Tayl of irritation for Matt

Exeter City 1 Forest Green 1

MATT TAYLOR felt Exeter did enough to win but bemoaned their failure to take chances in the top-of-the-table clash at St James Park.

Aaron Collins’ precise finish, side-footing the ball into the bottom corner from 20 yards, put Rovers in front, before Exeter’s Archie Collins levelled things with a 20-yard rocket that crashed in off the underside of the bar.

“Looking back at the game, I think we had enough chances to win,” Taylor (right) said.

“I thought we were the better team, although it was two very good teams and I really enjoyed watching that game, especially in the first half. The ball didn’t quite fall for us and, certainly in the first 15 to 20 minutes, we felt we had enough chances and it was so disappointing to concede that first goal.

“We deservedly got back in the game and, with no disrespect to Forest Green, it felt like we were the team on the front foot looking to win that game of football.”

Forest Green boss Mark Cooper admitted he had too many players off their game. He said: “I am delighted with a point. We had too many players under par today, big players. Sometimes you have to give the opposition credit and I thought they were on the front foot.

“But saying that we went 1-0 up and if we don’t make a horrendous mistake for their goal, we probably win the game 1-0 without playing well. But we take the point and move on.

“We have done our job and stopped the attack and then not cleared it.

“We give the ball away on the edge of the box and their lad has hit a great strike. We should just clear the ball and we don’t. If we have seven or eight players under six or seven out of 10, it is impossible to win the game.”