Sky Bet Championship: Millwall manager Ian Holloway praised his side's resolve after 2-2 draw
Sunday 30 November 2014 17:12, UK
Millwall manager Ian Holloway praised his side's resolve after coming back from 2-0 down to earn a Sky Bet Championship point at high-flying Bournemouth.
Lions substitute Magaye Gueye rescued a point - and a 2-2 draw - with two minutes of normal time to spare at the Goldsands Stadium.
The Lions were heading for their third defeat in five games until Gueye drilled his shot across goal and past Bournemouth stopper Artur Boruc, after captain Alan Dunne's effort was initially blocked.
Ed Upson headed in for the visitors with 15 minutes left on the clock, after Bournemouth raced into a two-goal first-half lead.
Millwall boss Holloway said: "We have to sort out why we are letting them in and why we haven't scored more.
"If we had got the first goal a little bit earlier, we might have even won the game.
"I'm really pleased for the lads because they got something out of it. We competed really well in that game as we did last week.
"Can we start that way? I have to try and find a way to win. We have to find a way of winning the game at the minute. If we can win two in a row we will be right out of where we can be."
Steve Cook headed home an Andrew Surman cross in the 23rd minute before Brett Pitman poked home a Matt Ritchie through-ball two minutes later.
But Ian Holloway changed his system at half-time and played out the last half-hour with five recognised strikers.
Gueye's late effort salvaged a point for the Lions, who had won just one of their last 13 games prior to kick-off.
Cherries boss Eddie Howe was without 11-goal top-scorer Callum Wilson, who missed the game with a hamstring injury - but the incoming Pitman filled the void.
Howe said: "It was hugely frustrating the way we managed the game and how we performed in the second half. In two weeks that's four points we feel we have let slip.
"Callum was close, I felt we missed him today and he gives us a different dimension.
"We have to keep some perspective and look at the bigger picture - we know we are in a good position."
Bournemouth could have sealed the game with five minutes to spare but Pitman and Cherries substitute Junior Stanislas made a mess of the attack.
Bournemouth boss Howe added: "A third goal would kill the game.
"For whatever reason we fell into a bad trap of poor decision-making.
"Until they scored, although we weren't at our best, we were relatively secure looking.
"I'm really disappointed we gave ourselves a more difficult assignment."
