A second half strike from Bradley Ditch ensured Barlick came away from Saturday's contest at home to Northwich Victoria with a point.

In a heated affair, in which there were two red card incidents, Ditch headed an Oli Roberts corner beyond the reach of the visiting keeper to secure a 1-1 draw for his side.

The visitors took the opportunity to go ahead in the 24th minute.

Some sloppy Barlick defending was pounced on by striker Kaleb Parkinson, and he made no mistake in placing the ball past Callum Jakovlevs in goal.

Ryan Livesey was first to see red, as the Northwich goalkeeper was shown a second yellow just before the half-time whistle.

He rushed out of his goal before wiping William Proctor out, and it left the referee with an easy decision to make.

The drama was far from over, however.

After the interval, Ditch rose highest to power a header in for the hosts, and Barlick were then reduced to ten men.

JNai Butterfield-Steede was giving his marching orders after being involved in an off the ball incident.

Both sides continued to probe, but eventually settled for a 1-1 draw.

Barlick return to action tomorrow evening as they travel to face off with Northwich Victoria once again, but this time in the FA Cup for their Preliminary Round Replay.