High-flying Spitfires shoot down Shaymen
of the standard they’ll need to reach for another play-off push next season, they were getting it.
There was no shortage of effort on Town’s part, especially from the industrious Jamie Jackson and Jack Muldoon, but a lack of quality when approaching the visitors’ defence let them down.
More often than not Muldoon was the outlet for Halifax with his constant movement and insatiable work-rate.
If the home side were playing for their futures, Muldoon was perhaps impressing most during the auditions.
But Constable engineered a magnificent lob over Matt Glennon from an acute angle to edge Eastleigh out of reach.
Keeper Ross Flitney was finally tested during a good spell from Marc Roberts’ header then substitute Danny Hattersley before Muldoon skied a chance after latching onto Hattersley’s knock down. Halifax: Glennon, Bolton, M Roberts, Williams (Hattersley 65), McManus, K Roberts, Marshall, Hatfield, Pearson (Schofield 82), Muldoon, Jackson. Subs not used: Senior. Shots on target: 3 Shots off target: 1 Corners: 5 Eastleigh: Flitney, Spence, Turley, Evans, Partington, Stanley, Reason (Howard 89), Midson, McAllister (Burton 72), Strevens, Constable. Subs not used: Beckwith, Pell, Walker. Scorers: M Roberts (og 8), Constable (60) Shots on target: 2 Shots off target: 4 Corners: 3 Attendance: 852 Town man of the match: Jack Muldoon