Basement Conference club Scarborough came from being two goals behind to earn a well-deserved point and could have taken all three but for an own goal and two good missed chances.
Just as new manager Neil Redfearn looked set to see Scarborough go down to a polished Aldershot side, the Seasiders took heed of his half-time advice to "hold their heads up high" after the visitors had netted two goals in the first half.
Scarborough, still without a win after six successive games, worked hard but found fellow lowly side Aldershot in good form thanks to some good saves by goalkeeper Nikki Bull.
Both sides had come close to finding the net in the early stages with Mark Quayle twice going close, with a header and a fine shot which just hit the side netting, while at the other end Ahmeed Deen repeatedly tested Scarborough keeper Leigh Walker, his best chance coming when he beat the home defence but narrowly put the ball over the bar.
Just as the half-time whistle was about to go, Jinadu deflected the ball into the net after what had at first thought to have been an own goal.
Then just after the re-start, a buoyant Aldershot went two goals up when Chris Hughes put into his goal while trying to clear a well-placed corner.
But Scarborough immediately fought back with Quayle slamming a long ball home in the 55th minute after a great run down the centre. Then two minutes later Michael Coulson put them back in the game when he caught the visitors' defence off guard.
The game suddenly sprung to life with both sides seizing every opportunity to create chances, and the goalkeepers being put under pressure.
Bull did well to push out a good chance from Tony Hackworth, Scarborough's man-of-the-match, as the Seasiders' looked increasingly dangerous.
Hoewever Aldershot were constantly in the hunt for the winner thanks to Barnard, Heald and Jinadu.
Afterwards, Redfearn, who took on the top job only five days ago, said :"The lads were a bit downhearted at the interval being two goals down, but I told them to get their heads up. We deserved to win at the end of the day because we created the better chances. Had we taken advantage of the opportunities we created, we could have had three or four goals."