David Artell reckons Grimsby cost themselves in the crucial moments during a pulsating 5-5 Sky Bet League Two thriller with Notts County at Blundell Park.
January signing Harry Wood came off the bench to snatch a point for the home side with virtually his first touch after signing on loan from Championship neighbours Hull.
Danny Rose, Abo Eisa (2) and Harry Clifton were also on target for Grimsby as County netted through David McGoldrick (2), Macaulay Langstaff and Aaron Nemane (2).
Artell said: “It was a basketball match on a football pitch. That’s probably a good description for it.
“I thought we were the better team in the first half, but the ironic thing was that it was still an improvement on Walsall because we were still level at half-time.
“They were level because they were clinical with their chances. We had dominated, so I asked them to go and dominate it again.
“It didn’t quite work out like that [in the second half], but I thought that we showed unbelievable character and desire when we went behind for the first time.
“We also showed some good quality moments.
“I thought it was a good game and not just because it was five all, but we just didn’t help ourselves in the crucial moments.”
Rose put Grimsby ahead from the penalty spot with seven minutes on the clock and Eisa – the player fouled in the build-up – made it 2-0 eight minutes later when adding the finishing touch from a half-cleared corner.
County fought back in the run-up to the break as McGoldrick and Langstaff netted in almost identical fashion from Jodi Jones deliveries.
Nemane twice restored parity for County after Clifton and Eisa netted and there was even more to come at either end with Grimsby substitute Wood cancelling out a late strike from McGoldrick.
Jim O’Brien, who took interim charge for the first time after former County manager Luke Williams left to take the Swansea job, said: “It was disappointing.
“There was a range of emotions throughout the game. We started a bit anxious and they kind of stuck it on us a little bit.
“It took us too long to settle into the game, but we have got quality on the pitch and we created a lot of chances.
“I’m disappointed with the feeling at the end. There wasn’t too much control from us throughout the game.
“It was a typical League Two clash, but I was pleased with our application, so it was pleasing from that point of view.”
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