Northampton boss Jon Brady was full of praise for Tony Springett after he scored a stoppage-time equaliser to clinch a point in a 2-2 League One draw at near-neighbours Oxford.
The on-loan Norwich winger showed good composure with a tidy finish in a crowded goalmouth after collecting Will Hoskins’ left-wing cross for his first league goal.
Brady said: “It was an excellent moment for Tony and I’m really pleased for him. He’s had to be patient for his opportunities.
“He came on today and the little dummy he did just before when the ball comes across goal… he’s calm enough to move the defender and it was an excellent finish.
“It was a fantastic point overall and I’m very pleased for the boys.
“I felt we were very disciplined in our approach tonight and clinical.
“We reduced them to a lot of shots from distance. (Goalkeeper) Louie Moulden came to the fore right at the end but apart from that, they didn’t really trouble us.”
Oxford led through Josh Murphy’s thunderbolt in the fifth minute but Cobblers levelled through Will Hondermarck, 10 minutes before the break.
Will Goodwin scored his first goal for the U’s by diverting in Owen Dale’s cross in the 81st minute to put Oxford 2-1 up, but Springett earned Northampton a point with his composed finish in the third minute of stoppage-time.
Brady added: “The first goal that we conceded, we’ve got to do better.
“Our players are absolutely excellent in terms of discipline and work rate.
“After conceding early tonight we showed immense character out of possession and I can’t really remember them troubling us apart from distance and our own mistakes.
“They can have all the possession they wanted tonight, it was how we dealt with it out of possession and I felt we controlled the game that way.”
The U’s have now drawn five of their last six matches to sit fifth in the table but have played two games more than seventh-placed Stevenage.
Oxford head coach Des Buckingham said: “We picked an attacking line-up and to score after only five or six minutes put us on a good front foot.
“We did enough with the changes we made in the second half to get back in front and then it was a matter of making sure we manage those final few minutes.
“There’s a big hint of offside with Northampton’s second goal, but there were still many things we could have done better after that moment.
“It’s frustrating to leave with what we thought would be three points and end up with the one.
“We’re six games unbeaten and I know people don’t want to hear that because most of them are draws rather than wins.
“The most important thing is we’re picking up results and it keeps us in and around where we want to be.
“We’ll get better and get stronger every week.”
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