ALTRINCHAM battled hard to earn a point on home soil despite drawing a blank against play-off hopefuls Harrogate Town.
There was little to distinguish the teams in a disappointing spectacle.
Still without five of their first-team squad, who were injured, Altrincham were looking to put behind them their insipid midweek performance at Hyde in the Cheshire Senior Cup.
And the Robins certainly did that, with a battling performance against the well-resourced Yorkshiremen, who will go full-time next season.
The first-half saw injuries to Alty defender John Cyrus and Town's Simon Ainge and both players had to don head strapping to allow them to play on after a clash of heads in just the fifth minute.
Town also lost their keeper Peter Crook to injury after a collision with Alty striker Micah Evans.
But it was to be a game largely devoid of quality or goalmouth action, though Alty's Tim Deasy was the busier keeper.
His smart save with his feet, from a Luke Shiels header, halted Town's best effort.
At the other end, Evans' turn and shot, which cleared the bar, was the Robins' best chance.
ALTRINCHAM: Deasy, Lynch, Cyrus, Moult, Clee, Jones, Richman, Brownhill, Lawrie, Newby, Evans. Subs: Patterson, McWilliams, Reeves, Taylor, Goodall.
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