FARSLEY Celtic hit back from two down to earn a Premier Division point from their Evo-Stik League trip to Grantham Town, with all the goals in the 2-2 draw condensed into the opening 34 minutes.

The Celts were eighth as they headed to the South Kesteven Sports Stadium to take on the second-placed Gingerbreads. A draw was fair but it was a result that did neither club any favours.

The home side got off to a whirlwind start, with Curtis Burrows netting at the second attempt after his fifth-minute shot was blocked.

Having broken the deadlock, the Gingerbreads doubled their lead on the quarter-hour mark when Jordan Hempenstall swept the ball past Celts keeper Graeme McKibbon after good build-up play by Lee Shaw and Burrows.

Grantham keeper Kieran Preston did well to deny Nathan Cartman and Danny Ellis, the Celts skipper and centre back who was pushed up front for this game by manager Adam Lakeland, and the intuitive decision paid off as Ellis halved the deficit in the 26th minute.

A superb run and cross from Lewis Turner put the chance on a plate for Ellis.

The equaliser soon followed and this time it was Paul Walker who claimed the assist with excellent approach play, delivering the ball for Adam Clayton to stab past Preston in a goalmouth scramble.

The second half may have been goalless but it was incident-packed as both sides went for the winner.

Lakeland was sent to the stands by the referee after a glut of yellow cards on the pitch appeared to incense the Farsley boss.

His side almost nicked all three points as Ryan Watson's 88th-minute corner was headed against the bar by Clayton.

Farsley remain eighth, still two points off the play-off places, and although Grantham stay second, they now trail leaders Altrincham by ten points.

BRIGHOUSE TOWN held on to 17th place in Division One as skipper Adam Field grabbed a late equaliser against promotion-chasing Hyde United.

It was a return to the area for Hyde skipper Paddy Miller, the former Bradford Park Avenue defender and Farsley captain, and his Tigers were a goal to the good in quick time.

Marcus Marshall was found by Janni Lipka's fifth-minute through-ball and he kept a cool head as he steered the ball past home keeper Chris Butt.

Tigers stopper Peter Crook made an amazing double save to keep the visitors' slender lead intact in the second half but he was beaten when Field headed home an 85th-minute corner.

Hyde slipped one place to fifth, still inside the play-off places, and Town remain three points above the drop zone.

The only downside was that they ended with ten men after Aaron Martin was dismissed five minutes into time added on for a second bookable offence.