Match ends, Eastleigh 2, FC Halifax Town 1.
EastleighEastleigh2HalifaxFC Halifax Town1
Eastleigh moved up to seventh in the National League after coming from behind to defeat Halifax.
Kingsley James opened the scoring for bottom-placed Halifax after Sam Walker's shot was parried.
Eastleigh turned the game around after the interval when Matty Fanimo crossed for Andy Drury to equalise.
Josh Payne headed in Yemi Odubade's cross for 2-1, while keeper Ross Flitney comfortably denied Jordan Burrow an equaliser.
Line-ups
Eastleigh
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Flitney
- 2Partington
- 5TurleyBooked at 6mins
- 14Strevens
- 20Harding
- 4Evans
- 25FanimoSubstituted forMidsonat 65'minutes
- 7OdubadeSubstituted forGreenat 90+1'minutes
- 8Payne
- 11LafayetteBooked at 51minsSubstituted forConstableat 56'minutes
- 18Drury
Substitutes
- 3Green
- 6Reid
- 9Constable
- 12Midson
- 13Noice
Halifax
Formation 4-5-1
- 27Glennon
- 32O'Brien
- 2Bolton
- 4James
- 3McManus
- 33MillerSubstituted forTutonat 67'minutes
- 35Wroe
- 36SadlierSubstituted forBencherifat 87'minutes
- 9Burrow
- 11WalkerBooked at 85mins
- 34Brown
Substitutes
- 1Porter
- 6Bencherif
- 14Brown
- 17MacDonald
- 18Tuton
- Referee:
- Adam Hopkins
- Attendance:
- 1,890
Match Stats
Home TeamEastleighAway TeamHalifax
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, FC Halifax Town 1.
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Attempt missed. Kingsley James (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Foul by Josh Payne (Eastleigh).
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Sean Tuton (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
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Offside, FC Halifax Town. Hamza Bencherif tries a through ball, but Hamza Bencherif is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Michael Green replaces Yemi Odubade.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Burrow (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Samuel Walker.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Hamza Bencherif replaces Kieran Sadlier because of an injury.
Booking
Samuel Walker (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Samuel Walker (FC Halifax Town).
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James Constable (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Joe Partington (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Scott McManus (FC Halifax Town).
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Josh Payne (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Nicky Wroe (FC Halifax Town).
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Joe Partington (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
