Draw specialists Latics are checked again as Halifax hit back to earn a point

Latics drew 1-1 at Halifax

Latics drew 1-1 again last night - at Halifax - after the late sending-off of substitute Otis Khan.

Khan was dismissed after collecting two bookings in quick succession leaving Latics, who had led through Mark Kitching earlier in the game, to negotiate the closing nine minutes with 10 men.

Kitching opened the scoring two minutes into the second half after former Halifax player Mike Fondop had gone close before the break.

Adam Senior levelled with a header on 62 minutes, but Max Wright spurned a good chance to win it for the hosts as Latics, who slid to 11th in the National League table, survived plenty of late pressure.

Latics boss Micky Mellon, who has started to take some flak from a number of disgruntled Latics fans, said: "I'm happy with the way that we battled and kept going, the threat that we had and the subs came on and did well.

"We keep going.

"I'm frustrated, but we're not losing."

Latics return to action on Saturday when they travel south to Woking.

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