Eastleigh FC

Eastleigh's final home game of the season ended in defeat as Macclesfield won 2-0 at the Silverlake Stadium to secure promotion to League Two as champions. Reaction from Andy Hessenthaler: Eastleigh 0-2 Macclesfield   

More Silverlake woe for slip-sliding Eastleigh EASTLEIGH 0 MACCLESFIELD TOWN 1. THREE home games in eight days and not one National League point banked. Eastleigh 's Silverlake Stadium misery continued tonight as they paid the price for an appalling start in a 1-0 home defeat by Macclesfield Town.

Storify: Eastleigh 0-1 Macclesfield https://t.co/IywPSQYklo #Spitfires — Jamie Montigue (@jamiemontigue) February 21, 2017 Eastleigh: Ryan Clarke, Hakeem Odoffin, Chinua Cole, Sam Togwell (Ben Close, 65), Ayo Obileye, Adam Dugdale, Tyler Garratt, Ben Strevens, James Constable (Scott Wilson, 46), Craig McAllister (Mekhi Leacock-McLeod, 55), Ross Stearn. Subs (not used): Gavin Hoyte, Sam Muggleton.

Allen confident that short-term pain will bring long-term gain for Eastleigh EASTLEIGH boss Martin Allen has a proven track record of turning short-term pain into long-term gain with his previous clubs Gillingham and Barnet. So while fans may be feeling twitchy as the Spitfires head into tomorrow's FREE-ENTRY game against Macclesfield Town (Tuesday, 7.45pm) still looking for their first victory of 2017, the manager himself takes confidence in knowing that history is on his side.