With College Varsity fast approaching, a 1-1 draw with Langwith will have done nothing to satisfy Halifax’s desire to bounce back from defeat by Goodricke last week. This was a game with few clear cut chances with both sides lacking end product.
Langwith will have fancied their chances with Halifax missing a number of key players and though the first half failed to excite, Langwith were able to take the lead with five minutes of the first half remaining after they were awarded a penalty when Kearney handled the ball in the box. Parsonson stepped up for the yellows and placed the ball perfectly into the left corner of the goal.In typical fashion, Langwith were unable to hold onto their lead and in the first few minutes of the second half.
Halifax drew level when Langwith goalkeeper Cheshire was unable to hold onto a cross, and Marsh was on hand to equalise for his team.
Moments later Halifax took the lead through a brilliant curling finish from Heath which Cheshire got a hand to but couldn’t keep out. Langwith never seemed to recover, and though they pressed to equalise, a second goal never looked likely.
Halifax captain Connor McCoy was in a buoyant mood, telling Vision “We were missing quite a few players but I thought we pulled it together quite well”, and looking ahead to Varsity next week he seemed confident of his team’s chances “We should have a pretty strong team and I think we’re stronger than James”.