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Ainsworth praise for Ingram

Image: Gareth Ainsworth: Ingram number one

Gareth Ainsworth labelled keeper Matt Ingram the best in League Two after his late penalty save salvaged a 2-2 draw with Stevenage.

Fred Onyedinma opened the scoring early on and grabbed a second-half equaliser - either side of goals from Stevenage duo Tom Pett and Dean Parrett.

Parrett had the chance to win it from the spot in added time, after Chris Beardsley had been sent off, but his penalty was saved by Ingram.

"In my opinion we've got the best keeper in League Two and he's come up trumps today," said Ainsworth. "I thought it was a brilliant save. He's done his homework on penalties and it's paid off.

"I thought if there was one more goal in that it would have been Wycombe Wanderers, little did I know we'd have to call on a late, world-class save from Matt Ingram.

"We definitely deserved a point and I thought we could have had more out of the game today. We bossed the second half but it goes to show, you have one lapse of concentration you can concede a penalty.

"The lads are down in there but I've said don't be disappointed because the performance is what I'm pleased with.

"Fred's a threat, his strength and his pace are phenomenal and he's got a heck of a career ahead of him so we're lucky to have him."

Onyedinma rounded the onrushing Chris Day to slot home the opener before Pett nodded in a Chris Whelpdale cross and Parrett's free-kick flew through a mass of bodies and in on the stroke of half time.

Onyedinma restored parity before Beardsley was shown a second yellow for bringing down Sido Jombati but after Alfie Mawson fouled Ben Kennedy in the dying seconds, Ingram pushed Parrett's penalty away to safety.

Stevenage boss Graham Westley said: "Although we worked very hard to get into a position to win it, I don't think we can be too aggrieved we didn't.

"It was terrific to earn the penalty and so much of a disappointment not to score but over the course of the game I don't think we can say we deserved a win.

"Ben Kennedy doesn't know how to play as a young striker when we're down to 10 men but he's come on and made a difference and he could have made the telling difference.

"We were hanging on a bit in that first half but we settled down and got back on top of the game. My players attacked it as best they could, they defended for their lives when the moments were there.

"On occasions you have to dig in and show grit and determination and play for the point as we did today."

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