Boro pegged back by Moors comeback
Boro maintained their unbeaten home record, but let slip a 2-0 interval lead to share the points with a 2-2 draw from an entertaining clash against Spennymoor at the Flamingo Land Stadium.
The visitors were on top in thefirst20minutes,withTom Allanhavingagoal-boundshot blocked by Bailey Gooda in their best opening, but it was Boro who opened the scoring in the 25th minute, with another fabulous strike from Lewis Maloney.
A long throw into the area from Ash Jackson, on his 75th competitiveBoroappearance, was headed back out to Jackson, who laid off to Maloney, and he unleashed a thunderous 25-yarder that flew past keeper Giosue Bellagambi.
Spennymoor fought back, and Rob Ramshaw played in former Boro striker Jordan Thewlis, but Joe Cracknell got down to save his shot, before Boro doubled their lead 10 minutes from the interval, when Kieran Glynn, who had a terrific game, jinked his way pasttwodefendersandflicked theballintothegoalmouth,for Michael Coulson to slot past the keeper.
Borocouldhaveaddedfurther goals, but Jackson fired narrowly wide, then Glynn won possession 10 yards inside his own half, and went on asurgingruntowardsthevisitors’ penalty area, shrugging offadefender,beforeshooting inches past the far post.
Mark Anderson volleyed over, then a cross from Dan Greenfield was headed just over by Allen, and Will Thornton blocked a shot from Finn Cousin-Dawson as Spennymoor started the second half brightly.
Boro's Ryan Watson had a fierce shot tipped round the post by the keeper as both sideslookedforopenings,and it was the visitors who found the net on 70 minutes, when a right-wing corner from Anderson was headed home at the far post by Glen Taylor.
BothGreenfieldandReece Kendall had long range shots saved by Boro keeper Cracknell, while at the other end Ciaran McGuckin latched onto a pass from Luca Colville, but his shot was deflected out for a corner.
Kendall flashed a header wide, before Spennymoor drew level eight minutes from time, when the pacy John Lufudocutintotheareafromthe right, and slotted past Cracknell.
Boro searched desperately for a late winner, with ColvillesettingupsubstituteDom
Tear, whose shot was blocked by James Curtis, Maloney fired a free-kick round the wall,butstraightatthekeeper.
Andinstoppagetime,alow crossfromColvillewasmetby Tear, who was closed down by a defender as he was about to shoot.
BORO: Cracknell, Gooda, Jackson, Maloney, Thornton, Burton, Watson (Plant 86), Heslop, Coulson (McGuckin 61), Glynn (Tear 77), Colville
SPENNYMOOR: Bellagambi,Tait(Preston82),Curtis,Greenfield,Taylor,Thewlis
(Anderson 46), Ramshaw (Lufudo61),Kendall,Cousin-Dawson, Allan, Boyle REFEREE: Dean Watson GOALS: BORO Lewis Maloney 25, Michael Coulson 35
SPENNYMOOR:GlenTaylor 70, John Lufudo 82
YELLOW CARD: SPENNYMOOR Glen Taylor
BORO MAN OF MATCH: Lewis Maloney
ATTENDANCE: 1,511 (120 away)