Opposition view: Salford boss frustrated by ‘stop-start’ nature of Cobblers draw

Cobblers led inside 90 seconds at Moor lane thanks to Elliott Moore and they were the better team for an hour, albeit without creating too many clear-cut opportunities against the League Two leaders.

Kallum Cesay swept home an equaliser midway through the second half and the game could have swung either way in the closing stages, but in the end the spoils were shared.

“We want to win every game but that’s easy to say and hard to do and credit to the opposition, it was a tough game,” said Cklamovski. “The first half was a little bit flat.

“It was disappointing how we conceded the first goal off a set-piece so early in the game because that gives them a jump start and we’re climbing a mountain.

“The game then suited them because they’ve come here to steal points from us, let’s say, and they’ve worked hard for it. The game fell into the trap of being stop-start, wasting time and the ball not being in play very much, but it’s nothing we don’t know.

“It’s hard to get rhythm or momentum in a game like that. The first half was a prime example, we were disjointed and the tempo was a bit slow, but the second half was a lot better and it was our sort of game. When you keep the ball in play, you get to watch a bit of exciting football and that’s a lesson for us.

“The equaliser was deserved and it felt like the second goal was coming but we ran out of time.”