Silkmen throw away lead

Dij`-vu struck at Macclesfield as they conceded a two-goal lead for the second successive week to draw 2-2 with Bradford.

The Silkmen took the lead after four minutes when Junior Daniel scored his first goal for the club in 24 appearances when he stole between static defenders Zesh Rehman and Steve Williams to nod a long clearance from goalkeeper Jon Brain over Simon Eastwood.

Macclesfield midfielder Ross Draper then saw a six-yard snapshot cleared off the line by Luke O'Brien before the home side extended their lead in the 41st minute - Algerian Under-21 international Hamza Bensherif converting a low Emile Sinclair cross for his fifth goal of the season.

But Bradford struck back in the second half with two goals in eight minutes.

In the 58th minute, giant centre-forward James Hanson headed a James O'Brien corner back into the far corner.

Then after 66 minutes Brain could only parry a long-range Michael Flynn shot into the path of Williams who drilled home from six yards.

In the dying moments Ben Wright nodded a header against a post for Macclesfield and Gareth Evans saw a deflected shot clip the crossbar in injury time for battling Bradford.