ADAM Murray sees Kidderminster Harriers’ draw against Worksop Town as a ‘point gained’ after the home side scored an injury-time equaliser.
A late volley from Reece Devine earned Harriers a share of the spoils after Owen Evans had earlier halved the deficit at Aggborough.
That came after an early brace from Lewis Whitham put Worksop two goals ahead after just 10 minutes to leave Harriers stunned.
The result leaves Kidderminster fourth in the National League North table, 12 points behind leaders South Shields.
And Murray stressed his side must not take a backwards step in their pursuit of promotion this season.
Murray said: “It’s a point gained. We’ve been on the other end of them of a few of them over the course of the season.
“But for 95 minutes we deserved more [than a point]. We dominated the game but there’s a big frustration from the start of the game.
“It’s something I’ve been aware of when things are going your way. These are the moments you have to push, demand and raise standards even higher.
“You can’t go into a moment where you think you just turn up and you’re going to win. I sensed it in the dressing room before the game.
“We started really bad, we were sloppy, our decision making was really sloppy and that’s frustrating because we were on top for most of the game.
“We’re in a good place to achieve but we can’t take a step backwards. If you take a step backwards you get smashed in the face in this league.”
The draw stretches Kidderminster’s unbeaten run to nine matches while all three of their meetings with Worksop this season have ended in stalemates at the end of 90 minutes.
And Murray admits Harriers need more quality in the box after failing to capitalise on a number of crosses into the penalty area against Worksop.
Murray added: “It has to be better when the ball goes into the box. There’s too many balls going in there that we’re not getting on the end of.
“There’s too many balls going in there that are just bouncing off us and not sticking in good areas and to move to the next level that’s where we need to improve.
“The quality of crosses going into the box are top drawer. Dean Holdsworth [director of football], a former Premier League striker, said it’s a striker’s dream.
“We’ve had a long time to get that bit better and it’s an area we’re looking to strengthen.
“We can’t put that amount of crosses in and not score goals.”
Kidderminster are next in action against Scarborough on Saturday, January 24 with kick-off at 3pm at the Mounting Systems Stadium.
