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Eastleigh defeated by dominant Halifax

Eastleigh defeated by dominant Halifax

In a National League match, Halifax secured a 3-1 victory against Eastleigh with goals from Billy Waters, Will Smith, and Adam Alimi-Adetoro.

Billy Waters opened the scoring for Halifax by tapping in Adam Senior's shot at the far post after 27 minutes.

Halifax extended their lead just before half-time as Will Smith netted a header from Florent Hoti's delivery.

Despite Eastleigh's efforts to come back in the second half, Adam Alimi-Adetoro furthered Halifax's lead by converting Adan George's cross in the 61st minute, making it 3-0.

Eastleigh's Richard Brindley managed to pull one back with eight minutes left on the clock, but it was not enough to stage a comeback.