Eastleigh 1-0 FC Halifax Town: Matty sport of bother costs as Carter nets

By Michael Vimpany

EASTLEIGH 1

Carter 22
FC HALIFAX TN 0

A BIZARRE 60 seconds midway through the first half, in which FC Halifax missed a penalty and culminated moments later when Charlie Carter shot Eastleigh’s winner through the visiting goalkeeper’s legs, decided this mediocre, best forgotten, affair.
Desperate for a victory to wipe away the memory of the previous week’s 5-1 defeat at Aldershot, Halifax were gifted the perfect opportunity to grab a 22nd minute lead.
Midlands referee Elliott Swallow penalised Eastleigh midfielder JJ McKiernan for a shove on Kian Spence, but teamma...

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