CITY were pegged back for a frustrating draw by Salford in a game they had dominated.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER provides the facts and figures and player ratings from Valley Parade.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Everything in City’s midfield seemed to go through Jake Reeves who continues to set a high bar since his return from injury exile.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
After all the close calls, City finally broke the deadlock with a well-worked move involving Kelvin Mellor and Dylan Connolly before Harry Pritchard calmly tucked home.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Veteran referee Carl Boyeson infuriated City by blowing for half-time without playing a second of added time just as Aramide Oteh was on the attack.
TACTICS
City made three changes from the Leyton Orient draw. James Vaughan and Adam Henley were both ill while Chris Taylor dropped to the bench.
REFEREE: Carl Boyeson (Hull)
BOOKINGS: None
ATTENDANCE: 14,642
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 5, Salford 1
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 21, Salford 8
CORNERS: City 7, Salford 3
FOULS COMMITTED: City 13, Salford 10
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: O’Donnell 6, A O’Connor 7, P O’Connor 6, Richards-Everton 6, Mellor 7, Cooke 7, Reeves 8, Wood 6, Pritchard 8 (Taylor 90min), Connolly 7 (McCartan 76min), Oteh 6. Subs (not used): Ismail, French, Palmer, Anderson, Sykes-Kenworthy.
SALFORD: Neal 7, Threlkeld 7, Hogan 6, Burgess 6, Touray 6, Jervis 6, Towell 6, Maynard 6 (Jones 61min, 7), Conway 6, Thomas-Asante 7, Armstrong 6 (Rooney 46min, 7). Subs (not used): Piergianni, Lloyd-McGoldrick, Whitehead, Letheren.
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