Corby Town 2 Guiseley 2

 Guiseley came from two goals down to earn a point from their trip to Corby but it was not enough to see them hang on to the leadership of the Blue Square Bet North.

The Lions failed to turn up in the first half, dominated the second but had to wait for their goals.

Having levelled three minutes from time they thought they had snatched a maximum in injury time.

A cross into a packed Corby area ended in the back of the home net but, before Guiseley could begin to celebrate, it was ruled out, with the referee awarding a free-kick to the home keeper following a challenge by Darryn Stamp.

Corby took the lead in the 20th minute when Ben Makey was allowed time to set himself before turning and finishing with a firm shot.

Just after the half hour it was 2-0 to the home side thanks to an Adam Webster effort.

All the visitors mustered in that first half were shots from Warren Payton and Joe O’Neill and a Simon Ainge header from a Luke Sharry cross, all of which were dealt with easily by the home keeper.

Stamp replaced Gavin Rothery at the interval and Danny Boshell came on for the injured Liam Needham in midfield.

The changes, or the pep-talk from Lions boss Steve Kittrick, certainly made a difference.

James Walshaw became more involved and forced the home keeper to work on three occasions. Ainge planted another header agonisingly wide and a Stamp shot beat the keeper but drifted just wide.

They finally halved the arrears in the 75th minute when O’Neill lashed in a right-foot shot but they did not equalise until three minutes from time.

Pressure from the Lions had forced a corner and Danny Ellis got a shot in as the ball dropped in the area. His first effort was blocked but he reacted quickly to gather the rebound and fire in from a tight angle.

Another Payton corner saw Ainge go close with a header before the late drama of the goal that never was.

Guiseley spokesman Stuart Allen said: “The talk after the game was that many people thought we were unlucky not to win it.

“I spoke to Stamp and he said the free-kick should have been the other way around. He felt their keeper was all over him.

“We paid the penalty for a poor first half if truth be told. We redeemed ourselves after half-time but not quite enough to get the win and Alfreton Town won to go above us on goal difference.”