Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on Huddersfield Town draw, Kieran Sadlier goal & pre-season

Bolton Wanderers came from behind to claim a deserved draw against Championship side Huddersfield Town in their final pre-season friendly.

Wanderers' first team were playing for the seventh and last time before the League One season gets under way next weekend. The Whites will travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

Town took the lead in the first half when Danny Ward headed home to put the Championship side ahead. But Wanderers built up a head of steam after the break and deservedly got back on level terms thanks to Kieran Sadlier coming off the bench to curl home a sublime strike and ensure the contest ended even.

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After the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his immediate reaction to the draw.

Initial reaction…

“I think first half was a really good technical and tactical battle. They’re renowned for being a good pressing team. I thought they posed us problems out of possession in the first half but it was a really tight game and not a lot in it.

“That’s them full strength and almost made it to the Premier League last season so it’s an excellent test for us. I thought second half it was really all us. I think we took over.

“Credit to the players as we stuck to our beliefs, we stuck to our bravery. We played smarter, we played quicker, we played through the lines and in the end they had to sacrifice some of their pressing and go back into a low mid block and that’s credit to us. We created so much second half and hopefully we are saving those for next week!

“It just shows bringing these players on now, we’ve got a really strong squad and it’s going to be really challenging to pick