GUY Hadland salvaged a point for Boro who played for 80 minutes with 10 men following Gareth Dean’s early red card. Boss Kevin Wilkin had rung the changes ahead of the game as his side looked to recover from the 5-2 New Year’s Day mauling at home to local rivals Hinckley United. But they could not have got off to a worse start as central defender Dean was pointed on his way back to the dressing room by referee Joe Buglass for a professional foul on Derek McNiven. That left the visitors facing an uphill task but they managed to reorganise and keep the scores level at the break, although Phil McLuckie did go within a whisker of giving the Cumbrians the lead only to see his header come back off the crossbar. The visitors despite their man disadvantage were not without moments of hope and thought they had a penalty when Adam Walker’s shot seemed to be handled by Dave Hewson. Six minutes after the break the Reds, struggling to pull clear of the Blue Square Conference North drop zone themselves, made the breakthrough. And it was a goal of some quality as Jake Simpson collected the ball and thumped a shot past Danny Alcock from 20 yards that gave the keeper no chance. Nuneaton were to enjoy much more of the game after going behind despite being a man down and appeared to be denied a clear-cut spot-kick when Wes York was tripped. But referee Mr Buglass decided the offence had taken place just outside, rather than inside, the area. Captain Mark Noon fired over as time started to ebb away for Boro and Andy Brown, on his return, intercepted a backpass but was unable to finish. Justin Marsden and Lee Moore were introduced in the final ten minutes as Wilkin tried to find a way through the home defence. Just when it seem like defeat was inevitable up stepped Hadland. Workington failed to clear Adam Walker’s corner and they paid the ultimate price as Hadland stabbed in a deserved equaliser from barely a yard with just three minutes left. It may have seemed like two points lost against one of the division’s struggling sides but given the nature of the 90 minutes – and that two of their promotion rivals lost when they were expected to win – this may turn out to be a very useful point gained for Boro come April. | 
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