Harrogate Town 2 AFC Telford United 2
AFC Telford United came from behind to net Skrill Conference North points for the fifth game in a row and twice this time after a rough ride at Harrogate.
The Bucks trailed to Dave Merris' stoppage time rocket for the home side before the break, which looked to have settled matters until the 75
minute.
Mike Grogan bundled in an equaliser but parity lasted just four minutes, former Telford defender Shane Killock heading home Steve Mallory's cross for what looked like the winner.
But Liam Watson's side would not admit defeat and took home a point from substitute Tony Gray's close-range finish, after Dan Preston had knocked the ball down into his path.
A fairly even first-half made clear-cut chances sparse for both sides, with striker Andy Owens forcing the best chance for Telford in the 27th minute.
His shot from outside of the area was flying into the top corner but Harrogate goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray intervened, acrobatically palming his effort away from the goal.
Cleveland Taylor looked odds-on to score four minutes before half-time, finding himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Ryan Young, defender Neill Byrne being nudged off the ball for a volley wide.
The Telford goal was breached in first-half stoppage time when Merris hammered home, after the visitors had properly failed to clear their lines from a corner.
Merris had time to fire up a rocket that skidded across the turf and around the dive of Young, to ripple into the left hand of the net.
Harrogate stepped up the pressure after the break and could have added to their lead, as chances went begging for the home side.
Telford's defence opened up for Mallory's ball forward which released Anton Brown to go one-on-one with Young, but he could only blaze over the bar.
Harrogate debutant Matthew Heath headed wide from Cleveland Taylor's left-wing cross, before Chris Hall's goal-bound effort was charged down by Preston from Mallory's delivery.
The hosts lived to rue their wastefulness in front of goal when Grogan captialised on a defensive mix up in the box to turn and fire the ball home in the six-yard box.
But Harrogate's quick-fire reply looked to have settled matters for good, another choice Mallory ball in rifled past Young at his near post by Killock after it had floated across the box.
Again, Telford replied to ensure they would not leave North Yorkshire empty-handed, Gray stabbing the ball home from Preston's assist.
They had a golden chance to win the game, too, with MacGillivray at full stretch to push away Matthew McGinn's goal-bound free kick with six minutes to go.
