Ed Weeks netted his first goal for Tiverton Town as they played out an entertaining 1-1 draw with high-flying Didcot Town at Ladsymead.
Man-of-the-match Weeks bundled home a Dan Western corner just after the half-hour mark to give the Yellows a deserved 1-0 lead at the break.
But the Railwaymen netted an equaliser after a spell of pressure when Ben Whitehead seized on a rare error from Tom Gardner and slotted the ball low past Chris Wright.
Blustery conditions on a bright but chilly afternoon in Tiverton saw both sides struggle to find a rhythm.
Tivvy's quick and aggressive closing down was a feature throughout the game, and it caused the visitors problems throughout.
It was the hosts who settled the quicker, and Western's corner was scrabbled off the goalline in the first chance of the match.
The tricky Pablo Haysham then drilled in a 20-yard effort which Wright did well to turn round the post, before Western fired straight at James Foster after making room for himself when a cross may have been more suitable.
In a tit-for-tat game, Didcot sent a header wide before Foster did superbly to deny Mudge when through on goal.
Weeks headed Tiverton into the lead on 34 minutes, only for Didcot's John Mills to send an effort just wide in response.
The second half saw Foster produce a fantastic double-save to deny Jimmy Hinds and then Western in quick succession, before Mudge finally beat the keeper only to see his 20-yarder graze the post on its way wide.
Those misses proved costly as Gardner miscontrolled, allowing Whitehead to steal in and expertly guide his shot low across Wright and into the corner from a tight angle.
There was controversy as referee Lee Roberts from Plymouth waved away a penalty appeal after the impressive Josh Searle had a shot charged down by a Didcot arm.
And, other than an Ethan Phillips shot which Foster held well, the Yellows could not find a way through to make it two wins in succession.
