltonBooked at 90mins
- 18Marshall
- 11Gregory
- 40SpencerSubstituted forCrowtherat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 14Wilson
- 28Crowther
- 22Ainge
- 7Smith
- 12Senior
- Referee:
- Wayne Barratt
- Attendance:
- 4,374
Match Stats
Home TeamGrimsbyAway TeamHalifax
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, FC Halifax Town 1.
Booking
James Bolton (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by James Bolton (FC Halifax Town).
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Andi Thanoj (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. James McKeown (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is saved.
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Attempt missed. Patrick McLaughlin (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
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Offside, Grimsby Town. Ross Hannah tries a through ball, but Ross Hannah is caught offside.
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Foul by Andy Cook (Grimsby Town).
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Chris Smith (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Andi Thanoj replaces Scott Kerr.
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Attempt missed. Paul Marshall (FC Halifax Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Crowther (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Offside, FC Halifax Town. Lee Gregory tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Ryan Crowther replaces Scott Spencer.
Booking
Marc Roberts (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Marc Roberts (FC Halifax Town).
