Cooper hails massive victory for Shaymen
Assistant manager Andy Cooper hailed a "huge win" for FC Halifax Town after they beat Boreham Wood 2-1 at The Shay, writes Tom Scargill.
Lee Ndlovu cancelled out Florent Hoti's early opener but Luke Summerfield's penalty earned Halifax a crucial victory in the race for the top seven.
"It's a huge win, in terms of momentum, in terms of bouncing back from last week, in terms of going into Tuesday, it's massive," Cooper told the Courier.
"But how we got the three points is huge as well.
"We wanted a bigger lead at half-time, we wanted to create more and take more chances - there were spells where I thought we were really good with the ball but to not get that cushion, 1-0 in the National League is not much of a cushion.
"We wanted to get a bit of daylight between us and Boreham Wood, which we didn't, and it always gives an opportunity if there's a decision that goes against you or a moment of individual play by them gets them back in the game. It showed a lot about our character, it showed a lot about our resilience and the togetherness of the group to dig in.
"People have absolutely worked their socks off for the shirt today and for the staff, they've been brilliant.
"We knew it wouldn't all be the prettiest in that secondhalf, we knew the way the pitch was cutting up, it was getting heavy, a lot of tire legs from both sides, it was about digging deep.
"Just really, really pleased for the lads to be able to get the points, get the performance in terms of being able to dig it out when it mattered.”