Matt Taylor delighted with Shrewsbury response after conceding ‘horrendous’ goal
Matt Taylor described the goal his side conceded against Cambridge as ‘horrendous’ – but was delighted with the reaction Shrewsbury showed after going behind.
Shrews were unable to get back-to-back wins, but they did get their first draw on their travels this season with the game ending 1-1 at Abbey Stadium.
The hosts took the lead midway through the second half when Michael Morrison danced through the Shrewsbury team – evading five challenges before slotting past Marko Marosi.
It was inexcusable from a Town perspective, and with the lack of goals in the team, it looked a long way back.
But Perry rescued a point late on in the scrappiest of ways. It pinballed around in the U’s penalty area before he lashed it home.
It earned Town a point, which overall, was probably a fair result with the hosts hanging on as they pushed for a winner.
Town have been hit badly with injuries over the course of the season so far, and they announced the signing of Aaron Pierre before kick-off to try and help with squad depth.
The former Shrews man signed a short-term deal until January and made the bench for the game.
Brandon Fleming played in midfield with Mal Benning coming in at left wing-back – Jason Sraha made his first League One start for the club.
A minute’s silence was perfectly observed before kick-off for the victims of devastating events in Israel and Palestine.
It was a first half that followed a similar pattern to most of the season for Town.
They looked tidy out of possession and resolute, but they struggled to create anything from open play.
They started brightly with a couple of half chances coming from scrambles from set pieces, but the ball would not fall for a Shrews player to fire it home.
It did at the other end though, Town not dealing with a U’s corner, and Michael Morrison should have turned the loose ball home from close range, but it went narrowly wide.
It was by no means a classic in Cambridge, but the hosts shaded the first 45 minutes.
