Exeter City 4 Halifax Town 2.

Saturday 8 October 2005

Ref: David Phillips

Att: 3154

BBC match report- 

Exeter twice came from behind to keep their promotion charge on track with a home win over Halifax.

Halifax went ahead after one minute when Wayne Jacobs' short corner found John Grant, who rifled the ball home.

Exeter equalised through a Billy Jones penalty, then Halifax regained the lead through Lewis Killeen, before Steve Flack headed in to make it 2-2.

Goals from Les Afful and Craig Farrell gave Exeter the win, after they took advantage of Denny Ingram's dismissal.

Exeter: Paul Jones, Hiley (Afful 57), Todd, Gaia, Billy Jones, Challinor (Sawyer 85), Cronin, Taylor, Scully, Farrell, Flack (Phillips 62).

Subs Not Used: Rice, Edwards.

Booked: Challinor, Todd.

Goals: Billy Jones 11 pen, Flack 45, Afful 74, Farrell 75.

Halifax: Dunbavin, Haslam, Quinn, Ingram, Wright, Forrest (Senior 83), Jacobs (Leister 78), Thompson, Doughty, Killeen (Young 45), Grant.
Subs Not Used: Midgley, Bowler.

Sent Off: Ingram (45).

Booked: Jacobs, Wright.

Goals: Grant 2, Killeen 27.

Att: 3,154

Ref: D Phillips (West Midlands).