GREAT HARWOOD ...0

BLACKPOOL MEC ...0

JOHN Hughes' young battlers earned a well-deserved point at home to a physical Blackpool outfit.

Great Harwood's side was largely made up 16 to 18-year-olds but Hughes was proud of the way his young charges handled the game.

Nicky Hand had a couple of chances to break the deadlock while Liam Taylor, impressing in his first start for the Robins, also went close against 10-man Blackpool.

But, in the end, Great Harwood were happy to settle for a point.