Paul Hayes cancelled out Hugo Colace's opener to earn Scunthorpe a 1-1 draw at Barnsley.
Scunthorpe and Barnsley share the points
Scunthorpe earned a point at Oakwell after former Barnsley player Paul Hayes came back to haunt his old club by grabbing the equaliser in a 1-1 draw.
Hugo Colace had given the hosts a deserved lead when he fired home from inside the area shortly after half-time.
But Hayes cancelled the advantage out when he headed home a loose ball at the far post just five minutes later.
Neither side really excelled in a game of low quality, although Scunthorpe had a chance to win it near the end when Garry Thompson shot just wide from the edge of the area.
However, it ended all-square and kept Barnsley's good run going, extending their unbeaten stretch to five games.
Save
After a drab opening, the hosts produced the first real opportunity when Adam Hammill broke free down the left.
He found Daniel Bogdanovic, who cut inside and curled an effort that Joe Murphy did well to palm away.
The Tykes have been enjoying a resurgence since Mark Robins came to the club in September and began to look dangerous after finding their feet in the contest.
Murphy expertly tipped a Ryan Shotton header over the bar and the lively Bogdanovic wasted a good chance to pick out a team-mate from a decent position in the box.
Scunthorpe offered very little going forward in the first half, with Grant McCann - one of three ex-Barnsley players in the Scunthorpe line-up - providing their best moment when he drove wide from 20 yards.
Action
And McCann was in the thick of the action again soon after the break and he called Luke Steele, who had previously been redundant in the Barnsley net, into action by forcing the keeper into a full stretch save from a long-range free-kick.
The game had more life after the interval and Barnsley went close to breaking the deadlock, but Jon Macken's hooked effort flashed wide of the post after Hammill's cross.
However, the Tykes did not have long to wait before they took the lead after 52 minutes.
Bogdanovic advanced down the right and cut back before crossing for Colace, who swept the ball home from 12 yards to net his second of the campaign.
But their lead would not last as Scunthorpe responded in perfect fashion.
McCann whipped a corner to the near post, which Cliff Byrne sent crashing into the upright and the ball rolled across goal to Hayes was at the back post, who duly nodded home.
Both sides pushed for a winner, but it was the visitors who came closest to snatching the points when Thompson flashed an effort wide of the post in the last minute.
