Eastleigh drew 1-1 with Yeovil Town on Monday afternoon, a result that felt fair given how evenly the contest ebbed through its later stages, though the visitors had the better of the opening exchanges.
Yeovil settled quickest. Kyle Ferguson gave them the lead inside seven minutes, latching onto a chance that the home side did not deal with cleanly. Eastleigh were disorganised early and Yeovil looked capable of pulling further clear.
The hosts steadied themselves. Kieron Evans levelled on 20 minutes with a well-struck finish, and the game shifted in Eastleigh's favour before the half-hour. Aaron Blair put them ahead on 31 minutes, giving the Spitfires a lead their second-quarter play had merited.
Both managers made changes at the interval, with Ollie Hughes, Joy Mukena and James Daly all introduced. The game lost some of its shape as a result, and Yeovil pressed higher. Aaron Blair struck again on 57 minutes to extend Eastleigh's advantage to two goals, and for a period the points looked settled.
Yeovil refused to accept that. Harvey Greenslade pulled one back on 75 minutes and Jaydon Biss equalised two minutes later, a swift double that rattled the home side and changed the match entirely.
Eastleigh held on through a nervy closing stretch. Richard Brindley picked up what appeared to be a late booking, and Dan Ellison was also cautioned in stoppage time before the whistle brought proceedings to a close.
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