Salford City couldn’t find a finishing blow after coming back from a goal down, against a struggling Northampton Town.
The visitors got things kicked off, attacking towards a packed out West stand.
Salford seemed to switch off in the opening stages. Northampton looked keen to punish them.
A Cobblers corner was not dealt with as the ball pinballed around the penalty area. Elliot Moore was the first to react, volleying the ball into the net.
When play resumed, both sides began to trade chances, both hoping to make their mark in the match.
Ross Fitzsimmons did a great job to push the ball off the line denying Salford an equaliser.
Brendan Wiredu found himself in a great position on the edge of the box. His shot however, didn’t seem to cause any trouble.
Salford went into the break trailing. Though the energy was there, the Ammies just couldn’t create enough going forward.
Both sides came out at the interval eager to put their side in front.
Owen Dale came close to getting his name on the score sheet. A well-taken strike was met well by the ‘keeper.
Looking to spike some energy into his side, Peter Cklamovski brought on Taylor Allen and Ben Woodburn who added some much-needed structure to the Ammies game.
Kallum Cesay drove a shot towards goal but failed to test the keeper.
Woodburn also emerged with a chance, but just like Cesay, had no luck.
It felt like a goal was bound to come, then Salford attacked once more.
Woodburn sprayed a ball on the left flank to Dan Udoh. The attacker carried the ball well and laid it off across goal to Cesay who slotted the ball into the side netting to draw the game level.
That’s two in two for the midfielder in league action.
As play resumed, Salford looked to turn their game up another gear, and as the half went on looked for a finishing blow.
Despite being heavily involved in the match, Udoh and Cesay made way for Joe Powell and Ryan Graydon.
But the chances weren’t coming for Salford as they failed to break down a well-oiled Northampton side.
In the final minutes the visitors nearly left with all three points when the ball rose to Jon Guthrie. The captain’s headed effort wasn’t met with enough power, and was easily caught.
Despite Salford’s league winning run come to an end, the Ammies still climbed in the table now sitting six points clear of second place Barnet.
