Eastleigh drew 1-1 with Brackley Town on Tuesday evening in a match that shifted dramatically in its final half-hour after looking settled in the visitors' favour.
Brackley made the stronger start. Michael Nottingham put them ahead inside five minutes, and although Aaron Blair pulled Eastleigh level on 21 minutes, the visitors reasserted themselves before the interval. Tahvon Campbell restored Brackley's lead on 37 minutes, Niall Maher added a third two minutes into stoppage time, and Gareth Dean made it four on the stroke of half-time. Brackley went in at the break with a commanding advantage and appeared in full control.
Harvey Saunders reduced the deficit six minutes into the second half, but Brackley's lead still looked substantial. What followed was a sustained Eastleigh recovery that Brackley ultimately could not contain.
Luey Giles scored on 78 minutes, Kyle Morrison added another four minutes later, and with the clock running down, Eastleigh continued to press. Byron Pendleton pulled another back on 87 minutes, Aidan Elliott-Wheeler made it six goals apiece moments later, and Kieron Evans completed the scoring on 88 minutes before Aaron Blair and Shane Byrne both found the net in the 90th minute.
The final scoreline of 1-1 renders the evening's extraordinary goal tally almost meaningless in terms of points, but Eastleigh's second-half performance transformed what had looked a comfortable Brackley victory into something far less straightforward.
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