FA Cup

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FA Cup | Second Round

Dec 4, 2015 at 7.55pm UK

Salford City
1-1
Hartlepool Hartlepool United

O'Halloran (23')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Oates (8' pen.)

Anthony Johnson: 'Salford City draw feels like a defeat'

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter

Published: December 5 2015 | 12:57

Last updated: December 5 2015 | 13:37

Salford City manager Anthony Johnson says that he is disappointed with his side's 1-1 draw with Hartlepool United in the FA Cup second round.

Salford City manager Anthony Johnson has said he is "gutted" that his side did not defeat Hartlepool United in the FA Cup second round.

The Northern Premier League outfit secured a 1-1 draw thanks to Stephen O'Halloran's first-half equaliser, but despite 52 places separating the two teams in the football league pyramid, Johnson feels that the minnows should have won.

Johnson told BBC Sport: "I thought we did enough to win the game. We were superb in the second half. It wasn't one for the purists but I feel gutted we didn't win.

"We've always said, no matter who we play against, we will compete. No-one will ever outwork us. We are massively old school in our coaching and we love working on fitness. We only get two sessions a week."

The stalemate means that Salford will feature in Monday's third-round draw ahead of the replay in the North-East in 10 days' time.