- Hudson (90)
- Evans (21)
- Date:2009-01-17
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:The EBB Stadium at the Recreation Ground
- Attendance:3018
- Referee:Horwood, G
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
90mins
Macclesfield are replacing Lee Bell with Matthew Flynn.
90mins
Goal!! Kirk Hudson scores for Aldershot.
90mins
Rhys Day is replaced by Rob Elvins.
85mins
Gareth Evans is being taken off, Ahmed Deen has come on in his place.
82mins
Emile Sinclair is replaced by Simon Yeo.
82mins
The referee has booked Nat Brown.
72mins
Lee Bell is booked for unsporting behaviour.
64mins
Marvin Morgan is replaced by Junior Mendes.
56mins
Danny Hylton is being taken off, John Grant has come on in his place.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
39mins
Danny Hylton is booked for unsporting behaviour.
21mins
Goal!! Gareth Evans scores for Macclesfield.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
An injury-time piledriver from Kirk Hudson rescued a point for Aldershot against a resolute Macclesfield.
Aldershot started brightly despite playing their last competitive fixture three weeks ago.
On 15 minutes, Chris Blackburn cut in off the right wing and fired from 20 yards, but Jonny Brain saved smartly to his left to thwart the danger.
Having run Everton close in the FA Cup, Macclesfield showed Premier League class to get in front at the end of the first quarter with their only first half chance.
Hudson back heeled straight to Jamie Tolley trying the keep the ball in play.
The midfielder drove 50 yards into the Aldershot box and delivered a pinpoint pass to Gareth Evans and the striker calmly slotted the ball into the bottom corner.
On 34 minutes, Brain produced a great save from Danny Hylton's point-blank header.
From the subsequent corner, Rhys Day headed over from 12 yards with time and space on his side.
As the half closed out, Andy Sandell forced another superlative save out of Brain.
Blackburn lobbed to Sandell, the winger fired on the volley from 20 yards but was denied by the out-stretched fingers of the goalkeeper.
Evans should have finished the game at the start of the second half.
Nottingham Forest loanee Emile Sinclair showed good awareness too find Evans inside the penalty area, but the striker fired an easy chance wide.
The home side continued to press and Ben Harding was then denied by two more excellent Brain saves.
With 15 minutes left, Brain tipped Harding's piledriver onto the bar and seconds later the former Port Vale goalkeeper clawed another Harding effort around the post.
On 80 minutes, Izak Reid countered from the edge of his own box forcing Nikki Bull to make his only serious save of the match.
In injury time and with Aldershot growing increasingly desperate, Hudson picked up a loose ball on the edge of the penalty box and smashed his drive into the top corner to give the home side a deserved share of the points.
Aldershot Town Team
Macclesfield Town Team
Aldershot Town | Macclesfield Town |
Corners
| 8 | 4 |
Fouls
| 9 | 18 |
Goal attempts
| 17 | 3 |
Shots off target
| 13 | 2 |
Offsides
| 1 | 1 |
