Dover Athletic 1 Farnborough 1: Top scorer Alfie Pavey's second-half penalty sees Whites come from behind to draw in National League South

An Alfie Pavey penalty saw Dover come from behind on Saturday to draw with Farnborough in National League South.

Reggie Young put the visitors ahead in the first half but they missed a penalty at the start of the second period, before top scorer Pavey netted to extend his team’s unbeaten run to five league games - their longest unbeaten in nearly three years - thanks to the 1-1 draw.

Early pressure from the away side resulted in a Jack Ball header, which forced a simple save from Whites goalkeeper Stuart Nelson in the third minute.

The hosts continued to live dangerously and, three minutes later, a header from Jordy Mongoy - a late replacement in their starting line-up for Francis Amartey - rattled a strike against the underside of the bar. But the ball bounced the right side of the line from a Dover perspective and was cleared to safety.

Boro did take a deserved lead in the 15th minute, though, in front of a crowd of 725 at Crabble. Stand-in skipper Tyrone Sterling almost sliced a corner into his own net, Arjanit Krasniqi clearing off the line, before the next corner was taken quickly and midfielder Young managed to fire past Nelson.

In the 28th minute, Young fed Selim Saied whose strike stung the palms of Nelson. The home keeper spilled the shot, however he collected the loose ball.

Soon after, at the other end, Luke Wanadio whipped in a menacing free-kick but it evaded everyone and went out for a goal kick.

Dover were slowly starting to get into the game at this stage. A 33rd-minute Alfie Paxman long throw from the right-hand side was half-cleared and left-back Paxman, cutting back inside, dragged his effort wide.

The home side’s next opportunity fell to Pavey, only to send his long-range strike ballooning over with