MATLOCK TOWN 1 HYDE UNITED 1
By Ian Richardson

SOME 836 fans watched an enthralling promotion battle that got better as the game progressed.
Hyde suffered a double blow - asending off and a penalty against - on 59 minutes when Callum Spooner brought down Karl Demidh.
Al Byrne gave Matlock the lead from the spot, but the ten men of Hyde responded and levelled through Jack Redshaw on 83 minutes to earn a share of the spoils. Chances were scarce in the opening exchanges as the teams tested one another out. The sides traded half chances before Hyde hit the woodwork on 39 minutes from a ...