It's tough to really know what to make of that match. All being said and done it was a very good point away from home against a playoff rival. We fought valiantly to keep it at 0-0 when we went down to 10 and that should be commended. However, as some have alluded to already, I think that Kosylo being on the pitch after half time was a mistake, and when he received his marching orders I doubt anybody was surprised in the slightest at what must have been the most predictable sending off of the season.
We're then (again) at a disadvantage in a game that was entirely winnable judging by the first half showing. It looked like 2 sides lacking in a bit of composure and quality, perhaps due in part to the state of the pitch, and nobody seemed quite able to get the ball under control and build an attack that wasn't disjointed or the result of a defensive mistake.
Ethan Ross was superb and kept us in it despite not being 100% fit. I thought Linney looked sharp at times, he held the ball up well and his decision making was generally very good overall. When CCC was given the ball in a central area he looked excellent, and always looked to drive us forward and create an attack. Unfortunately, the way we played today seemed to favour a less elegant way of attacking, perhaps due to the condition of the central areas of the pitch, so he was never really able to get on the ball that often and faded out of the game. Marriott was very good as usual (another completely dependable player for us at the moment dragging us through theses difficult games) and I liked the look of Wilson when he came on. Worked hard and managed to break up the play where others seemed unable.
The problem is that's 2 games now where we've received 4 stupid bookings resulting in red cards, so that must be addressed. Another issue is that Halifax played ok but were there for the taking. Firstly, there was no Alli. If he doesn't play they struggle to create and that showed. Secondly when we went down to 10 it seemed to throw their game plan almost like they didn't really know what to do with the extra man, so whilst we've done well under the circumstances I don't think Halifax took full advantage either. We were a bit lucky that they had no proper threat up front essentially.