Salford 1-1 Doncaster: Visitors just outside top three after draw

Doncaster missed the chance to move into the League Two automatic-promotion spots after drawing 1-1 at play-off chasing Salford.

Rob Street's goal for Rovers was soon cancelled out by Luke Garbutt to leave Doncaster level with third-placed Walsall, with Salford four points off the play-off spots.

On the back of a six-game unbeaten run, Doncaster began the match brightly and had a goal ruled out after 16 minutes when Street's header was chalked off for a foul.

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But Karl Robinson's side failed to heed the early warning signs and fell behind five minutes later when Street latched onto a clever Owen Bailey free-kick to rifle the ball into the top corner.

However, Salford fought their way back into the contest and drew level after 27 minutes when Garbutt curled a free-kick past Teddy Sharman-Lowe.

Deep into first-half added time, the home side also had a goal ruled out when Sharman-Lowe was adjudged to have been impeded before Ossama Ashley headed home.

Playing against his former team, Salford forward Hakeeb Adelakun rattled the woodwork midway through an action-packed second period.

Jordan Gibson squandered a golden opportunity to give Rovers the lead when he fired Jamie Sterry's cutback over the bar before Luke Molyneux forced goalkeeper Matthew Young into a smart diving save.

Salford finished with 10 men after a clash with Sharman-Lowe led to Curtis Tilt being shown a second yellow card.

Robinson pleased with play-off chasing Salford's response

Salford boss Karl Robinson was heartened by the battling qualities his play-off chasing side showed as they came back to draw with League Two automatic-promotion hopefuls Doncaster.

Robinson, whose side are four points off the play-off spots, said: "I am really proud of the players, and I thought they gave me everything. I can't ask for much more.

"I am really pleased with the players' performance and output. We have a quick turnaround right now and we have a massive game ahead. If we win that, we will be massively in this (play-off race).

"There are lesser teams than ours that have clawed back massive gaps and made the play-offs. It's a credit to this team that we are even near it.

"Their goal is offside by the way, but we responded unbelievably well, and I thought that we were the better team.

"We are under no illusions about how hard it is going to be in the next few games. We have to control those matches as they are going to be right after us and full of energy, we need to control the game and control our emotions."

Doncaster boss Grant McCann enjoyed the second half, but bemoaned his side's wastefulness in front of goal as Rovers missed a golden opportunity to move into the automatic-promotion places with a win.

He said: "I thought it was a good advert for the league, but we are not about adverts at the minute, we are trying to win football games.

"I'm disappointed with the way we conceded. The ball goes through the wall and through Teddy Sharman-Lowe.

"I felt we started the game very strongly, and for 30 minutes we were outstanding, but we conceded, and it went away from us a little bit, and they got back into the game.

"We readjusted at half-time, and it turned into a bit of a basketball game. I enjoy games like that when my team scores.

"We just picked the wrong ball and made the wrong decisions at the top end of the pitch, passing when we should shoot, crossing high when we should cross low.

"All those little moments just did not go our way and we have to improve on that."

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