PAUL MCCALLUM established himself as the National League’s joint top goal-scorer with a second half brace which secured a fine win for Eastleigh over York City – but it was the Spitfires’ first half opener from Chris Maguire that had the home fans purring.
Richard Hill celebrated victory in his first match back as Eastleigh’s permanent manager – but only after the Spitfires had to survive a late comeback.
Paul McCallum scored with two fine first half headers as Eastleigh wiped out an early Gerry McDonagh penalty to secure a victory which eased them from the edge of the relegation zone to a comfortable mid-table slot.
Southend United served up a win against Eastleigh – in a match halted by fans throwing tennis balls on to the pitch as fuming Shrimpers supporters stopped the game for four minutes at Roots Hall as they protested against the club’s controversial chairman Ron Martin.
Eastleigh and Wealdstone played out a largely uneventful goalless draw at the Silverlake whilst maintaining both of their unbeaten starts to the season.
Lee Bradbury felt Eastleigh should have done more to avoid Kyle Morrison’s “sucker punch” having had the better of this rain-soaked battle at Solihull Moors.
Eastleigh’s National League promotion play-off prospects, seemingly so bright immediately before Easter, finally petered out with a goal-less draw against Solihull Moors at the Silverlake Stadium.
Inspired by skipper Asa Hall’s second goal in three games, Torquay United recorded their third straight win as they put play-off hopefuls Eastleigh to the sword and boosted their own survival hopes.
A stunning second half strike by Danny Whitehall, which lit up a tight, pretty ordinary affair, earned depleted Eastleigh a tenth single-goal victory of the season and cemented their place in the National League play-off zone.
Charlie Carter bundled home an 12th minute winner to settle an undistinguished affair and keep alive Eastleigh’s prospects of snatching the National League’s final promotion play-off place.
National League strugglers Maidstone United have Wembley in their sights after pulling off a stunning win at Eastleigh, who played the last hour with ten men.
Southend United supporters staged a pre-match protest against chairman Ron Martin before Eastleigh compounded their misery by snatching the points at Roots Hall.
IN THE battle of the unlikely play-off chasers at Grosvenor Vale, it was Stuart Maynard’s Wealdstone who triumphed to leapfrog Eastleigh into seventh spot in the National League.
STUNNING first-half strikes by Ben Tozer and Elliott Lee eased stylish Wrexham to a comfortable win over Eastleigh and kept them hot on the heels of leaders Notts County at the National League summit.