BEN Davies saved the day for Notts County with an injury-time goal to rescue a point at Aldershot.

The Magpies looked set to lose their second league game in three at the Recreation Ground, after Ollie Bozanic's goal on the stroke of half-time.

But Davies made it 1-1 with a great 20-yard free-kick in the 92nd minute.

It was the home side that threatened first on 14 minutes when Kirk Hudson crossed dangerously into the penalty area from the right.

Anthony Straker met it with a firm header, and Kasper Schmeichel held it confidently.

A minute later Hudson tested Schmeichel at his near post from inside the box.

Ollie Bozanic then miscued high and wide on 19 minutes, after Ben Harding gave him the ball in space 30 yards out.

Ricky Ravenhill was booked a minute later for a foul on Andy Sandell.

Luke Rodgers registered the Magpies' first attempt on goal on 25 minutes. After outmuscling Shots' skipper Anthony Charles, he drove a low powerful effort at goal from outside the penalty area that keeper Stephen Henderson spilled.

Rodgers almost pounced on the rebound, but the home side scrambled the ball clear, at the expense of a corner.

At the other end, Graeme Lee threw himself in front of a strike from Straker on 28 minutes, after the Aldershot winger had burst purposefully into the penalty area from the left.

Aldershot had the ball in the net on 41 minutes when Scott Donnelly whipped a free-kick into the penalty area from the left and Chris Blackburn directed it towards goal with a glancing header. Marvin Morgan got the last touch to put it past Schmeichel, but he was adjudged offside.

The home side took the lead on 45 minutes when Bozanic seized onto a pass from Hudson and rifled it low past Schmeichel from 10 yards.

Notts created an early chance in the second half when Stephen Hunt flicked Jamie Clapham's free-kick into the path of Rodgers inside the penalty area. But the striker's control was poor and the home side cleared.

They failed to build on their early momentum and posed very little threat to Aldershot's lead.

The home side threatened to add to their advantage on 66 minutes with a swift attacking move that ended with Straker firing the ball into the side-netting.

Morgan then prodded a low effort just wide of Schmeichel's right-hand post.

Notts went close to equalising on 69 minutes when Matt Hamshaw aimed for the bottom left corner from 20 yards. It took a great save from Henderson at full-stretch to his right to deny the midfielder.

Neal Bishop seized onto the rebound and crossed it low into the six yard box for Craig Westcarr but he scuffed a shot wide of the near post.

With ten minutes left, the Magpies introduced Sean Canham, for his first appearance of the season, for Hamshaw.

Rodgers fired over the bar minutes later, after cutting inside from the right wing and racing into the penalty area.

Canham was involved on 86 minutes, heading Lee's cross back across goal but Rodgers shot wide from inside the six yard box, under pressure from Henderson.

Davies rescued a point with a stunning free-kick in the second minute of injury-time.

The Magpies' midfielder curled it brilliantly over the wall and past Henderson.

ALDERSHOT: Henderson, Herd, Blackburn, Charles, Sandell, Hudson (Soares, 80), Bozanic, Harding, Donnelly, Straker, Morgan. Subs: Jaimez-Ruiz, Chalmers, Grant, Howell, Hylton.

NOTTS: Schmeichel, Edwards, Lee, Hunt, Clapham, Hamshaw (Canham, 80), Ravenhill, Bishop, Davies, Westcarr, Rodgers. Subs: Hoult, Troke, Fox, Hollis, Fairclough.

ATTENDANCE: 4,016 (409 away).