FOREST Green boss Mark Cooper praised an out-standing performance from his side as they earned a goalless draw at fellow promotion hopefuls Salford City that keeps both sides unbeaten.
Rovers dominated the first half, with Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and the Neville brothers watching on, and only another inspired display from new Salford keeper Vaclav Hladky kept his side in it at half-time. The giant Czech stopper produced a stunning save to keep out Jamille Matt’s header early on.
“The tone was set from the first minute with that unbelievable save from Jamille Matt,” said Cooper.
“He’s made two or three of those in the first half and that was the difference. It kept them in the game. We had chances with a couple of one ones and we should be scoring those. “
Unable to find a goal despite the lively Aaron Collins proving a constant menace, Cooper nonetheless believes what he saw bodes well for the season.
“I’ve said to the players, if we keep playing like that then we will start to win lots of games. I thought we were brilliant.
This story is from the September 27, 2020 edition of The Football League Paper.
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