Gateshead staged a second-half comeback to earn a 2-2 draw at Rochdale.
Dale made a great start and were 2-0 up after just 26 minutes.
Jesurun Uchegbulam opened the scoring with a curling first-time effort in the 16th minute and Ian Henderson made it two 10 minutes later when he converted a loose ball after Kairo Mitchell saw an effort saved.
Edward Francis brought Gateshead back into it after the break with a fine strike and then Kenton Richardson earned a point in the 67th minute.
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