Banbury Utd (Walcott 66) 1
Frome Tn (Rodriguez 21) 1

Ten-man Banbury United battled back from a goal down to seal a point against fellow-Premier Division strugglers Frome at Spencer Stadium.

Banbury started the stronger with Jack Westbrook and Leam Howards going close.

And they were unlucky not to take the lead on 13 minutes.

Marvin Martin got his head to a Ben Whitehead corner, only for his effort to be headed off the line by Dylan Bonella.

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It was all Banbury, with Jacob Walcott fizzing a shot wide of the far post.

However, against the run of play, Frome went ahead.

Aaron Rodriguez burst into the area before cutting inside and finding the top corner.

Howards went close to levelling a minute later, but shot wide from ten yards.

Five minutes before the break, Jordan Green bore down on goal, but Frome keeper Ed Baldy saved at his feet.

After the break, Banbury’s Tom Ryan and Joel Meade cleared shots off the line.

On 57 minutes, Banbury were reduced to ten men when Westbrook was sent off after clashing with Matt Smith.

But Banbury did not give up and levelled on 65 minutes when Ricky Hulbert handled Howards’s header.

Walcott converted the spot-kick to Baldy’s left.

Bedwell made two saves in quick succession, firstly getting down well to Lewis Haldane’s hot before keeping out Mario Mateus’s follow-up.

Banbury then held on for a valuable point.

Banbury Utd: Bedwell, Cray, Martin, Meade, Tappin, Ryan, Green, Westbrook, Howards (Eminoglu 81), Walcott, Whitehead (Martin 63). Subs not used: Browne, Strafford, White.

Attendance: 227.

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