Stockport boss Dave Challinor admitted his side were ‘fortunate’ to earn a point following a 3-3 thriller against Crawley.
Isaac Olaofe rescued a share of the spoils for the hosts with his 89th minute leveller in this Sky Bet League Two contest.
“It’s really disappointing after the game was going so well,” said Challinor.
“When you get yourselves two up I would always fancy us to go and get the job done.
“They got a goal before half-time, though, and then in the second half it all went a bit flat.
“It’s up to us to go out there and rally the supporters but at times I was concerned about the body language.
“Some of the lads went into their shells a little bit, and that’s frustrating for a manager, but in the end we’ve got ourselves a fortunate point.”
Challinor later revealed that he remains firmly committed to Stockport, at the end of a week when he had been approached and then heavily linked with the vacant manager’s job at Charlton.
“I’ve nothing really to say,” added Challinor. “I’m the manager of Stockport County and I love my job.
“I’m well backed here, there’s an unbelievable infrastructure, and unless I’m told otherwise my sole focus all of this week coming will be on the Wimbledon game next Saturday.”
It was a cracking opening 45 minutes at sun-drenched Edgeley Park.
A long-range finish from Louie Barry and a sublime chip from early sub Antoni Sarcevic handed the hosts a 2-0 advantage.
Adam Campbell volleyed home to halve Crawley’s deficit before the interval.
By the 66-minute mark Crawley were 3-2 up thanks to strikes from Laurence Maguire and Danilo Orsi, but the last word went to Olaofe, whose late finish denied the visitors what would have been a hugely impressive win.
Crawley boss Scott Lindsey said: “It’s just disappointing that we didn’t see the game through to a victory.
“I was really pleased with the reaction from the lads.
“To come from two down and then go 3-2 up shows real character, but I trust the lads to do something like that.
“As I say, we’ve just got to see games like that through until the end, because their third was a killer blow.
“I can see my players digging in and determined to go that extra mile for the team.
“They’ve shown a great attitude, but they’ve got to show that throughout the season. We put all that hard work in, and then we’ve given it away at the end.
“We made it too easy for Stockport at times, and that’s disappointing.
“Having said all that, though, it’s important that we underline how proud we all are of how well we’ve done here.
“Stockport are a really strong side here – we all know that. It’s a good point, but it could have been three.”
Howe taking plenty of positives despite frustrating Newcastle campaign
Eddie Howe was keen to look at the positives after Newcastle United secured seventh place in the Premier League on Sunday.
Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes were among the goalscorers as Newcastle won 4-2 at Brentford to finish their Premier League campaign.
The victory ensured a seventh-place finish, and a Manchester City victory over Manchester United in next Saturday's FA Cup final will confirm Newcastle's place in next season's Europa Conference League.
While this season did not quite live up to the heroics of last term, which saw the Magpies finish in the Champions League spots, Howe still feels it has been a successful campaign.
"It summed up our season," Howe told BBC Sport. "We weren't totally secure at the back, but great credit to the players. They've done their job - now we wait and see.
"We anticipated after losing against Manchester United that our control of the [European] situation had gone. It's never a nice situation, but whatever happens, happens.
"We have issues to solve defensively. If we can do that, next season could be another season of really strong performances. This was a season that could have been better, but a good season overall.
"We're a really united club. I think we're still moving forward, so there's a lot to be positive about."
Postecoglou will not settle until Tottenham hit his 'lofty ambitions'
Ange Postecoglou warned Tottenham he will not settle until the club hits the "lofty ambitions" targeted in his mind.
Spurs were 3-0 victors over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday, ending their Premier League season with a convincing win to finish fifth in the table.
Postecoglou voiced his frustrations after Tuesday's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City ended their hopes of Champions League football next term.
The Spurs head coach was far more relaxed after his side performed well in Sheffield, with Dejan Kulusevski twice on target, along with a goal for Pedro Porro against the relegated Blades.
Yet Postecoglou insisted his ambitions remain high as the Australian attempts to take Tottenham to the next level.
"Contrary to my general demeanour, I have loved every minute of it," former Celtic boss Postecoglou said of his first season in charge of Tottenham.
"It is a great challenge in the Premier League and taking over a big club that didn't have a great year last year. You understand it is not going to run smoothly, but I have enjoyed the whole season.
"I have got some lofty ambitions for the football club and until we reach that point I am not going to be smiling too much.
"As I said, all any manager wants is maximum effort and I have got that from everyone involved. I have enjoyed it and looking forward to pushing on from here."
Asked to summarise his first campaign in England's top league, Postecoglou continued: "It's been good, it's been eventful, it's had a bit of everything.
"I am obviously not delighted with the way we finished the season but in fairness to the players and staff we have been in the top five all season, in a year where there was a fair bit of upheaval.
"We finished eighth last year, player turnover, different football, different way of training, it is not easy to maintain a level when you are trying to do that.
"Even in our tough periods this year we have still been competitive for the most part."
Kulusevski scored his seventh and eighth Premier League goals of the season (36 outings), more than he managed in his first two league campaigns with Tottenham combined (seven across 48 games).
Only in the 2019-20 season with Parma has the Sweden winger scored more times in a league season (10 in Serie A), and Postecoglou hailed Kulusevski's returns.
He added: "I thought Deki was good. He's worked awfully hard this year without a lot of reward in the front third.
"We thought playing him through middle today would help us with his mobility and ability to run in behind. He did well.
"He always works hard but it's that sort of final third where we need him to get rewards and he got them today so he did well."
Al-Nassr 1-1 Al-Hilal: Mitrovic scores last-gasp penalty
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a penalty in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time as Al-Hilal denied Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr victory in a 1-1 draw.
Mitrovic netted his 27th Saudi Pro League goal of the campaign after Sadio Mane was harshly judged to have fouled Saud Abdulhamid in the area.
Mane stuck out an arm to shield the ball, catching his opponent in the throat, though the contact appeared to have been outside of the box.
Mitrovic made no mistake to keep Al-Hilal's unbeaten campaign going.
The Serbian's spot-kick cancelled out Otavio's first-minute opener, with Ronaldo having set up his compatriot.
Champions Al-Hilal remain 12 points clear of Al-Nassr at the summit of the Pro League standings.
Data Debrief: Ronaldo the provider
Ronaldo leads the scoring charts in Saudi Arabia this season, though he had to settle for an assist on Friday.
That came from the only chance he created, with the 39-year-old limited to 25 touches, though he did have four shots.
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