Aldershot Town picked up a well-earned point on the road as they drew 1-1 at Forest Green Rovers in the National League

Ryan Jones' deflected effort was cancelled out 30 seconds into the second half by the home side as the spoils were shared.

It was a windy afternoon in the Gloucestershire countryside and in the first five minutes Forest Green keeper Jed Ward was given a problem as Ryan Jones' cross from the left had to be tipped behind for a corner.

The home side looked the more dangerous in the early exchanges, though, as Teddy Jenks curled an effort narrowly over the bar and a ball across the Shots goal had to be intercepted by Aaron Jones at the far post as it flew past everyone.

Shots keeper Marcus Dewhurst returned to the side for the trip to New Lawn and he made a superbly double save to keep the game goalless in the 19th minute, firstly denying Harry Cardwell with his feet before getting back to his feet quickly to claw away Charlie McCann's header on the rebound.

As Aldershot grew into the game, they were finding joy down the left.

Ryan Jones was the orchestrator of things, and crosses from Dejan Tetek and Jack Barham were turned behind for corners.

Dewhurst was also called into action again to deny Cardwell with his feet on a second occasion.

The Shots took the lead just before half-time as a move down the left paid dividends.

Ryan Jones carried the ball forwards before seeing his driven effort deflected over Ward and in.

The home side levelled the game less than 30 seconds into the second half.

Tom Knowles, who had just come off the bench, raced forward on a counter-attack and squared the ball across to McCann who had an easy finish from close range.

The early goal didn't rock the Shots too much, though, and they were able to regain their first-half momentum and attack the home side.

Barham headed a deep free kick back across goal, but it was blocked behind for a corner.

From the resulting corner, Tyler Frost smashed a cross across the face of the Forest Green goal that was somehow turned over the bar by Jamie Robson just yards from his own goalline.

Tetek saw a half-volley fly just past the post before the hour and just a few minutes later the Shots were unlucky not to go back in front.

Olly Scott played a clever ball inside the left wing to set Tetek down the left and some clever play between Frost and James Henry saw the latter's shot saved and Aaron Jones' rebound cleared off the line by Robson.

Henry drove forward and was brought down on the edge of the box, but Ryan Jones' free kick deflected off the wall for a Shots corner.

A Forest Green counter from the resulting corner was dangerous, but Cameron Hargreaves tracked back superbly to put an end to it as the home side began to grow back into the game.

A game of penalty box pinball broke out in the Shots box, but a combination of Dewhurst and the Shots defence blocked the incoming shots.

A Henry header in the 77th minute that narrowly bounced past the post was the final chance of the game.